Deer Hunting
Lacombe hunter kills 6-point doe
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.[…]
Year: 2010
Deer Hunting
Jarreau’s Langlois takes 170-class buck on second try
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.[…]
Deer Hunting
Plaquemine man arrested in undercover sting
Two men were busted Jan. 15 for allegedly selling deer to undercover agents in a year-long undercover operation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported yesterday.[…]
Fishing
Wiley X introduces 10 new models
Wiley X is introducing 10 new styles to their line of sunglasses this year. The new models include all the features anglers have come to expect from Wiley X, including impact-resistant lenses and shatterproof frames that have made them the leading choice of U.S. Army Rangers and Navy Seals.[…]
Ethanol Free Gasoline
Ethanol labeling still required on fuel pumps
Several fishermen have e-mailed me recently with a concern that they were told ethanol gas-pump labeling was no longer required in 2010 or beyond. I researched this concern and this is what I learned. […]
Deer Hunting
Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition
The January 2010 issue of the Louisiana Sportsman had an article about spike bucks titled “Once a Spike, Always a Spike?” Is a spike a genetically inferior deer? Hunters have been asking those questions for 50 years.[…]
Fishing
YUM Money Hound provides topwater action with soft-plastic feel
Years of research finally paid off with the creation of an effective, weedless and visually dazzling cigar-shaped soft-plastic topwater that can be thrown anywhere.[…]
Deer Hunting
Walk the talk
My previous article was called “Balancing Hunting and Family.” I wrote it to explain just how important family is to me and the need to balance my passion for hunting with the needs of my family life.[…]
Columns
The missing element
I was able to hunt twice this past week once on New Year’s Eve and again on Saturday (Jan. 2). The grand total for two hunts was seven ducks.[…]
Deer Hunting
Protein feeding turns corner for hunting club
Serious deer hunters often debate how to grow hammer bucks, and they all agree that age and groceries are critical to growing racks.[…]
News Breaker
Duck numbers jump 25 percent in January count
LouisianaSportsman.com user fedrh20 headed to Venice the second weekend of January in hopes of shooting some ducks, and found the place swarming with birds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Freezing temps hit trout stocks
Last week’s bitter-cold snap left more in its wake than frozen pipes and busted radiators. In the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, dead trout that succumbed to the freezing temperatures have begun floating to the surface.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer are falling in Louisiana and Texas
Last week I had a chance to hunt two great places. Thursday through Friday I hunted Laguna Ranch, a 12,000-acre property in Laredo, Texas.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Calcasieu Weirs Best Spots on Tough Days
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.[…]
Deer Hunting
User CKC Cowboy takes Red River trophy
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.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Second split better so far, guides look for more ducks with cold blast
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.[…]