Year: 2006

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Bowhunting Broadway

August 21, 2006 Glynn Harris

Hunters who go after deer with bow and arrow agree there is nothing like it. A gun hunter can sit comfortably in a padded swivel chair out of the weather in a covered box stand wearing jeans and sneakers, snacking on chips and soda pop, listening to a football game on his portable radio — and he has a legitimate chance of putting the crosshairs on a buck at 200 yards.[…]

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Artificial Action

August 21, 2006 Chris Ginn

There is an old saying in fishing circles that 10 percent of the anglers catch 90 percent of the fish. In other words, one out of 10 anglers catch nine out of 10 fish.[…]

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2006-07 WMA Forecast

August 21, 2006 Don Shoopman

One year after a hurricane hit each coastal corner of Louisiana like a blast from a double-barreled shotgun fired from the Gulf of Mexico, habitat and the wildlife that use it are the focus of biologists and hunters, particularly on areas that are open to the public.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Lots of options out of Leeville

August 3, 2006 Chris Ginn

Capt. Chad Billiot with Marsh Rat Guide Service (985-637-5058) answered his phone with more of a grunt than a hello. I quickly learned he was hooked up with a bruiser redfish and that I was going to have to wait.[…]

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Wadefishing Wonderland

July 25, 2006 Andy Crawford

It was 5:30 in the morning, but John Engelsman was climbing off his bicycle after riding to the Grand Isle beach to check out the conditions as the sun’s first light leaked over the horizon and buddy Larry Langlois cooked bacon and eggs for breakfast.[…]

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Venice Shocker

July 25, 2006 Andy Crawford

It was a shocking sight: Grass was matted on the point of the little trenasse north of Main Pass. That was unexpected in Venice, after reports that Hurricane Katrina had ripped up any vestiges of submerged vegetation.[…]