Waterfowl & Duck Hunting

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A Deed for Ducks

September 28, 2007 John K. Flores

As far back as 1929, men, who sipped the best bourbon around tables with white-linen cloths, wrote deeds. They sought to own the land for the mineral rights to the black gold deep in the soil below.[…]

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Sixteen Times Four

August 22, 2007 Chris Ginn

Having heard more than my fair share of empty boasting and even emptier promises, it was with an exhausted ear that I listened to what my buddy Dennis Tietje was trying to get me to understand over the phone.[…]

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Duck Season Warmup

July 30, 2007 John E. Phillips

As the hunter called excitedly, he could see the reaction from the birds when his notes hit them. They spotted the decoys and came in over the water as though the caller had them on a string, although he’d put his blind on the bank.[…]

Waterfowl & Duck Hunting

Ducks cranking up behind cold front

January 15, 2007 Chris Ginn

If a Monday morning marsh hunt with Hackberry Rod & Gun is any indication, Louisiana waterfowlers reluctantly counting down the days of the 2006-07 season may finish with a flurry thanks to the cold front making its way across the state.[…]

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Fly Away Home

October 25, 2006 Todd Masson

The dawn broke early.

A week prior at this time, I was just crawling out of bed to go through the same routine that I had just endured for the last hour.But that trip was prior to the annual “falling back” event for the clocks, and this one was after.[…]

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Hope for the Hopeless

October 25, 2006 Andy Crawford

The birds turned at the blat of the call, pinwheeling in flight and heading straight for the spread of decoys set just outside the blind. They stayed slightly out of shotgun range and made a pass by the setup, continuing on behind the hidden hunters[…]

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Opening-Day Doozies

October 24, 2006 Andy Crawford

The state’s public lands offer diverse duck-hunting experiences, but having success is far different than at any duck club in existence. For one, permanent blinds generally aren’t permitted, and that makes for a lot more work.[…]

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Slime Sloppers

October 24, 2006 Humberto Fontova

That 10-foot surge of salt water from Katrina over our marshes wasn’t enough it seems. As lagniappe, this year we get a low river and drought — just in case some grass might have even thought about growing back.[…]

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White Christmas

December 25, 2005 John K. Flores

Alligators have absolutely nothing to do with goose hunting. Nonetheless, it was during the commercial alligator season when my co-duck-oholic friend, Shane Wiggins, and I talked about hunting geese during the upcoming season.[…]