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The best of 2014
I hate lists. So much so that, after submitting The Best of 2013 last year for publication, I felt ashamed and disgusted.[…]
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Ask Captain Paul
Use your GPS for improving your fishing
Are you fretting the coming cold weather and the extremely low tides in the Louisiana marshes? As we know, anglers look for the deeper bayous and “holes” during these wintertime trips, mainly because that is where the water and fish are now located.[…]
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Making things go boom
In all its infinite wisdom, the U.S. Army determined after basic training at Ft. Polk, La., that I needed to be bussed to Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. — a multi-use base about 50 miles from St. Louis — where I would receive advanced individual training (AIT) in my Army skill.[…]
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Illegal night hunting
One dark Friday night in early November 1977, under the direction of an older, more-experienced wildlife enforcement officer, I parked the Bronco overlooking a large area of recently harvested soybean fields.[…]
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Tracking the rut phases
As this month’s title implies, we’re going to spend a few minutes tracking and dissecting the progression and timing of the rut so we can anticipate where to place our trail cameras and stands for best affect this season.[…]
Apex Predator
The legend of ‘Halloween Hogzilla’
On the final morning of October, I sat in my climber overlooking a water puddle commonly used by hogs on R.K. Yancey WMA with my new pig-busting 100-pound longbow. […]
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Double the pleasure, double the fun
South Louisiana offers great duck hunting and saltwater fishing during the late fall and early winter for kayakers.[…]
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The Bayou State has bacon
Last month in this column I paid tribute to the wild hog, which has been in this country for 500 years. My point was that this critter has been able to survive despite the fact that most are out to eliminate it from the landscape.[…]
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Fly fish fashion
One of my favorite comedies is the 1981 film, Zorro the Gay Blade, which stars George Hamilton as Diego de la Vega (aka Zorro) and his twin brother, Ramon.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Venice voyage
Dear Capt. Paul:
Fishing info needed for wintertime fishing around Venice. I am going there shortly with some out-of-state friends.
I have not fished there in many, many years. I was wondering if you could give me a few spots to try.[…]
Catfish
Abbeville Game Warden patrols the kitchen
Abbeville’s Derek Logan shares his recipes for Shrimp Creole and Potato-Crusted Catfish. He learned to cook from his family.[…]
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What is a black snapper?
What’s a black snapper?
Hmmm. That’s a good question. […]
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We’re so spoiled
We Louisiana coastal anglers are like spoiled children. No, really. We’re so used to catching gobs of speckled trout that when fishing gets tough we immediately determine there just must be something wrong with the fishery.[…]
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Lethal Lace
Buying a good quality handgun to carry for self-defense is only part of the equation. You simply have to buy and practice with a suitable holster that will comfortably and securely carry your handgun so you can get at it easily and quickly.[…]
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Mistaken identity
I was a young officer working my first year on the job when I walked into a little country store in Avoyelles Parish near Bordelonville one day. Being new to the area and not knowing anyone, a lot of time was spent meeting local folks and learning my way around.[…]
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Early-season camera sites
As we move into the month of October, the transition period between late summer and fall here in the deep-south, let’s examine some of the criteria that can be used to select the best sites for trail camera surveillance.[…]