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Winter trout tend to scatter, so the key to success is drifting and being satisfied with building a limit slowly. Drift, stick and move for winter trout
February 1, 2010
The trout bite along coastal Louisiana completely died after our record cold weather a couple of weeks ago. If anybody was catching any trout, they definitely weren’t talking about it or posting reports. That all started to change this past week, however, and the bite is starting to pick up in some places – and drifting seems like the best way to fill your box.
By Chris Ginn

Earl Daret expected to find a buck when he retrieved this 6-point he shot this morning. Instead, he discovered the deer was a hermaphrodite. Lacombe hunter kills 6-point doe
January 21, 2010
Earl Daret was up at the crack of dawn this morning, and when looked of his house to his adjacent five-acre field he was excited.

“I seen that deer out the door,” Daret said. “He was chewing grass.”

The Lacombe hunter quickly got his rifle, and popped off a shot. The deer streaked into the nearby woods, but left evidence that it had been hit.
By Andy Crawford

Jarreau's Andy Langlois missed this 170-class buck two weeks ago, but made good on a second chance when the buck reappeared on Monday morning. Jarreau's Langlois takes 170-class buck on second try
January 21, 2010
Andy Langlois came out of the woods in early January kicking himself for missing the deer of a lifetime while hunting a 110-acre piece of family property just outside of New Roads.

“It was a morning hunt, and about 6:50 (a.m.) what looked like a 4-point came out at about 100 yards,” the Jarreau hunter explained “I looked at the 4-point, and I put my gun down.”

That’s when a huge-racked deer appeared from the nearby cutover.
By Andy Crawford

Gonzales' Greg Hackney and his fellow club members have killed numbers of big-racked bucks this year after feeding 16 tons of protein on their nearly 5,000-acre property last spring and summer. This 9-point, arrowed by Hackney on Jan. 10, greenscored 143. Protein feeding turns corner for hunting club
January 15, 2010
Serious deer hunters often debate how to grow hammer bucks, and they all agree that age and groceries are critical to growing racks.

A Gonzales hunter learned this year that supplementing with large quantities of protein can push deer over the hump and increase antler development.
By Andy Crawford

The weirs along the Calcasieu Lake shoreline might not be glamorous, but they can save an otherwise unproductive day. Calcasieu Weirs Best Spots on Tough Days
January 6, 2010
Some would never admit to fishing them, but the weirs along the eastern shore of Calcasieu Lake are popular for a reason – namely lots of redfish that can save even the toughest of days. Capt. Nick Poe with Big Lake Guide Service doesn’t understand what the fuss is about because he likes to fish wherever the fish are, and the fish are at the weirs.
By Chris Ginn

LouisianaSportsman.com user CKC Cowboy rang in the New Year by knocking down this fine 9-point on Red River WMA. User CKC Cowboy takes Red River trophy
January 5, 2010
I had a great New Year's holiday, I took a real nice buck at Red River WMA Saturday, Jan. 2. Here is how it happened.

I got to Red River (Wildlife Management Area) Thursday around noon, and hunted that evening. Friday morning I hunted the same stand, then packed up around 9:00 and moved to another spot.
From LouisianaSportsman.com forum

The numbers of birds in Louisiana were up by the time the second split of the waterfowl season opened, but flooding has those ducks spread out. However, hunters are hoping the big blast of cold air that's settling in the state will result in even better h Second split better so far, guides look for more ducks with cold blast
January 5, 2010
It appears as though Old Man Winter arrived in earnest, making for good weather conditions to kickoff the second split of the 2009-10 duck season. However, persistent rainfall has continued to hamper some hunters’ efforts, with many of the state’s rivers at or near flood stage. Flooded backwaters and widespread flooding of typically dry fields are giving the birds a leg up on hunters hoping to target them in their traditional haunts.
By Darren Digby

LouisianaSportsman.com profile pages now online
January 5, 2010
The Internet is all about community, and that’s why so many outdoor enthusiasts come to LouisianaSportsman.com: They feel a sense of belonging, of being with likeminded people.

That social experience just took a step forward with the introduction of the LouisianaSportsman.com profile pages.
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West Monroe's L.E. Bower, left, almost didn't take a gun into the stand Dec. 27 because granddaughter Brandi Bower, right, had decided at the last minute to go shopping instead of hunting. It's a good thing the elder Bower had the gun, because he was able West Monroe's Bower takes massive 27-point buck
December 31, 2009
West Monroe’s L.E. Bower Jr. wasn’t planning to hunt when he headed to his Ouachita Parish lease Sunday (Dec. 27) after attending church and eating lunch with the family.

“I was really preparing for Monday (Dec. 28) to take my granddaughters hunting,” Bower said. “I was going to put some corn out. I really didn’t have any real intention of hunting that afternoon.”
By Andy Crawford

LouisianaSportsman.com Field Reporter Mike Guerin had an exciting hunt Monday on his Mississippi property, seeing two shooter bucks and bagging onet hat filled out his buck tags for the season. LouisianaSportsman.com's Guerin finishes out buck limit
December 29, 2009
Here is the whole story. Hunted yesterday evening (Dec. 27 on Mississippi lease). Saw a doe in my food plot on powerline. She stayed and then left and then later she or another doe guessing the same one reentered and fed until dark.
From LouisianaSportsman.com forum

Louisiana Sportsman On-Line Boat Show offers real deals
December 23, 2009
OK, sure, the economy’s slow. In other parts of the U.S., residents are cutting back on discretionary spending on their hobbies.

For those with an outdoor bent, that means no new reels, rods, lures or, worst of all, boats for 2010.

But in Louisiana, fishing isn’t a hobby. In fact, it’s an insult to call it such.

In Louisiana, fishing is a way of life.
By Todd Masson

Ethanol-free section opened on LouisianaSportsman.com
December 22, 2009
Ethanol gasoline is a growing concern for boat owners as it becomes more and more difficult to find gas stations selling 100-percent gasoline. Why is this new fuel blend so problematic?

I’m glad you asked because we at LouisianaSportsman.com have teamed up with LaPlace’s Alton “Pete” Landry to answer those questions and help locate gas stations that appear to be selling non-ethanol fuel.
By Andy Crawford

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