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Shrimp Smackers
There are some things that are hard to admit. There are also other things you may never live down.[…]
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Plague of the Tropics
Louisiana folks love to eat fish. In spite of the modern hype to make catch-and-release fishing politically correct, we relish bringing our catch home for a feast.[…]
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2008 Speck Forecast
If you knew the Saints were going to the Super Bowl before the season even started, would you be me more or less likely to sit around the television on Sunday afternoon?[…]
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Historic Hunts
Bob was excited as he made the predawn drive to his hunting lease. The previous day, he discovered where a deer was bedding on a small hammock near a slough.[…]
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Is it live, or …?
Do you remember how that wine glass shattered when Ella Fitzgerald hit the high note in a Memorex commercial several years ago? Then, to make you really think hard about their new audiocassette, the producers recorded her same note to the tape.[…]
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Plug it in!
You’ll be making a big mistake if you write this month off. I know how frustrating it can be to fish in March.[…]
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Monsters & Maniacs
Over the roar of several airboat engines, the bay dogs could be heard barking at the top of their lungs. The catch dogs were released, and suddenly, the piercing squeal of a dog-caught wild boar was added to the mix.[…]
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Pursuing Privacy
Like a commercial I saw on an outdoor channel recently, Caney Lake bass used to put up their little white flags when they saw me coming.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Ackwards
Several years ago, during a Louisiana Bass Federation State Tournament on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville, I was paired up with an angler who had some crazy ideas.[…]
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Snapper Savior?
The Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery has become the poster child for fishery management failure in the United States. Fisheries management experts paint an ever more-gloomy picture for the recovery of the fishery.[…]
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Deer of the Year, Part II
Big bucks continued to fall as the 2007-08 season drew to a close. While the rut seemed to be extremely late in many areas this season, that didn’t stop these hunters from bagging genuine trophies.[…]
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Target Practice
Many ranges use remote controlled traps, which allows machines to be placed in the distance and in front of the shooters, allowing for endless variety and realistic hunting scenarios.[…]
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Clear as Mud
His questions seemed genuinely inquisitive rather than rhetorical. He actually listened to the answers, calmly and earnestly. He smilingly admitted much ignorance on several subjects.[…]
Bass Fishing
Q is for Quintana
As a boy, perhaps, 7 or 8 years old, I used to sit with my elbows on the table with my face in my hands staring at the adults playing the board game “Scrabble.”[…]
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Small-Acreage Gobblers
You don’t have to be an expert turkey hunter or have sole access to thousands of acres to kill a bird during the spring season. Many of us are forced to hunt on considerably smaller acreages. We can still get our birds, but modifying the way we hunt a bit may increase our odds.[…]
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The Gobbler Guru
“You need to park a little way down the road and walk to the tram; you don’t want to drive in too close because you never know where one might be roosted.”[…]