Deer Hunting
Plant food plots late, love them year-round
Winter grasses, clovers and chickory planted late in the winter can give your deer herd a jump-start on spring growth.[…]
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Catfish
Rigging your catfish boat
Description: Want to rig your boat for frequent bouts with catfish? Here’s how to outfit and rig the hull to make fishing a breeze or a battle.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Try live crawfish when you target slab crappie
Don’t forget crawfish for late-winter and early spring crappie. Crawfish and crawfish-colored lures start working best in February.[…]
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How to keep up with “travelling trout” in January
Louisiana speckled trout will be in one of two places this month, depending on the weather. Here’s how to keep up with them.[…]
Bass Fishing
January bass in Louisiana lakes
January bass are starting to stir in Louisiana lakes. Hunter Freeman has the ticket to celebrate while turning the calendar page to 2021.[…]
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Woo pig! Calling all hogs
Don’t leave vocalization out of your bag of tricks when it comes to hunting wild hogs. It’s absolutely true that you can call in hogs.[…]
Deer Hunting
Old-fashioned, late-season deer hunting
Southeast Louisiana’s piney woods deer change their patterns as the season wanes. You need to change your tactics, too.[…]
Ducks
Venice duck-hunting is unmatched
Venice is more than just a fishing destination. Ducks and hunters pile in to Pass-a-Loutre WMA every season[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall means a big move for Louisiana’s largemouths
Look shallow for shad schools and the bass that are following them. It might seem bass-ackwards, but it make sense.[…]
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December trout tips for south Louisiana
Play the south Louisiana weather correctly, and you could get plenty of December speckled trout in your cooler.[…]
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Christmas on a Louisiana lake
St. Nick’s visit frees the slabs and brings Christmas cheer to the bayou in this Louisiana Night Before Christmas poem.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them
Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie.[…]
Ducks
Hunt. Cook. Eat. Tips from a duck-hunting Louisiana chef
Charlie Zaunbrecher, executive chef at the renowned Bartholomew Club in Jones, shares duck hunting, cooking tips.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attack the rut: Deer hunters should go on the offensive
As the peak of breeding season arrives, hunters can go on the offensive and use all the tools of the trade to connect with a buck.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana bass pro downsizes baits, tackle as winter approaches
Louisiana bass pro Greg Hackney shares tips on downsizing baits, tackle as winter approaches and fishing gets tougher.[…]
Features
Get an edge on the MRGO for great trout fishing
The MRGO channel is one of southeast Louisiana’s top speckled trout-fishing destinations, because of the edges it creates.[…]