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Genetics of Louisiana whitetails
Genetics is the least of our worries concerning the management of deer in the Bayou State.[…]
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A day at the pond
I get these calls all the time. It goes something like this: “I’m new to fly fishing and looking to get an outfit. I’ve got a trip planned with a guide to the coast (or Montana) in a couple of weeks.”[…]
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How to plot a position and course on a marine chart
This request is rather long, but it is the only way I can totally explain my needs. Recently, we were on a fishing trip about thirty miles offshore and we encountered a severe rain storm with lightning and thunder.[…]
Bass Fishing
Florida bass: For better or worse
In the never-ending quest to produce more bigger fish for anglers to catch, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been stocking Florida largemouth bass in the state since 1982.[…]
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Don’t scrimp on strings
Many forces act on a bow’s string and cables during each shot cycle, and they can cause several undesirable results. Here are the most common.[…]
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The transformation
I used to worship the mighty redfish. It’s what you do when you grow up along coastal Florida. […]
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The cooking game warden strikes again
Abbeville resident and native Derek Logan shares his recipe for Camp Baked Fish and the author shares a recipe for Bream Fillets Thermidor.[…]
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Time to go sling some lead!
I readily admit to being a rifle nut. Handguns are great and a career in law enforcement provides one with a great deal of training and experience with them. But rifles are my favorite and as a hunter and shooting enthusiast, I have always found them more interesting and useful.[…]
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More jawbone talk
In recent installments of Happy Trails we have kicked around various aspects of both the science and art of aging whitetails on and off “the hoof.” Most deer hunters want to become as proficient as possible at estimating deer age BEFORE pulling the trigger, but it is equally important to either confirm or revise your eyeball estimate after the kill.[…]
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PaddlePalooza
In 2005, modern kayak fishing was just getting off the ground in Louisiana. […]
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The Sanshouo
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ (GYCB) latest hot lure, the Sanshouo, almost didn’t make it off the cutting room floor.[…]
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Genetics, age, herd or habitat
I made the statement last month in this column that now is the time to start preparing for the 2017 deer season if you want to have success. It begins with examination of the 2016 harvest data and surveying the 2017 habitat conditions.[…]
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Materials of opportunity
Don Lawler of Shreveport is a man on a mission. His mission? To scour craft stores, dollar stores, hardware stores for materials to use for his next great fly.[…]
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The Circle Rigs
I was wondering the coordinates for the circle rigs out of Belle pass. This is a group of rigs in a circle with numerous artificial reefs made up of old oil rigs and military APC’s. I believe it is approximately 30 miles due south of the pass?[…]
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Live fast; die young
If ever a motto could be used to describe a fish, this one describes the dolphin, the riotously-colored, hyperkinetic, blue-water fish that Hawaiians aptly call mahi-mahi, which translates out as “strong-strong.”[…]
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Killer new crossbows
In this day and age, the archery industry — like many others — has become extremely competitive and overcrowded, with new manufacturers constantly entering the marketplace.[…]