Safety first
One has to be very careful in a pirogue because life-threatening accidents can happen in a split second. Craig Chandler discovered this several years ago while hunting on Dugdemona River.[…]
One has to be very careful in a pirogue because life-threatening accidents can happen in a split second. Craig Chandler discovered this several years ago while hunting on Dugdemona River.[…]
In an area that is covered by a minimum of several inches of water, it’s obvious that there can’t be scrapes on the ground. But it would be misguided to think that Joyce WMA deer don’t put down scrapes.[…]
Joyce Wildlife Management Area is a beautiful stretch of swamp, and Ricky Hano loves it. But he also knows it’s no place to get turned around.[…]
Probably the most-commonly used pirogues in South Louisiana have flat bottoms, which are perfect for paddling across shallow mud flats. However, Joyce WMA requires a different approach.[…]
Woodcock hunting is a close-in type of upland bird hunting. Flushes are often directly under foot, particularly when pointing dogs are involved. Therefore, open chokes such as improved cylinder or even skeet are best utilized.[…]
If the sport of hunting dies from lack of participation by today’s youth, it won’t be because of the Last Chance Hunting Club.[…]
Members at the Last Chance Hunting Club are remarkably unified in their management strategy, according to club president Bimbo Brock and vice-president Ronnie Corkern.[…]
As a professional guide, Steve Smith will happily take clients redfishing, but his passion is clearly for speckled trout.[…]
There are a myriad of rifle options for deer hunting, and everyone has their favorite. What likely ranks at the bottom of the list of most of today’s hunters would be the lowly .30-30.[…]
The recent cool weather has sent the signal to speckled trout that it’s time to hunker down in the interior marshes, and that’s exactly what’s going on in Delacroix.[…]
One thing that makes the Delta Young Guns so successful is not only their youthful zeal and hardcore tactics, but also their knowledge of duck food.[…]
Entrepreneurship is alive and well on Atchafalaya Delta WMA, where two young men, Nick Gaurisco and Josh Gros, put to use their custom-designed adjustable duck seat.[…]
When Allen Morgan of Brookhaven, Miss., happened upon a larger-than-usual scrape on his hunting property in Lawrence County, he instinctively knew that the buck that made the scrape was anything but ordinary.[…]
Because hunting the ground floor of the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge can put you face to face with deer or hogs, it’s important to consider a few small details that can put the odds of a close encounter more in your favor.[…]
If the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge sounds like a place where it would be hard to track a shot deer or hog, you are correct.[…]
Here is a simple and effective method for making a blind that does not take much time: Cut a piece of 1/2- or 3/4-inch plywood about 3 feet by 6 feet, and lay it on some solid marsh.[…]