Columns
The rainbow phenomena
Winter is the time of year to witness one of nature’s more unusual spectacles here in Louisiana — the Sundog.[…]
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Ask Captain Paul
Plot your course
Yes, now is the time to really plot your hunting area with your GPS.[…]
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The case of the slippery eel
Nothing could be worse for a freshwater natural-bait fisherman. Something obviously huge had grabbed the worm or crawfish on his hook and was fighting furiously. He could almost imagine the broad head of a big catfish emerging from the water.[…]
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Sometimes nature is just fickle
Three short years ago, a little lake snuggled into the crescent of the Mississippi River southwest of New Orleans rose to world prominence when Kevin VanDam boated 20 fish worth 69 pounds, 11 ounces to win the Bassmaster Classic by a stunning 10 pounds.[…]
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Ruger’s 1911
It has been noted that what you get today for a reasonable price in a 1911 pistol would have cost you a lot extra just a few years ago.[…]
Apex Predator
Bow season persistence pays off for Apex Predator
This hunting season was shaping up much like last year’s, void of an archery deer harvest. […]
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Horses for conservation law enforcement
Within a few days after beginning employment with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in 1977, I was riding a bucking bronco on the banks of Bayou Nachitoches in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
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Thoughts on food plot preparation
By the time this article appears in the December issue, the whitetail prerut should be in full swing here in the Gulf Coastal South.[…]
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Kayak Christmas
If it were up to kayakers, Santa would definitely make his rounds in a ’yak. After all, a “Cajun sleigh ride” (being towed around by a large fish) is one of the most sought-after thrills by kayak fishermen.[…]
Apex Predator
Enjoying the freedom and adventure of ‘life at the camp’
Anyone who has ever had one knows that special feeling when you arrive: the easy escape to freedom and adventure where your worries just seem to disappear.[…]
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The Vortex Shad
A veteran saltwater fishing guide who says he fishes with soft plastics 99 percent of the year always reaches for a bag of soft plastics he has the utmost confidence in when he’s out on the water.[…]
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Have you killed a deer yet?
November should have been the hot month for Area 2 hunters; for us hunters with a late rut the best is yet to come.[…]
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The best of 2013
As each year comes to an end, we are bombarded with lists of everything imaginable. For example, “Top 10 Movies,” “Top 50 Celebrities,” “Best Dressed,” “Worst Dressed,” “Best Cross-Dressed.”[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Get to know your GPS unit
We are experiencing a revolution in navigation that began with the advent of the Global Positioning System communally referred to simply as GPS. This technology stands with the invention of the compass and the sextant in importance to the navigator.[…]
Columns
Yes, we have no bananas today
“Yes, We Have No bananas Today” is the nonsensical title of a novelty song composed by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn for Broadway in 1923. Like the song, the little fish that Louisiana coastal anglers call “banana fish” is self-contradictory. […]
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It’s hunting, folks
“Wow, that’s awful! Why on earth (would you) kill this poor creature? Damn!”[…]