I’m not sure what it means to hunt anymore.
I used to know, when I snuck through the hardwood ridge between my parent’s house and the Bogue Chitto River with my single-shot 20-gauge shotgun crossing my chest at the ready, listening for shaking tree branches.[…]
Most inshore saltwater anglers pay particular attention to the tide ranges before they hook up to their boats. The greater the range, the more tidal flow it will generate.[…]
The Saints had just squeaked by Atlanta to clinch the wild-card playoff spot, and (not suspecting how Seattle would upset them during the play-off game) we were seriously pumped as we strolled outside onto Doc’s gazebo.[…]
Not just a deer hunter, Washington Parish resident Karl Casanova travels up north every year to get in a little turkey hunting.[…]
Although food plots may not be the best place to hunt nocturnal deer in Louisiana, they are almost a sure bet to get a young hunter on a little action.[…]
Woodcock hunting is a close-in type of upland bird hunting. Flushes are often directly under foot, particularly when pointing dogs are involved. Therefore, open chokes such as improved cylinder or even skeet are best utilized.[…]
As a professional guide, Steve Smith will happily take clients redfishing, but his passion is clearly for speckled trout.[…]
Steve Smith is a fanatic about the line he uses. I asked why he uses spinning reels, when so many other guides would be lost without their baitcasters. His answer was simple, but led directly to his passion about lines.[…]
More often than not, hunting big game in Louisiana today entails sitting quietly for hours in a tree or box stand overlooking a corn feeder and waiting for the deer or hog to come to you.[…]
Few hunters thing of Joyce WMA as a big-buck producer, and that’s just fine with Ricky Hano.[…]
Members at the Last Chance Hunting Club are remarkably unified in their management strategy, according to club president Bimbo Brock and vice-president Ronnie Corkern.[…]
Since Capt. Chris Pike suggested anglers take along some live shrimp with them on their wintertime fishing trips to Delacroix Island, I wondered about the availability of live shrimp for December.[…]
There are many different models of pirogues on the market, as well as homemade ones, and it is largely a matter of personal choice as to which one to use. I have owned both the Bobcat and Water Moccasin brands, and was happy with both.[…]
I had spent all morning in my chest waders quietly wading through the backwater on my Winn Parish deer lease.[…]
Probably the most-commonly used pirogues in South Louisiana have flat bottoms, which are perfect for paddling across shallow mud flats. However, Joyce WMA requires a different approach.[…]
Joyce Wildlife Management Area is a beautiful stretch of swamp, and Ricky Hano loves it. But he also knows it’s no place to get turned around.[…]