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Pontchartrain Mix-up — Fishing for variety
Sometimes people forget that Lake Pontchartrain is about more than speckled trout.[…]
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Teal down — Teal hunting the Mississippi Delta
The whooping! The high-fiving! Those glowing FACES!
Everyone at Tad Gormley Stadium on Sept. 16, 1964, for the Beatles knows the faces. All Louisianans watching the Alabama-LSU match-up (also known as “da Game of da century”) on Nov. 5, 2011, when overtime ended also know it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sabine Surrender — Sabine River bass fishing tactics
In the corner of his eye, Lake Charles’ Ken Chaumont spied what he was looking for. On a weedy point on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River across from Orange, Texas, balls of “rain shad,” as he called them, were erupting from the water.[…]
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Whole Hog (Part 1) — Why wild hogs should be controlled
The 150-pound boar hit the ground kicking and squealing wildly. Mark Falgoust’s 150-grain .30-06 smashed into the neck, perfectly placed to minimize meat damage.[…]
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Stupid September — Redfish action heats up in Dularge
John Wayne once said, “Life is hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.”
Me, I’m tired of being stupid when it comes to fishing in September.[…]
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Eat More Red Meat — How to catch Delacroix’s fall reds
The winds were already blowing when I stepped out of my truck onto the dock by Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus’ boat dock down in Delacroix Island.[…]
Bass Fishing
September simplified — Bass fishing without all the complications
As a photographer, I learned a long time ago that it is simple to make images look complicated.[…]
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First in Line — Opening-day dove-hunting strategies
My brother-in-law jockeyed for position along the line of trucks, ATVs and UTVs lining up down a long gravel driveway beside a farm shed in Tensas Parish.[…]
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2013-14 WMA Forecast
Two of Louisiana’s many Wildlife Management Areas were thrust into the spotlight since the summer of 2012.[…]
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2013-14 Rut Report
Many factors can impact the breeding season of deer but, for the most part, breeding activity occurs during the same month every year.[…]
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Bedded down — How to use the bedding instinct against deer
After early morning foraging, the white-tailed buck moves into the adjacent woodlands. He slowly and effortlessly follows a deer trail up a steep ridge. With a steady pace, he heads to familiar ground.[…]
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Cover: September 2013
Now is the time to start planning out your hunting season, and the annual WMA guide is a great tool.[…]
News Breaker
Man vs. Squirrel: an epic battle for feeder supremacy
It has come down to this. I’m currently the high bidder on eBay, for coyote urine.[…]
Columns
“Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire”
Kris Koenig introduced himself to me as “the only national public television producer I know of with a concealed carry permit.”[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Big Bass Splash slated for Sept. 20-22 at Lake Fork in Alba, Texas
Lake Fork Marina in Alba, Texas will be the site of the 2013 Big Bass Splash, where amateur anglers will compete for more than $500,000 in guaranteed cash and prizes over three days.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
D.T. Systems creates online video series of dog training tips
D.T. Systems, Inc., a pioneer of the e-collar and dog training business since 1983, has produced an online video training series highlighting useful obedience tools and techniques.[…]