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How much are you worth?
Hunting and fishing are huge recreational factors for those of us who, by the grace of God, were born in Louisiana. It’s just engrained in our psyche. Bred into our very genes.[…]
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Cobia
Cobia: The curious fish
Cobia feed from the surface of the water down to the bottom, often over 100 feet deep. And they will eat almost anything.[…]
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A big-bore revolver hog hunt
I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks.[…]
Apex Predator
Tracking heroics on my brother’s first Louisiana buck
My younger brother has been joining me on a few public-land gun hunts over the past few seasons on Red River WMA.[…]
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To catch a poacher
One of the more memorable cases I recall working was during the mid-80s in Rapides Parish. It all started when the LDWF district lieutenant received a call from a state police narcotics officer in early September.[…]
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Aging bucks on the hoof
Two of the cornerstone tenants of modern day “quality deer management” are herd monitoring and herd management.[…]
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Less is more
Kayaking is often referred to as a “minimalist” sport. However, you’d never know it by looking at some of the pimped-out yaks with depth finders, GPS units, live-bait wells and enough tackle to outfit a charter boat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Vision Prop Limited Edition Buzz Bait
Leave it to someone with great vision for designing artificial lures to put a “boat prop-style” blade on a buzz bait that consistently catches bass coast to coast.[…]
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This is the harvest season
The holidays have come and gone, and hopefully you enjoyed these special times with family and friends.[…]
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Conclave as a verb
For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no large commercial fly-fishing shows in the Deep South.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Understanding tracks and routes
Dear Capt. Paul:
I hunt public property, and use my Garmin Oregon 450t constantly. I have the map provided from the management area pamphlet overlayed on my unit, but only main trails are shown on it.[…]
Apex Predator
The Broken Bridge Buck
My brother joined me for a few days of hunting Red River Wildlife Management Area during the bucks-only season. Rain was in the forecast, but he drove up early for a morning hunt, and we decided to tough it out in our ground blinds.[…]
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Gun control won’t stop evil
Evil exists.
And what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., on Dec. 14 was evil.[…]
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Yes, buffalo are fish
Actually, buffalo are three species of fish rather than one. No one knows from where the odd name for the creatures is derived. But their scientific names are almost certainly taken from their common name.[…]
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The short, fat paradox
At the turn of the millennium, 13 years ago, the biggest news in the rifle world was the proliferation of new cartridges based on the old African hunting round named the .404 Jeffrey.[…]
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Thoughts on the science of trail cameras
Things have really changed over the past 40-odd years when it comes to deer hunting. There would certainly be some debate regarding certain aspects of the sport, but for the most part — in my humble opinion — we as deer hunters have never had it better than we do right now, especially here in the Deep South.[…]