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Fontova argues offshore drilling produces oil and fish
Humberto Fontova appeared on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to explain the advantages of offshore oil rigs and drilling on fishing.[…]
Opinions & Responses
Ducks
Kennedy: Duck hunters are conservationists, give them a voice
Amending the Migratory Bird Treaty Act would give duck hunters a chance to make their case for extending the season.[…]
Opinions & Responses
Buying recreational property in the time of COVID-19
Here are five things to consider if you are thinking of buying a recreational property this spring, even as we all deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.[…]
Columns
The transformation
I used to worship the mighty redfish. It’s what you do when you grow up along coastal Florida. […]
Columns
Boudreaux, Thibodeaux, I dunno
Usually when a hostess calls for “Jones, party of…” a dozen different people named Jones stand in unison. Not on the bayou. I haven’t met another Jones yet. But I have met a Thibodaux (heck, I live there, too), Boudreaux and a passel of Zeringues. Seriously.[…]
Columns
Life is all about change
I met the Louisiana Sportsman crew in the mid-1990s at a Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association meeting in Monroe. I was a young, gung ho journalist new to the outdoor industry, having spent my formative days as a beat reporter for the Morning Advocate (now The Advocate) in Baton Rouge.[…]
Columns
National policies really do matter
It’s very easy to ignore national politics. Even when those matters are related to the hunting and fishing communities.[…]
Columns
LDWF pick appears to be positive change
We all knew it was coming. In fact, most folks believed it was way past time when it finally happened.[…]
News Breaker
Commentary: Melancon debacle should be lesson in LDWF appointment
Often the best lessons are learned not by success but by failure. So the debacle of Charlie Melancon’s reign at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries should give Gov. John Bel Edwards a lot to chew on as he contemplates naming a successor.[…]
Columns
Heroes live among us
The word “hero” is grossly overused today. If you pick up a stray cat and adopt it, you’re called a hero. If you feed the homeless, yep, you’re a hero. If you survived cancer, you can bet you’ll be hailed a hero. And if you care for someone with cancer — man, you’re headed for superhero status.[…]
Columns
LDWF’s red snapper stance a big step back
Change is inevitable when new administrations come into power. So it’s no surprise that Charlie Melancon, appointed head of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by Gov. John Bel Edwards, is doing things differently than his predecessor.[…]
Columns
Jackson Bienville closure is disappointing
Jackson Bienville Wildlife Management Area has been a special place for several generations of Louisiana hunters. […]
Columns
John Bel Edwards’ order is on the mark
No one likes taxes. Well, maybe Bernie Sanders does. But at least no one (including, apparently, our most-socialist presidential candidate) likes paying them.[…]
Columns
Record flooding can’t stop the Bend
“Don’t be afraid to come fish Toledo Bend because it rained.”[…]
Columns
Whose water is it, anyway?
Louisiana is known for a few things: food, its laissez-faire environment, and its swamps and marshes. Those aspects of life in the Bayou State have always been intertwined, as inseparable as red beans and rice.[…]
Columns
Tragic reminders – Be safe and come home
When the news release landed in my email, I shook my head at the headline that told of two hunting fatalities at a Mississippi national forest.[…]