Columns
Ask and you shall receive?
I asked for a strong cold front, and I got it. I asked for some wind, and I got it. I guess I forgot to ask for ducks![…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
News Breaker
Huey Lewis baits ducks to end hunting near Montana property
MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — Rock musician Huey Lewis and several of his Stevensville-area neighbors are feeding ducks along a slough that runs through their property, effectively closing the area to duck hunting.[…]
Columns
Thanksgiving Week
I took vacation Thanksgiving week to catch up on some chores and, of course, make a few duck hunts! I went out with my son Monday (Nov. 23), and the very high tide from the Saturday storm put water over the transom of my boat.[…]
Blind's Eye
Opening day good for some
Well, I think we lucked out in the coastal marshes this year. Comparing the marsh to last years’ dead zone, I would say we’re way ahead. Last week, as Hurricane Ida nosed its way into the Gulf, I was still celebrating the great hunt that I had been on with Paul and Mike Woods during the youth weekend.[…]
Columns
How the passion began
I am the youngest of four children, and my dad was not a spring chicken when I was born. As a result, most of our quality time at home didn’t involve a ball and glove, it was more like a rake and a wrench.[…]
Columns
Waterfowl Wonderings
Guy LeBreton (a.k.a. Guy L) is a 38-year-old diehard duck hunter from Lafayette. He is a Mighty Lion from Lafayette High Class of 1990 and graduate of ULL in 1994.[…]
Blind's Eye
Blind’s Eye
Born and raised in St. Bernard Parish, Mike Herrmann Jr. earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Southeastern Louisiana University after graduating from Chalmette High School.[…]
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Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Duck survey show mixed results
Many hunters were disappointed with the West Zone opening of the duck season, with most reports being of dismal numbers.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Duck sightings spotty, but conditions are promising
It seems like here in south Louisiana we get things in extremes. It’s either hot or cold, with rarely an in-between. Sometimes we pray for rain to alleviate drought, and other times we get floods.[…]
News Breaker
Centerville man convicted on federal waterfowl violations
A Centerville man was convicted on Oct. 14 for several Migratory Game Bird Treaty Act violations, along with a single National Wildlife Refuge violation by Federal Magistrate Meldrid Methvin.[…]
News Breaker
Reminder: Federal and state age restrictions for youth hunts differ
Federally established Youth Waterfowl Hunting days begin Nov. 7, and hunters are reminded that only those 15 years of age or younger can participate in these special hunts.[…]
Contents
Welcome Wench
Face a firing squad, and you get a blindfold, right? Now I understood why. My doom seemed as imminent — and I was no more eager for a close-up of the grim reaper than a firing-squad victim.[…]
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Public Intoxication
My journey into duck hunting has left me with the mixed feelings of an elementary school student who got addicted to soft drinks just weeks before they were banned from the concession stand in favor of healthier alternatives.[…]
Currents
Who controls duck numbers? You do
Will you kill as many ducks this year as you could?
Let me be the first to tell you that, no, you absolutely won’t.[…]
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Goose Fried Rice
The inky black predawn ride to the field where Clint Mathews and his crew of guides set out a decoy spread of several thousand rags, shells, full bodies, kites and every other trick — past and present — known to the goose hunting world was notably longer than usual as last year’s specklebelly season wound down.[…]