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Historic Hunts
Bob was excited as he made the predawn drive to his hunting lease. The previous day, he discovered where a deer was bedding on a small hammock near a slough.[…]
Month: February 2008
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Is it live, or …?
Do you remember how that wine glass shattered when Ella Fitzgerald hit the high note in a Memorex commercial several years ago? Then, to make you really think hard about their new audiocassette, the producers recorded her same note to the tape.[…]
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Plug it in!
You’ll be making a big mistake if you write this month off. I know how frustrating it can be to fish in March.[…]
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Monsters & Maniacs
Over the roar of several airboat engines, the bay dogs could be heard barking at the top of their lungs. The catch dogs were released, and suddenly, the piercing squeal of a dog-caught wild boar was added to the mix.[…]
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Pursuing Privacy
Like a commercial I saw on an outdoor channel recently, Caney Lake bass used to put up their little white flags when they saw me coming.[…]
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New secretary has diverse outdoor interests
When Gov. Bobby Jindal began his search for the man to succeed Bryant Hammett as secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, he could have located someone whose head contained a mental encyclopedia on deer hunting.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Ackwards
Several years ago, during a Louisiana Bass Federation State Tournament on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville, I was paired up with an angler who had some crazy ideas.[…]
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Snapper Savior?
The Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery has become the poster child for fishery management failure in the United States. Fisheries management experts paint an ever more-gloomy picture for the recovery of the fishery.[…]
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What’s not to love about seabream?
Some fish just don’t get any respect. The sheepshead is one of those. It is attractively colored, grows to a decent size, is a dogged fighter and may be the best, or at least second best, tablefish in the marsh.[…]
Fishing
New PLBs can be real lifesavers
Emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) have long been required equipment on commercial vessels and a smart addition for all larger boats.[…]
Fishing
On-board chargers make life easy
Since first being introduced to the boating market several years ago, the on-board battery charger has become a must-have accessory for most boaters. This is especially true if your boat is equipped with a trolling motor. The[…]
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Overboard situations can turn deadly
Just as most injuries at home are caused by slips and falls, tripping and slipping are common accidents aboard boats, with the added threat of falling down and out of the boat.[…]
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Once-a-year cleaning all that’s necessary
Each year I wonder how many sportsmen drag a firearm out of the closet in anticipation of the upcoming season, and find a patina of rust on the barrel or receiver, or worse, patches of rust that have actually eaten into the finish and marred it.[…]
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Bunch of bass at Bayou Segnette
During the early part of March, the bass will be preparing to spawn, and later in the month, the bass will either be in the spawn or the post-spawn.[…]
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You can’t handle An Inconvenient Truth
Last February, when former Vice-President Al Gore took the stage at the Academy Awards show to accept an Oscar for his documentary about global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” everyone gave him a standing ovation.[…]
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Deer of the Year, Part II
Big bucks continued to fall as the 2007-08 season drew to a close. While the rut seemed to be extremely late in many areas this season, that didn’t stop these hunters from bagging genuine trophies.[…]