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Chicot is great park with even better bass
Ville Platte’s Lake Chicot sits on the border of the delta and the hill land. One side of the lake has a bluff bank, and the other side is as flat as the bottom of a cast-iron skillet.[…]
Columns
Quality of La. bucks getting better
Last month I wrote about the top bucks officially measured for the 2007-2009 Big Game Recognition Program records and how more deer qualified for recognition than in any of the previous recognition programs.[…]
Columns
Nymphing for specks? You bet!
Last month we touched upon the infamous vosi, which is an acronym for “Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator.” Several emails resulted on this topic.[…]
Columns
Searching for Mr. Right
The quest for trophies in modern hunting and fishing is unquenchable. More and more deer hunters put up high fences to segregate the animals under their control from surrounding populations and then buy trophy bucks to upgrade the “quality” of their herd. If you can’t get a trophy any other way — well, you just grow your own.[…]
Fishing
Here come the electric boats
Maybe it was the $5-a-gallon gas we saw back at the beginning of the current economic slump or maybe it’s just part of the growing green movement, but the number of boat makers offering models with electric primary power instead of gas engines is amping up.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Delaware angler leading BASS Federation Nation Championship, Louisiana’s Laiche in 14th
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, La. — Louisiana’s Jamie Laiche was in 14th place going into the final day of the BASS Federation Nation Championship on the Red River. Unfortunately, he also was in sixth place in the divisional competition – putting him as a long shot for a 2011 Bassmaster Classic invitation.[…]
BassMasters Classic
Idaho’s Palaniuk takes Federation Nation Championship, Laiche misses Classic
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, La. — Louisiana’s Jamie Laiche moved up several notches on the final day of the BASS Federation Nation Championship today (Oct. 29) on the Red River, but it was too little too late to earn a ticket to the 2011 Bassmaster Classic.[…]
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Deer Dynamics: Signposting
Along the forest edge, a whitetail buck hesitates beneath the overhanging branches of a pine tree. Then with ease, the animal stretches its neck up toward a particular limb and begins to rub its mouth and forehead on the limb. Closing its eyelids, it resumes this behavior on the tree.[…]
Hunting
Rivers West
With the introduction of the H2P Waterproof System in 2001, Rivers West has prided itself on keeping its customers warm and dry no matter how bad the weather conditions.[…]
Hunting
Swamp Donkey
This new easy-to-use line of attractants from Primos is sure to greatly improve your odds for success in the woods this season.[…]
Hunting
YETI Bait Tray
Made of 18 gauge stainless steel and resistant to corrosion, the new custom offshore fishing bait tray from YETI is not only tough, but provides ease of cleaning and offers a finish that won’t scratch like painted systems.[…]
Hunting
Bushnell Riflescope
The Elite 6500 series from Bushnell features the world’s most versatile riflescopes, including a 6.5x magnification range, the widest in the industry.[…]
Hunting
LaCrosse boots
A new series of pac boots from LaCrosse Footwear were specifically designed for performance and protection during the winter months.[…]
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Multicultural Hunting
Last year I was fortunate to take two nice bucks by early December. With only one antler tag left for six more weeks of deer hunting, I decided to try something different for the rest of the season.[…]
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Sitting and Slipping on WMAs
Last season on Pearl River WMA, my focus in the Katrina Woods was browse, primarily blackberry and trumpet creeper vine. I found several areas where the trumpet creeper was being heavily eaten. Other items to focus on are travel trails, especially along the sloughs and bayous.[…]
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Destination: Delacroix
November is always prime time for Delacroix Island trout and redfish, and after many years of fishing the marshes of Southeast Louisiana, that fact is permanently etched into my brain.[…]