Columns
Field judging bucks in the real world
In the January issue we covered the topic of “aging bucks on the hoof.”[…]
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Kidyaking
We all know the importance of introducing kids to fishing. Getting them “hooked” early will teach them a wide range of skills and help create memories that will last a lifetime.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Trap back in action
A machinist’s touch has made all the difference in the world to a spinnerbait made in the Sportsman’s Paradise. Just ask some bass anglers by the name of Shaw Grigsby and Kevin Van Dam, who make sure they get their hands on the lure any time they get to Louisiana. Or ask accomplished Louisiana bass angler Jamie Laiche of Gonzales.[…]
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Time to do the math
The deer season is over, and it is now time to measure the antlers and recognize the trophy-class bucks, along with looking at the deer harvest data and determining what has been accomplished with your deer management program.[…]
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Life of Pond
One of the top movies of 2012 was “Life of Pi.” It’s the story of a young Indian boy named Pi, victim of a shipwreck who spends over 200 days aboard a small boat with a Bengal tiger. He survives by catching fish.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Finding and fishing the Midnight Lump
If you are interested in line-breaking tuna and other large species in the Gulf of Mexico, then you should at least try the Midnight Lump.
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Cocahoe is another name for ‘bait’
I’m not sure why fishermen in the other Gulf coast states call them bull minnows and we call them cocahoes, and I don’t have a clue what the origin of our name is — but you can bet it has something to do with our Cajun heritage. […]
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Doe days just don’t make sense
When I began deer hunting hard back in the early 1990s, I faced one major problem every season — my Nov. 25 wedding anniversary.[…]
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Repeating Derringer…
My favorite daughter walked in the door one evening, after a shift of five nights straight as an RN in her hometown emergency room.[…]
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Law supersedes tradition
Fish and wildlife violations investigated by wildlife enforcement agents in Louisiana cover a wide range of offenses. […]
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In-season feeder surveillance
Every year I take full advantage of the Mississippi regulation that allows supplemental feeding of shelled corn to deer by way of feeders between the first day of December and the last day of February of each deer season.[…]
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Sheep herding
Mark Sagerholm is an avid kayak fisherman and a self proclaimed “sheep herder.” Sagerholm has developed a great respect for sheepshead — what many Louisiana fishermen consider trash fish.[…]
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Bass Kandi’s Coastal Crippler
Mike “Redbone” Holland of Ragley, who owns Bass Kandi Baits — a Southwest Louisiana artificial lure manufacturing company specializings in soft plastics — and his 11-year-old son Payton were deer hunting the week before Christmas near Kerrville, Texas.[…]
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Turkey hunting in 2013
The work that has been done the past two years will determine one’s hunting success in the upcoming turkey season.[…]
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Sweet-tooth sac-a-lait
At the homestead, the 14th day of February is more than just Valentine’s Day: It also marks the birthdate of my wonderful wife Emelise, often referred to in this column as Mrs. Catch.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
GPS recommendations and mapping for kayak fishing
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently bought a used Garmin GPSMAP handheld to use in my kayak so that I can find my way into and out of the marches, as I fly fish.[…]