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Smoked meat goes with seafood
Tony Soileau put his own spin on the wildly popular dish Shrimp and Grits using, naturally enough, smoked sausage and tasso.[…]
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Hunting federal lands in Louisiana
We don’t always think about it very much, but Louisiana has an abundance of public land available for hunting. That certainly is not true in every state, so we should count our blessings.[…]
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Late-season reflections
As we go into 2017, most of us have had the good fortune of sitting quietly alone multiple times this season in the Deep South winter woods.[…]
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On a mission
Some say laughter is the best medicine. Mathew Roberts and Shawn Babin say adding in a dose of kayak fishing is even better.[…]
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The Matrix Minnow
One good hard bait deserves another, and that is what Chas Champagne of Slidell has done with the introduction this month of the Matrix Minnow.[…]
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Farts and Bubbles: Hunt like a champ
When the Notre Dame football players leave the locker room and head for the field they pass under a sign that reads, “Play like a champion today.”[…]
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The list is back!
As we do every January, we recognize fly-fishing achievements in Louisiana with our FLC (Fly Lines Column) Awards.[…]
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Use your GPS now to improve your hunting in 2017
If you have a handheld GPS unit, you can really put it to use for your hunting. Even in preparing for the next season.[…]
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Apex Predator: Primitive pistol hunting now legal
Challenging myself to master tougher weapons has always brought my deer hunting to new and exciting levels. Just as I switched from crossbows to longbows and recurves, last year I did the same with my firearms — and tried out handgun hunting. […]
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Meet the cute hammerhead
Hammerhead sharks, with their grossly misshapen noggins, have always inspired a sense of ominous dread and awe in humans.
They are just scary-looking. Thus they have to be dangerous. […]
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It’s an exotic thing
January marks the end of hunting seasons across most of the country, with some ending at the first of the month, some at the end.[…]
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Sometimes it’s just your time
Deer hunters spend untold hours scouting out their hunting leases, doing everything they can to up their odds of killing big bucks.[…]
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On the rut track
Well, it is now December here in the Deep South, and as far as patterning mature bucks this is the time when the rubber meets the road.[…]
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The Big Green Egg king does seafood
Oyster Artichoke Brushettas are a perfect example of the finger foods that Kevin serves right from the grill to his guests.[…]
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Cold weather, hot fishing
While many anglers across the country are forced to put their kayaks in storage to wait out months of icy weather, Louisiana anglers have no such problem.[…]
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Saving the alligator in Louisiana
During my career with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, I was fortunate enough to witness and participate in a few conservation success stories. Perhaps most notable is the recovery in Louisiana of the American alligator. […]