Apex Predator
Cleaning squirrels — the easy way
What hunter doesn’t enjoy bagging a limit of bushy-tailed tree rodents?[…]
Columns
Trout Masters excerpt: Trolling for trout on Lake Pontchartrain
Harry Hildebrand is known for modifying his artificial lures with yellow and red paint to simulate blood and trigger instinctual bites from predatory trout.[…]
News Breaker
Spotty teal season comes to a close
State teal hunters indicated teal season stayed pretty consistent during the 16-day season: Consistently better in the southwestern part of the state, and not as steady the further east you hunted.[…]
Columns
Chemical foams — gun cleaning magic
I don’t remember where I picked up the can of Wipe-Out Brushless Bore Cleaner — but it had been sitting on my workbench shelf for quite a while.[…]
Fishing
Hot new electronics are coming
Here is a look at a cross section of the new electronics coming our way:[…]
General
Lafayette boater arrested for DWI on Vermilion River
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Lafayette man last weekend for allegedly operating his cigarette boat while intoxicated on the Vermilion River.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Quality speckled trout not back in Lake Pontchartrain — yet
Wednesday marked September’s new moon, and Capt. Mike Gallo feels like it won’t be too much longer before quality speckled trout start migrating back into Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney reflects on 2014’s amazing tournament run
After grinding through more than six months of fishing on both the Bassmaster and FLW pro circuits, Greg Hackney can finally relax a little.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF corrects archery season dates for Tunica Hills WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is advising bowhunters using Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area that the correct dates for the bucks only archery season are Oct. 1-15, 2014.[…]
News Breaker
Hackney enjoys the complete Honey Brake experience
Roughing it smoothly – that’s how Greg Hackney and the crew spent some time last September shooting the latest episode of Sportsman TV, ‘Hackney Brake Experience.’ […]
Columns
Hunting camp preparedness
If you own or lease land for hunting, there are a hundred jobs that need doing. Let’s examine those concerns and do some advanced planning.[…]
News Breaker
‘Mediocre’ teal season set to close Sunday
The second weekend of teal season seemed to show some signs of improvement over the first, but birds remain fairly scattered throughout the state, according to a spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
DeAgano: Pair a popping cork with a gold spoon
Conventional thinking says the bait of choice to target redfish under a popping cork is shrimp, right?[…]
Events & Announcements
Hoover wins Meopta scope Facebook contest
Congratulations to last month’s winner of the Louisiana Sportsman Meopta Scope Giveaway: Duane Hoover, of Ponchatoula.[…]
Apex Predator
Against all odds: The Apex Predator goes ‘full throttle’ in Colorado
Last year, my wife’s friend told me about the hunting experience of a lifetime: Bowhunting public land elk in Colorado. And an added bonus — since the season is during September, no Louisiana deer hunting would be missed.[…]
Columns
Trout Masters excerpt: Finding trophy trout on Calcasieu Lake
Calcasieu Lake definitely has an annual trout cycle, and few know it better than the co-owners of the Hackberry Rod and Gun Club. […]