Deer Hunting
Everything Archery
Brad Ripp is the owner of Louisiana Outdoors, an archery pro shop in Pearl River, La. […]
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Sac-a-lait love new Dancin’ Crappie Jigs
A veteran crappie fishing guide in North Alabama got arguably the most pleasant surprise of his life earlier this year when he first got his hands on the Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle hair jigs that are part of Bill Dance’s Crappie Series.[…]
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Forage demands are high for deer now
April showers did not bring May flowers this year; in fact, the state has endured 3½ months of below-normal rainfall. […]
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More Louisiana residents carrying concealed handguns
As a concealed carry instructor, I am constantly amazed at the misinformation and misconceptions about getting a concealed-carry permit in Louisiana.[…]
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Oil spill could destroy your outboard
We are right in the middle of our prime boating and fishing season, and I am getting calls and e-mails daily from concerned boaters who are not willing to just roll over and play dead.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Anglers turning to freshwater areas
Dear Capt. Paul,
Where is the Orange Grove out of Bayou Black?[…]
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Louisiana has its share of Kansas redfish
Last year I attended a fly fishing festival where one of the seminars was entitled “Carp on the Fly.” Just out of curiosity, I decided to check it out.[…]
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Flounder aren’t just for ladies
On a fishing trip last spring, one of the fishermen in a boat with me commented that he sure hoped we would catch some flounder because his wife had asked him specifically to bring some home.[…]
Bass Fishing
July is Basin bass time
Generally, by July, the Mississippi River will have started falling, which causes the water in the Atchafalaya River to begin falling.[…]
Currents
Random thoughts on BP’s oil spill
I wouldn’t think twice about eating a fish, crab, oyster or shrimp harvested from anywhere along Louisiana’s coast right now. The harmful elements of crude oil evaporate quickly.[…]
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PT 709 Slim: a self-defense pistol worthy of the name
David George DeMersseman was 54 years old, an insurance executive and on a road trip. He was sitting in a Waffle House on a major thoroughfare next to an entrance/exit off Interstate 12 in my town, having an early breakfast or a late dinner — the newspapers didn’t specify.[…]
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Still lots for Louisiana boaters to do
I remember looking through some old photographs that my mother had when I found one of my mother and dad sitting in one of dad’s race boats. The third person in the boat was me.[…]
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ItzaBug improvement on Gator Pup
The 4-inch ItzaBug by Stanley Lures just might represent the pinnacle of the creative artificial lure manufacturing prowess of John Dean.[…]
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Red is certainly not dead
This month, I’ll return to the Red River at Shreveport to fish for bass. Generally in June, the river begins to go down and stabilize, and the bass start their summertime pattern.[…]
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The secret to fishing that father knows best
My dad. Everything he does in the outdoors — from gardening to setting crawfish traps — he does with a passion few men have. And excels at it.[…]
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Red snapper are not homebodies
It is hard to believe that the recreational season for Gulf of Mexico red snapper has shrunk to less than two months this year.[…]