Freshwater Fishing
Bass fishing moves into high gear in Louisiana’s marshes this month
Have you ever seen those guys on TV trying to catch a bedding bass during some big-money tournament? Man, they have it made.[…]
Month: March 2011
Turkey Hunting
Turkey hunting expert shares tried and true tactics
“You need to park a little way down the road and walk to the tram; you don’t want to drive in too close because you never know where one might be roosted.”[…]
Deer Hunting
Cash, hunting gear up for grabs in Louisiana Sportsman Magazine’s Big Buck Contest
The rich do indeed get richer.
If you’ve killed a trophy buck anytime in the last two years, you’re probably still floating on a cloud with a big No. 9 painted on the side.[…]
Hunting
Mossberg 510 Mini Super Bantam shotgun
Getting children involved in hunting usually begins with squirrel hunting, and the Mossberg 510 Mini Super Bantam is a perfect tool for beginning shooters.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Bassmaster Classic reveals lessons for tournament bass anglers
Bass fishermen are fond of referring to “timing” as a key piece of a puzzle when breaking down a potential winning pattern. It also becomes a wonderful excuse when you don’t catch them.[…]
Columns
Bet your bones on D’Arbonne during March
Lake D’Arbonne, located a little northwest of Monroe, is a productive place to catch really big bass this month, although the lake yields nice bass year-round.[…]
Fishing
XCalibur Square Lip
The new series of Square Lip shallow-running crankbaits from XCalibur cast like a bullet and bounce off cover like a champ, looking just like a dazed and confused baitfish.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Hunter’s Specialties Cutt’n & Strutt’n 15
Now in its 15th year, the Cutt’n and Strutt’n DVD series from Hunter’s Specialties continues to bring exciting turkey-hunting action as the pro staff and friends hunt gobblers across the country.[…]
Currents
Feeling hungry? Really hungry?
Louisiana Sportsman magazine has been working on a two-part series that will begin in the April issue on the safety of our state’s seafood.[…]
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The Rat Patrol
The oysters were fat, cold and super salty — positively addictive. One little pinch and the tail meat — covered in bright-yellow fat — slipped from the shells of the big Belle River crawfish.[…]
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Gobbler-Busting Blinds
How often has the following scenario happened to you?
It is a lovely morning.[…]
Bass Fishing
Paulina Pilgrims
Some aspiring bass anglers from around Paulina graduated together in the late 1980s. They started making a yearly run to Toledo Bend, while trying to get noticed enough to be accepted into the biggest local club there was at the time, Road Runner Fishing Club.[…]
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More Deer of the Year
Bucks were still falling when the February issue of Louisiana Sportsman was sent to the printers, and there were some real monsters taken too late to be included in the annual Deer of the Year story.[…]
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Dead Man Walking
On May 31, 2004, Thomas Edward Prickett retired from the prestigious job of Chief of the Wildlife Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Reds N’ Heads
Capt. Rory Rorison says he copes with the fickleness of March by specifically targeting “reds and heads” in Breton Sound and Black Bay.[…]
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Blue Line
It was late February. The day was a beautiful blue respite from the drizzly overcast weather of the week before. The 70-year-old man across the table from me had the creased, tanned skin of an outdoorsman.[…]