Bass Fishing
Storm’s Arashi Spinbait
What looks like a topwater prop bait but isn’t because it does its work underwater to entice suspending bass?[…]
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It’s time for a meat hunt
In December, seasons are open for most game species, so it is time for a hunter to put some meat in the freezer.[…]
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The joys of Christmas fishing
Spending a beautiful day in the marsh with good friends, catching fish on flies we had tied, is a joy of Christmas for every fly angler.[…]
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DGPS vs. WAAS: What is better in a GPS?
I am now running my Global Positioning System unit mated to a DGPS receiver while in offshore locations, but I am considering getting another GPS unit that I would be using in interior lakes away from the coastal waters. I am also considering one of the current handheld units offered.[…]
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It’s a tough little world for shiners
The minnow family, Cyprinidae, is the largest family of freshwater fish in the world with roughly 2,400 species.[…]
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Get to know a crossbow
Although crossbows have been around for thousands of years, until recently, their use for deer hunting has been legally limited or restricted in most of the country.[…]
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Get out and relax
A chaotic year is coming to a close. Spring flooding swamped North and Central Louisiana, and Toledo Bend reached historic levels. Then the Great Louisiana Flood in August destroyed homes and businesses down south.[…]
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Cajun cook does shrimp his way
Lane LeMaire is a dedicated Cajun cook and a skilled outdoorsman. So it is no wonder so much of what he cooks is fish, seafood and game.[…]
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Chronic Wasting Disease
As I mentioned in our last installment, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is focusing on the spread of chronic wasting disease in wild deer.[…]
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Buck indicators
In last month’s installment of Happy Trails, we began focusing on buck indicators as they would relate to positioning a web of trail cameras to most effectively identify and monitor bucks on a given hunting property.[…]
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Here they come – Fall speckled trout are a real treat for kayakers
It’s that time: fronts from the north and fish from the south. As fronts become more frequent, speckled trout continue to fill the marshes and are easily reachable by kayak anglers.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Stalking Mississippi does
For many years, I bowhunted public land in Mississippi without harvesting a thing because only legal-racked bucks were allowed to be taken by non-resident hunters. […]
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Stanley’s Poppn’ Toad
Stanley’s Poppn’ Toad, a hollow body soft-plastic frog with a pronounced cup in the nose, is going places.[…]
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More great stuff from ICAST
In the September 2016 column, we reviewed several of the many new fly rods unveiled at the ICAST trade show held in July. […]
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Louisiana families keep hunting traditions alive
The sport of hunting remains strong in the Bayou State because families make it a priority.[…]
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Use your GPS for marking an SOS location
Naturally, if you get lost or stranded and have a GPS unit with you, it can be used to capture your position and forward it to a rescuer.[…]