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Many NAVAIDs not aiding anything
Word from Capt. Paul
In the wakes of Katrina and Rita, many landmarks that were the backbone of our “dead-reckoning” system of getting around in the marshes are no longer there.[…]
Columns
Columns
Take guesswork out of long-range shots
“…I am trying to locate information on making a chart for the number of clicks needed to adjust the point of impact from various distances on a target rifle scope with the target posts.[…]
Columns
No need to avoid crappie tackle
Find a list of North America’s great fly-fishing waters, and it’s a sure bet that list will include the coral flats of South Andros, the mangrove-lined creeks of south Florida, the meadow streams of Yellowstone and the salmon-filled rivers of Alaska.[…]
Currents
Similarities between gill-net ban, trout reductions
Back in 1995, the fight to ban gill nets in Louisiana’s coastal waters was an ugly one. […]
Fishing
Got motor trouble? I can help
Hello, and welcome to all the readers of Louisiana Sportsman magazine. For those of you who don’t know me, I was first christened with the name “The Boat Doctor” way back in 1983 when I was a guest on the WWL outdoors radio program.[…]
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GPS makes woods hunting easier
Dear Capt. Paul:
I purchased a handheld Garmin GPS III quite a few years back.[…]
Columns
Miss. expands list of primitive weapons
One of my all-time favorite movies is “Quigley Down Under.”In it, Tom Selleck plays a hard-bitten Texas cowpuncher with a knack for long-range shooting.[…]
Columns
Miss. expands list of primitive weapons
One of my all-time favorite movies is “Quigley Down Under.”[…]
Currents
MIA: Where have all the duck experts gone?
Louisianasportsman.com is missing something this year.
An entire group of people who have dominated the posting board on our magazine’s website the last few winters have mysteriously disappeared.Where they have gone, no one can tell.[…]
Columns
Need pointers? Make a short drive
According to a recent article in USA Today, for the first time in many years, the number of fishing licenses sold in America is back on the rise.[…]
Columns
Antlers & Beards
I was programmed as a hunter from the start, and the start for me has been some time ago.[…]
Columns
Two shooting stars for sporting clays
The massive 6×6 bull elk strolled regally from the oak grove, walked down the bank and plunged into the water, laying down and caking itself in the cooling mud.
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Columns
New products target the budget angler
Dear Santa: I can’t claim to be a good boy this year, since on more than one occasion I tipped my fly with bait shrimp. So instead of asking for a new boat and giant plasma TV, I’ll be happy to settle for a new fly rod or reel.[…]
Currents
Benson a train wreck, Blanco can be salvaged
True character is revealed when the fire is turned up. That’s never been more evident than in Louisiana in the weeks, and now months, since Katrina and Rita hit and changed our state forever.[…]
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A Christmas guide to hot action
Dear Capt. Paul:
Please give me directions from Cypremort Point to Nickel Reef.[…]
Currents
Restoration options still painful after Katrina, Rita
Jefferson Parish’s emergency preparedness guru, the affable Walter Maestri, says the destruction caused by hurricanes is the rent we pay to live in a place as wonderful as South Louisiana.
He’s right.[…]