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The Rat Patrol

The oysters were fat, cold and super salty — positively addictive. One little pinch and the tail meat — covered in bright-yellow fat — slipped from the shells of the big Belle River crawfish.[…]

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More Deer of the Year

Bucks were still falling when the February issue of Louisiana Sportsman was sent to the printers, and there were some real monsters taken too late to be included in the annual Deer of the Year story.[…]

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GhostBlind

The lightweight mirror panels of the GhostBlind will only reflect the surrounding area directly in front of the blind, so no matter where you hunt, it matches the terrain perfectly.[…]

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Taurus Raging Judge

The Taurus Raging Judge now fires the larger, more powerful 28-gauge shotshell. Available in blued or matte stainless finish, with a 6 ½-inch barrel, the Raging Judge in 28-gauge comes equipped with the distinctive “Raging Bull” cushioned insert grip for reduced felt recoil.[…]

Apex Predator

Squirrel hunting jackpot

After going to the hunting camp every weekend from October through January, I made some local bass fishing trips in February but was missing the camp too much. I had to make one more weekend small-game trip to end the hunting season for good.

It turned out being anything other than small![…]

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13 Tips for Turkeys

It’s the 27th day of turkey season. Tim Haik is dressed in camouflage while waiting on customers at Seal’s Auto Service, his service station on the corner of Cleveland and Main Streets in Franklinton. He has missed hunting one day so far.[…]

Deer Hunting

Sherburne WMA bowhunt

Last weekend my buddy Jimmy Kyle and I took the 100-mile drive to Sherburne Wildlife Management Area to do some scouting for the end of this bow season. We spent a day and a half scouting, and really not finding much sign until we had gone fairly deep into the woods.[…]

Apex Predator

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When you think of being the prey, your mind instantly thinks of the obvious: cougars, wild borers, bears, snakes, etc. Yet there is a much more common creature out there that is just as dangerous, if not more so. The parasite.[…]