Field Notes
Taxidermist provides tips for quality duck mounts
Your trusty retriever returns with a monster “chocolate head” — a beautiful pintail, complete with its namesake tail feather dragging the ground. […]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout biting in Bayou Lafourche
Nice speckled trout have already moved up into Bayou Lafourche, and can be caught under birds with a shrimp imitation under a popping cork, according to a local angler.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA expanding Redfish Pointe Artificial Reef in Vermilion Bay
The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana is increasing the size of an existing artificial reef in western Vermilion Bay.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Venice offshore platform fishing
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am a native of Louisiana currently living in Texas. I have a Texas registered 28-foot boat with twin 300-horsepower Verados with joystick steering.
I want to tow the boat to Venice to take my uncle fishing offshore for tuna. I’m looking for Thunder Horse, Diana and Hoover coordinates, if you have them.[…]
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Put that in your pipe! Gulf pipefish are just plain different
Some fish just can’t seem to get their romantic life straight. For most fish it’s enough for females and males to discharge eggs and sperm into the water. Sometimes they do it in a constructed nest, but most of the time it’s in open water.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Body of missing boater recovered from Atchafalaya River
Search and rescue teams recovered the body of a missing boater Tuesday morning about 2 miles south of the Butte La Rose landing, according to a news release.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ouachita River set to host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship
The B.A.S.S. Nation Championship returns to Monroe and the Ouachita River this week, one year after a Connecticut angler took the title with 32 pounds and 15 ounces.[…]
Deer of the Year
Church Point hunter drills Area 8 15-pointer
A problem with one of his feeders last week turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Josh Miller, who took down the buck of a lifetime on his 4,300-acre lease near Sugartown on the Beauregard – Allen Parish line.[…]
Deer of the Year
Singer hunter knocks down big Beauregard Parish 12-pointer
Brady Treme believes in three core principles for deer hunting: the wind has to be right, scent control is vital and good luck is key.[…]
Coastal Projects
Design plans leave future of some Louisiana coastal communities in doubt
The future of some Louisiana coastal communities would be in doubt under proposals produced as part of an environmental design competition under consideration by the state. […]
News Breaker
Red snapper public hearing slated for tonight in Baton Rouge
Another public hearing will be held this evening in Baton Rouge in the ongoing debate over sector separation and red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
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Hopping the wall — This month’s best bet for Lafitte redfish
Opinions about walls are defined by the different sides.
On one side, a wall can be a hedge of protection that keeps us safe by keeping out the proverbial bad guys.[…]
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The road less traveled — Expert bowhunting tips to kill more deer
Stephen Chatman would not be caught looking very long down the fork of Robert Frost’s road that bent in the undergrowth.[…]
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Perfect timing — Why the rut ups your odds of success
The key to filling a buck tag is no secret — hunt the rut, the time when the bucks are chasing the does.[…]
Columns
Support hunting, buy a sandwich
When I opened my Facebook account the other day, a post by a lifelong friend grabbed my attention. This friend had shared a link decrying an African safari taken by Jimmy Johns founder Jimmy John Liautaud.[…]
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Cover: November 2015
With deer hunting seasons in full swing, we provide tips on how to make sure you get the most out of your hunting days.[…]