Deer Hunting
Bet you never thought of this tactic
Whitetail deer have resided in the woods and plains of North America long before Europeans and Africans arrived on the continent.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana tidal bass fishing tactics
A half dozen great egrets and as many blue herons were scattered along the edge of a small cove, and every five minutes or so, they would take a few steps back.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tricks of the deer-hunting trade
You wouldn’t expect a serious golfer to hit the links with just any set of clubs. He has to have his clubs — the ones he uses to give him confidence in his drives, chips and putts.[…]
Columns
Caney Lake has all you need for a Merry Christmas
No, you won’t find the lunker largemouth you’ve dreamed about under your Christmas tree, but you just may find it at Caney Lake, which is known for its double-digit bass.[…]
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Ghost of Winters Past
It was supposed to be a fishing trip, but it turned out to be more like a funeral. I guess I should be used to it by now, having lived and fished in much of the waters along our Southeast Louisiana coast most of my life.[…]
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Swine Safari
“Come see, Bwana!” Pelayo was squatting next to a slough and beckoning me over with a hand wave. “These tracks look super fresh, Bwana.”[…]
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Mid-Season Scouting
Tommy Milioto Jr. knew the deer was there. He had seen too many pictures of the fine buck. The problem was all the pictures were snapped at night.[…]
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Spread the Wealth
My problem with the point I’m fishing is that the bass just have to be biting better on the one across the lake.[…]
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Cypremort Gold
Gold is where you find it.
For Mike Hulin, gold was to be found 41 feet underground, just off the shoulder of Louisiana State Highway 319 near beautiful downtown Cypremort Point. The stocky, straw-hat wearing man excavated the spot from October 2008 into the summer of 2010, in spite of repeated setbacks.[…]
Currents
Will BP money provide lasting benefit?
About two months ago, I noticed traffic cones had appeared overnight in the median of a stretch of highway I travel every day. I wondered what they were for.[…]
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Calling All Bucks
Over the last few decades, technology has dramatically altered deer hunting. With an endless variety of camouflage clothing, scent-control products, game cameras, range finders, feeders, climbing stands, pop-up blinds, cough suppressors and the like, today’s deer hunters have as many gizmos available to them as bass fishermen.[…]
Columns
For 2011, it’s a new toy heaven
Many of the new products featured at September’s International Fly Tackle Dealers’ Show will be available for Christmas. Trouble is, there’s so many this year, you may find yourself agonizing to the last minute what to ask Santa for.[…]
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All hail the Queen of the Gulf
She’s beautiful; she’s exotic; she’s delicious.
Huh? Delicious?[…]
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Cold-Hearted Hunters
Ever see those pictures on the bags of food-plot seed of fields of ankle-deep greenery, all lush and verdant?[…]
General
One man hit by richocheting bullet from buddy’s gun during alleged night-hunting foray
Two Ouachita Parish men were cited for allegedly night hunting Nov. 23 after they sought treatment at a hospital for a gunshot wound, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported yesterday.[…]
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Cover: December 2010
Sitting back and waiting is not a good deer-killing strategy this month. The bucks are on to us, and successful hunters will do some mid-season scouting to regain the edge.[…]