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Birthday trout trip and boiled crab cuisine
I planned on a quick freshwater crabbing in June, combining some fishing for catfish while waiting for my nets to fill with blue paws.[…]
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What have you done for wildlife today?
When I went to work for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries way back in 1976, the late Dewey Wills was assistant chief of the Game Division (now the Wildlife Division).[…]
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The art of the sport
One of the surprise films of the year has been “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.” An international hit, it’s also been in the top five of revenue-per-theatre here in America.[…]
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Can you beat a drum?
Black drum are an underrated recreational fish, certainly when their quality as table fare is considered. A few visits to Louisiana’s fabled Creole restaurants, where the fish is on almost every menu, should convince even a skeptic of that.[…]
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Sulphur mine options abound
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am from the New Orleans area and am looking to go to the sulfur mines. Been there before but do not remember how to get there. Can you give me some directions and maybe the address? Thank you so much for helping. I am looking forward to catching some specks and reds. I have not been fishing in years and wanted to try to get back in it.[…]
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CWPPRA offers hope for future of coast
I have watched with sadness the rapidity of change along the Louisiana coastline. Delacroix is a shell of what it was when I first ventured out of End of the World Marina almost two decades ago with then-editor Todd Masson.[…]
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Planning for stranding
Proper planning and a few extra items in a storage compartment can make a big difference after a boating accident.[…]
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Sit on top — fish on top
Primetime for topwater action in Southeast Louisiana is here. With the coming of the next few full moons, big female trout will be at their spawning peak and will get extremely aggressive with topwater baits.[…]
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Chug’n Spook sure to be favorite
Is anything sacred any more?
Yes and no.[…]
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It’s not time to leave the woods and go fishing just yet
Hunting success comes from planning ahead.
Even though the 2012 turkey season has ended and the 2012 deer season is months away, it is not time to leave the woods and go fishing; there is plenty of work to do to get the habitat in shape for the new turkey poults and for the upcoming deer season.[…]
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Time for summer school
A recent study found that the average age of college students is on the rise. Over 38 percent are now 25 or older.[…]
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Confused by GPS settings
Dear Capt. Paul:
I found your article on GPS datum settings very interesting. Differences between the NAD 27,83 and WGS 84 were very interesting. Thank you[…]
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Developing “deer statistics”
The buck movement trends that I have chronicled on my property over the past few years have proven helpful during deer season.[…]
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Kids and Guns
Have you ever heard of the VPC?
The Violence Policy Center was formed in 1988 by individuals from a group of long-time, prominent anti-gun activists.[…]
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The fish is a glutton!
The freshwater fish family Centrarchidae, commonly called the sunfish family, is arguably the most-important freshwater fish family for North American sportsmen.[…]
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Stop the snapper ‘management’ idiocy
My dad grew up in North Louisiana when deer could only be found in the thick bottomlands of the Tensas River delta and anyone killing one was hailed a hero.[…]