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Pros and cons of wooden duck decoys
Cal Kingsmill and Ray Bellant are dedicated duck hunters, but they come from widely different backgrounds so they offer different perspectives about the reasons to hunt with wooden decoys.[…]
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How to make your own decoys
Carving waterfowl decoys sounds incredibly intimidating. Not so, said Cal Kingsmill, probably the visible ambassador for the art.[…]
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Best bets for late Canada geese
Hunting get a little tougher later in the Canada goose season, but Wrecking Crew Guide Service’s Daryl Hodge offered some tips to help hunters limit out just the same.[…]
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Luling man arrested for DWI after mud boat incident on Bayou Des Allemands
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Luling man on Monday for allegedly driving a boat while intoxicated in Bayou Des Allemands, according to a press release.[…]
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Biloxi bound — Duck-hunting tips for Biloxi WMA
“Here it’s almost Christmas!” snorted Artie’s brud-in-law Anthony (pronounced: “Ant-Knee.”) “But for us it’s still TEAL season! That’s almost all we been gettin’ — and mostly bluewings to boot!”[…]
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The mechanic — Expert shooting tips to improve wing shooting
We’ve all been there: Birds glide in over the decoys ever so gracefully, shots erupt from the hidden hunters but nothing falls.[…]
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Old school — Why hand-carved wooden decoys are best
Consider the modern duck hunter.
Armored in the newest pattern of camouflage, he sports two lanyards around his neck, each with four calls on it. His chariot is a specially designed shallow-water hull, powered by not one but two souped-up surface drive engines.[…]
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New 3,000-acre waterfowl impoundment on Dewey W. Wills WMA ready for East Zone opener
A brand new 3,000-acre waterfowl impoundment north of the Catahoula Lake Diversion Canal on the Dewey W. Wills WMA has been completed and is ready to go for the opening day of the East Zone duck season on Saturday, Nov. 21.[…]
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Cast and blast: Duck hunters pack in fishing poles and shotguns on the Atchafalaya Delta
For Ben Givens, weekends during duck season are action-packed events at his camp near Wax Lake in the Atchafalaya Delta.[…]
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A bird’s eye view of Highway 15
Dr. Daniel Raymond and his Highway 15 hunting buddies aren’t the only ones who think the area is legendary.[…]
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The top shot for specklebelly geese
White-fronted geese take heavy loads of 1s, 2s, BB and even BBB shot.[…]
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Goose guide’s top specklebelly call
With the popularity of white-fronted goose hunting on the rise, call makers are working hard to achieve the perfect sound.[…]
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Dr. Raymond Daniel’s duck-hunting gear
When Dr. Daniel Raymond loads up for a duck-hunting road trip down Highway 15, he knows what he wants to hunt with — just like the ducks know where they want to go.[…]
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Russell Sage, Boeuf WMAs provide great public duck hunting
The balance in your checking account isn’t large enough to cover an expensive duck blind right on Highway 15?[…]
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Coastal Zone hunters reminded to be alert for whooping cranes
Whooping cranes occupy many of the same marshes and fields as legally-hunted game birds, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to make sure Coastal Zone hunters are aware of the birds’ potential presence. […]
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Greentree reservoir on Dewey Wills WMA closed for opening day of duck season
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is advising waterfowl hunters who use the greentree reservoir at Dewey W. Wills Wildlife Management Area that lack of water will make it unavailable when the state’s East Zone opens on Nov. 21.[…]