Deer of the Year
Plain Dealing hunter blasts Christmas Eve buck
If Lance Coutee had let some sniffling and sneezing keep him out of the deer stand on Dec. 24, then he’d still be hunting the buck he’s been chasing all season long. […]
Columns
The running shot
The small herd of does burst out of the woods and cut across the soybean field, the howling of the hounds behind them in the swamp.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Try glow and chartreuse for Cypremort Point specks in December
Capt. Elvis Jeanminette has just three words for anglers flocking to Cypremort Point for some December speckled trout action.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Montegut man cited for speckled trout violations in Chauvin, LDWF says
A 42-year-old Montegut man was cited last week for speckled trout fishing violations in Terrebonne Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Fishing
Electronics serving in times of need
Search and recovery divers were pretty much on their own back in the early 1980’s; I know because I was one of them. I spent 10 years on the Dallas Fire Department’s dive team and worked from the department’s drag boats before the dive team came to be.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix speckled trout bite on fire, guides say
Salty water this month combined with milder temperatures have turned on speckled trout fishing out of Delacroix unlike anything the area has seen in at least three years, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Deer of the Year
Eames drops 9-point Tensas Parish buck with muzzleloader
How would you like to have a great place to hunt – but to do so, you had to follow restrictions on what deer you could shoot and what equipment you had to use?[…]
Hunting
October squirrel hunting accident blinds Harahan hunter
Saturday morning, Oct. 25, started out just like any other regular weekend at Chris Barrett’s hunting club in Fayette, Miss.[…]
Columns
Debunking the moon myth
With the whitetail rut fast approaching, I thought it would be perfect timing to revisit and discuss a subject that has been debated for decades in deer camps far and wide.[…]
Columns
The loss of dog hunting
Like many hunters throughout Louisiana and the other Southeast states, I grew up hunting deer with dogs. Members of the family kept deer hounds, and we anxiously awaited the “with or without dogs” segment of deer season.[…]
News Breaker
State’s recreational red snapper season to close Dec. 31
The state’s recreational red snapper season will close on Dec. 31, but the opening date for 2015 has not yet been determined, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
General
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Inshore Fishing
Four men cited for oyster harvesting violations, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested four men for alleged oyster harvesting violations in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: using a ‘Light Decoy Spread’ on public land duck hunts
When duck hunting on public land, the biggest battle might actually be against other hunters. […]
Columns
Jacks are wild
The predominant fish sought by coastal kayak anglers are no doubt trout and redfish. However, the most hard-hitting and pound-for-pound all-out fighting machine is the jack crevalle.[…]
Field Notes
7 steps to clean a squirrel
Squirrel season is open in Louisiana. Here are the 7 steps to easily, quickly and cleaning snatching the hide off of a squirrel. […]