Columns
Marsh madness
For one reason or another, I have missed many hunts this season. From holiday obligations to the wrath of Mother Nature, you name it and I have missed a hunt because of it.[…]
Columns
Currents
Let’s play the name game
A southerner on a visit out West might walk into a restaurant, see Rocky Mountain Oysters on the menu and order them, thinking he’ll get something close to what they serve char-broiled at Drago’s.[…]
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
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.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Base GPS map is worthless for Biloxi Marsh
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently purchased a Garmin 540S online, and it came with a base map. I went fishing down in Hopedale out in the Biloxi Marsh area, and this map was useless.[…]
Columns
Winter secrets of ‘The Frozen Chozen’
For the second December in a row, sneaux blanketed the homestead. It brought back memories of an “ice box” trip last winter to the Little Missouri River in Arkansas.[…]
Columns
Trapped bubbles make Sidewinder deadly
It’s lots of fun to catch bass, which is one reason a widely known artificial-lure manufacturer calls his newest product, Sidewinder, a “fun little worm.” Without a doubt, it catches bass.[…]
Columns
Proper bedding key to accuracy
I couldn’t figure it out. Usually, when a rifle is acting up, you can get a rhyme or reason out of the pattern, or “group,” it is throwing on the paper.[…]
Columns
NMMA cancels New Orleans Boat Show
On Nov. 24 there was an article in The Times-Picayune, section C page 6, titled, “Boat show canceled.” It really wasn’t an article. It was a single paragraph comprised of a total of 82 words.[…]
Currents
Avoiding ethanol is easier than ever
Last summer, I had to buy a new gas trimmer for my lawn. The one it replaced was only three years old, and it was in relatively good shape.[…]
Columns
Behold the humble hardhead
Think of what life must be like for a hardhead catfish — despised by all, loved by none. The contempt is universal.[…]
Columns
Action about to peak at Bayou Segnette
I’ll be going to the marsh this month at Bayou Segnette near New Orleans to catch pre-spawn bass there in January. The bass are starting to move out of the lakes toward the dead-end canals, where they intend to spawn.[…]
Columns
Effective duck calling
There is a big difference between “Contest Calling” and “Blind calling.” Here are the dos and don’ts for effective duck calling.[…]
Blind's Eye
Second split tactics
With the opening of the second split, every day that goes by becomes more and more challenging to get birds into gunning range. This is the traditional “late season” time.[…]
Columns
Identification dilemma
I took an opportunity this past weekend to go on a deer hunt with my son in Natchez, Miss., and we had a great time. But that means I have no new duck story to tell.[…]
Deer Hunting
Giles Island treat
Starting the back half of my six-day hunt at Giles Island, it rained all day. We got in a funnel stand at 3 pm due to a lightning delay. It was still raining the next day as we arrived at our climbing tree, and already there was a 17-inch, 3-yearr-old 8-pointer eating pecans in the road 80 yards ahead.[…]