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Deer Dynamics: Communication
Scent pheromones and their distinct odors are instinctively utilized by whitetails to convey a realm of communication related to dominant hierarchy and sexual interactions. […]
Month: September 2010
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Sherburne’s youth lottery waterfowl hunt is nothing short of spectacular
Toward the end of the blind in a low voice, 13-year old Michael Price from Alexandria, gave a log drawn out, “Wowwww!” that quietly trailed off.[…]
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Waterfowl Wonderland
I could hear the zooming wings of greenwing and bluewing teal just above my head as they glided into our decoy set. Mallards roamed the water, quacking away and the pintails whistled.[…]
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Saltwater Series: Lake Mechant
Who doesn’t want to know some secret spot where you could find a trout feeding frenzy around the rim of some isolated island – a spot where you could fill our ice chest without so much as having to look at another boat?[…]
Bass Fishing
Delicious Decline
The Choctaws called it “Atchafalaya” (ha-cha-fa-lia) for Long River, and, indeed it is long, winding through the center of a 930-square-mile region of bottomland hardwoods, with pristine backwater lakes, bayous and seemingly endless tupelo and cypress swamps in between.[…]
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The AJ Corral
The barrel-chested man’s face was florid, and he was sweating profusely. With two hands, he thrust the violently bucking rod into the grip of one of his fishing partners.“I love to jig; I love to hook ’em, not reel ’em in,” he grunted.[…]
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How to Kill a Deer
Pelayo was up ahead, hunched over next to a little live oak that grew along the creek branch. He was staring at the ground and nodding. Then he started walking in a little circle, still focusing downward.[…]
Bass Fishing
Here, There and Everywhere
Bass anglers old enough to remember Huey Lewis’ hit single, “It’s Hip To Be Square” from 1986 probably didn’t realize just how much awesome advice was encapsulated in those lyrics.[…]
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Mountain Men
Chris Davis had put in his time, scouting the rugged Tunica Hills to narrow down the options, and he had found what he hoped was the perfect set-up.[…]
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Catching Passes
Fall is falling, and that means football season is under way. Fans are excited about the prospects of a good season as they pull for their favorite teams at the high school, college and professional levels.[…]
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Cover: October 2010
If you can keep your deer herd from getting nervous, you’ll have much greater success this season.[…]
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Chillaxing Your Deer
There comes a time in everybody’s life when some big lesson finally makes sense. It’s as if the light bulb going off above our heads is surrounded by a hundred angels all singing halleluiah.[…]
News Breaker
Teal season below par, more ducks arrive with first major cool front
The dust and the feathers have settled following the 2010 Louisiana teal season, and it’s clear the numbers were down and hunters in many parts of the state had to work a little harder than they are accustomed to in order to fill limits.[…]
Deer Hunting
Being stealthy harder on public lands
Being stealthy is one thing on private land that can be controlled, but being stealthy on public land is an entirely different matter.[…]
Deer Hunting
The absolute joys of the season
Why is this my favorite time of the year?[…]
Fishing
Louisiana-required boating safety course offered three times in October
Instructors from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 42 (Northlake) will conduct three “About Boating Safely” courses in October that satisfy the new law requiring anyone born after Jan. 1, 1984 to complete a boating-safety class before operating a boat.[…]