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Cover: November 2009
Want to kill a pre-rut buck? Then follow Blake Charles’ advice.[…]
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Putting Out the Poo-Yi
The unmistakable sound of crusted snow giving way to the weight of a deer’s hooves broke the silence from somewhere up the right-of-way, alerting me to its presence.[…]
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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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Back to the bays at Venice with river rising
Although the calendar shows that the trout and redfish should have invaded the Mississippi River at Venice, that hasn’t exactly been the case according to Captain Owen Langridge with Big O Charters (225-978-1136).[…]
Events & Announcements
Lake D’Arbonne closed to fishing due to flooding
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed all fishing activities effective Oct. 16 on Lake D’Arbonne in Union Parish due to flooding caused by excessive rainfall.[…]
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Lake D’Arbonne reopened for fishing activities
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has reopened Lake D’Arbonne to all fishing and boating activities and rescinded emergency “No Wake” restrictions, effective as of 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19.
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Inshore Fishing
Guide says Lafitte redfish bite “on fire”
One of the great things about Southeast Louisiana is that you don’t have to drive very far to get to some of the best fishing holes in the world.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shell Beach bite getting better every day
Anybody fishing with the king, Captain Frank Moore (504-887-4960) lately has found that Biloxi Marsh, Stump Lagoon and Muscle Bay are absolutely full of redfish and trout right now.[…]
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Cat Squirrels, Part I
As Charles Johnson’s truck descended from the hills into the swamplands of West Feliciana Parish, its headlights swept through the giant trees.[…]
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Closed Factory?
Jackson-Bienville is one of the oldest wildlife management areas in the state, and has had one of the most liberal deer harvest programs in the state, which makes some believe that this deer factory is out of deer.[…]
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Bring a mullet home for dinner
Well, actually this tasty little fish is not really a mullet, but you would never believe it if you listened to South Louisianans.[…]
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The hunt for redzillas in October
The start of this month usually finds me feeling tropically depressed. Another year, another storm that has ravaged one of my coastal fishing spots.[…]
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Bet on Delacroix, Venice this month
I spend a lot of time on the road tournament fishing, so when I’m home, I fish areas close to home like Delacroix and Venice.[…]
Fishing
Old school meets new technology
Kayaks have long provided peaceful transportation, free of noise and exhaust fumes, on freshwater lakes and rivers and saltwater bays and estuaries for bird watching, fishing and exploring.[…]
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Select best prop for your needs
I have been in the boat business for many years. I know and appreciate the technological advances that have occurred in that time, but I do occasionally find myself reminiscing about the simple good-old days.[…]
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Don’t forward anymore false emails
It’s called “going viral,” and it refers to what happens to information that is of interest to a large number of people when it is published on the internet.[…]