Deer Hunting
Blood splash in downed deer
Blood splash is most likely caused by a quick and unusually large rise in blood pressure which results in the rupture of blood vessels. […]
Month: April 2022
New Products
Super Yelper Turkey Call
The Super Yelper is an easy-to-use scratch box call that is highly effective on turkeys. […]
Features
Give big speckled trout big bites
For even for the best anglers, targeting trophy trout takes time, determination, perseverance, skill and more than a smidgen of luck. […]
Features
Amberjack fishing is not for the faint of heart
Nicknamed “reef donkeys” for their size and power, amberjack like to stay around any hard structure in water at least 150 feet deep. […]
Bass Fishing
Ike’s Mini Flip Jig
It took four to five months to design and tweak the lure, but today the Ike’s Mini Flip Jig is a favorite among bass fishermen. […]
Field Notes
Recreational land sales outlook
If you’re looking to buy recreational property this year, it’s important to know how the rural real estate market is doing. […]
Bass Fishing
Use the one-two punch to knock out bass bites
When the bass bite has slacked off, Cliff Crochet turns to his one-two punch to knock out bunches of bass bites. […]
Bass Fishing
Mow down the bass
This is the time of year when fishing the grass beds in your favorite lake can bring bass out of their hiding places and into your livewell. […]
Crappie/Bream
High pressure crappie
Crappie have become leery of baits, trolling motor noises, even footsteps in a boat. Here’s what you can do about it. […]
Hunting
Subcaliber adapters expand firearms usage
Subcaliber multicaliber adapters to allow the .303, .30-06, .308 and the 8 mm Lebel to use pistol rounds and maintain accuracy. […]
Hunting Reports
Squirrel hunt with Little Buster
“My younger brother, Turner, and I started the outdoor brand Hooks and Heritage to honor our heritage and the outdoorsmen that came before us. Keeping the tradition alive as it gets passed down through the […]
Fishing Reports
84-inch Lake Pontchartrain alligator gar
I caught my biggest alligator gar at Lake Pontchartrain. It was on a 1/0 live bait hook and heavy braid as the leader using carp for bait. […]
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: North Toledo Bend and South Toledo Bend
Two good places to enjoy Toledo Bend are at the North Toledo Bend State Park near Zwolle and the South Toledo Bend State Park near Anacoco. […]
Fishing Reports
Petitpain family’s redfish
Addison Petitpain with his daughter Camille Petitpain, 18, and son Jacob Petitpain, 13, caught these nice redfish on March 2 while free lining with live shrimp in the Rigolets. […]
Fishing Reports
Sunday funday for Lillian Gramstad
Lillian Gramstad caught a 4-pound bass while fishing off of her grandparent’s dock on the Geoghegan Canal. […]
Fishing Reports
Bull reds in Rigolets
This nice red was caught by Addison Petitpain on March 2, 2022 while fishing with his daughter Camille Petitpain, 18, son Jacob Petitpain, 13, and father-in-law Bob Wack. […]