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Non-toxic shot required on WMA dove fields this season
If you’re planning on hunting doves on a Louisiana wildlife management area, don’t bring along any lead shot this year. […]
Other Hunting
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Facebook video documenting gator shootings leads to citations
A Facebook video led to citations for three Jennings men on June 3 accused of alligator and frog citations in Jefferson Davis Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
Other Hunting
Musking is important
Raccoon is a mystery meat to most game cooks. Much of it has to do with the mumbo jumbo associated with removing the musk glands from the animal. […]
Other Hunting
How to cook raccoon
George Ricks has many talents, but he said coon cooking is not at the top of the list. […]
Other Hunting
The coon dog man
The people in the little hamlet of Tangipahoa call George Ricks “The Dog Man.” Everywhere he goes, Claire Bell, his retired-from-hunting treeing walker hound, rides with him. […]
Other Hunting
Why freeze hides?
George Ricks freezes most of his hides during the winter hunting season, saving them to tan during the summer when the weather is better. […]
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What’s the best coonhounds?
Although he now calls himself a “pleasure hunter,” George Ricks is something of an expert on coonhounds. […]
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Ringtail round-up — Top coon-hunting tactics
A half-hour before midnight, I threw a look over my shoulder to see if I was dragging a certain piece of my anatomy behind me. […]
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11 steps to tan hides
George Ricks doesn’t end his coon-hunting experience when the dogs are put away. He continues by tanning the hides. […]
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How to skin a coon
George Ricks skins his coons by the open-case method, which produces a flat hide, split down the belly. […]
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Grand Chenier men sentenced for alligator egg theft
Two Grand Chenier men were sentenced on Jan. 24 in Vermilion Parish for their part in stealing more than 500 alligator eggs, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
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Concordia Parish man busted for allegedly guiding woodcock hunt on Richard K. Yancey WMA
A Concordia Parish man was ticketed for not abiding by wildlife management area rules after allegedly guiding a woodcock hunt on Richard K. Yancey WMA on Jan. 4, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
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Concordia Parish man busted for allegedly guiding woodcock hunt on Richard K. Yancey WMA
A Concordia Parish man was ticketed for not abiding by wildlife management area rules after allegedly guiding a woodcock hunt on Richard K. Yancey WMA on Jan. 4, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
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Saving the alligator in Louisiana
During my career with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, I was fortunate enough to witness and participate in a few conservation success stories. Perhaps most notable is the recovery in Louisiana of the American alligator. […]
New Products
Anderson 5.56 M4
If you’re ready to take the plunge and enter the AR-15 market after the contentious presidential election has reaffirmed your Second Amendment rights, Lindsey Simmons-Roberts at Simmons’ Sporting Goods said the Anderson M4 might be just what you’re looking for. […]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator arrows Colorado mule deer
I set out on my yearly Colorado trip this year with one goal in mind: To harvest a big game animal with my 100-pound war bow. […]