Growing up in Michigan, I cut my hunting molars beginning with rabbits. I often like to say that Michigan is the Sportsman’s Paradise north, but only as a close runner-up to the one here in the south — especially where rabbits are concerned.[…]
We arrived at Doc’s French Quarter bungalow elegantly early only to find the place already packed. “Geezum,” snorted Pelayo at Fontaine. “I thought you said it was an exclusive affair this year?”[…]
Every now and then, I’ll hear someone at a tackle shop or out at a launch ramp give advice on caring for electronics that stands my hair on end.[…]
My pick this month for catching monster February bass in Louisiana is Lake Chicot, a lake home to Chicot State Park, one of the prettiest state parks in Louisiana.[…]
It seemed strange to motor past the area where all the other boats were turning in, but that’s exactly what we did.[…]
I felt like a king surveying his empire as Kris Culpepper gassed up his boat at the Venice Marina. However, looking at the expressions I was getting from those in the boats around me made me wonder if the king had no clothes.[…]
The gestation period for a wild pig is three months, three weeks and three days. Considering that a young sow has eight to 12 piglets with her first litter, and that a sow can have two litters a year, the unfortunate truth is that it’s not a matter of if you’re going to get wild pigs on your property, it’s a matter of when.[…]
As Cokie brought another rainbow trout to her net, it was evident this one had been in the river for some time. […]
For many Louisiana sportsmen, February is the most dreaded month of the year. Duck and deer seasons are over, and the Mrs. is looking to cash in on those long-promised honey-dos.[…]
Want to put your fishing skills to the test while helping a worthy charity?
Then register for the 5th annual Brian Harris Chevrolet Dreams Come True Bass Classic to be held March 1 at Doiron’s Landing in Stephensville.[…]
The 2007-08 hunting season already had produced two potential state-record deer by the close of October, and that proved to be a good omen of things to come.[…]
Just one short week ago, bass were already starting to show up in the backs of the five creek arms on the north side of Caney Lake. Several cold nights coupled with some cold rain pushed them back out, though.[…]
Two laws that were added to the books in this decade designed to protect the rights of hunters and anglers have done more to damage our rights than at any time since Iberville set foot on our silty soil.[…]
The term “spawning aggregation” is one that recreational fishermen are likely to learn in the future. The term simply refers to a synchronized spawning event by a number of fish that are not normally schooling species.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I will be spending a week in the Grand Isle area the first of February with my 26-foot Robalo, and would like to know if you could point me in the right direction for amberjack, grouper and possibly tuna.[…]
Across the state of Louisiana, there is a lack of detailed scientific information about the movement of what ichthyologists would call the spotted sea trout, otherwise known to thousands of avid saltwater anglers as the speckled trout.[…]