Hunting
MINOX Compact Flashlight
At less than 4 inches long and weighing only 2.6 ounces, the new MINOX CFL 1 Compact Flashlight is incredibly easy-to-carry, powerfully bright and fully waterproof.[…]
August 2010
Hunting
Tink’s vanish
Tink’s new Vanish Odor Elimination products are a surefire way to make sure your scent vanishes before the deer do.[…]
Hunting
Truck Stencils
An avid hunter has developed a way to paint a vehicle camouflage to help reduce the ability of game spotting it and getting spooked off.[…]
Hunting
ThermaCELL Earth Scent
ThermaCELL Earth Scent, the only butane-operated mosquito repellent and cover scent system, now comes in a value refill pack that will keep hunters mosquito-free for up to 48 hours.[…]
Hunting
Nikon’s Spot On
While nothing can replace time spent shooting on an actual range, Nikon’s Spot On technology/program allows rifle shooters to decide from thousands of load and sight-in options for specific hunts or shooting styles.[…]
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Deer Dynamics: Hard Mast
A white-tailed buck leaves his bedding site in a stand of small pines. Instead of heading to the clover plot, he scales up a small ridge to seek out what is beneath the trees.[…]
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Chef’s Specialty
The fishing was pathetic. Everyone whined and moaned — all except Eddie, who grinned wickedly. His eyes twinkled as he looked around the boat.“No mas!” he finally blurted and reached for his knapsack.[…]
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Looming Menace?
“The time for dillydallying with this great problem has passed; [federal officials] are far too dilatory in their movements, and take too long to devise ways and find means to avert the threatened danger, and rather incline to a plan that is entirely at variance with their printed opinions[…]
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In the catfish world, ops are tops
Without a doubt, the flathead catfish has more aliases than any other fish, probably beating out even the infamous choupique.[…]
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Hurricane plans should include your boat
We are approaching the middle of another hurricane season. Have you finalized your plans in case a storm comes your way? Did you include your boat in that plan?[…]
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The Silver Bullet
I first met Hypophthalmichthyes molitrix on a warm summer’s night in 1997. A scimitar-shaped crescent moon hung over the humid night’s air in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
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Venice shines in August — hopefully not from oil
During the extremely hot weather this month, I’ll go to Venice, where the water’s always moving, which causes the bass to bite. For an enjoyable day of fishing and an easy day of catching, Venice will be the most-productive place to fish this month.[…]
Fishing
Plug and play beats plug and pray
Bad connections can cause your electronics to do things that are science-fiction strange. They can cause simple problems like a unit failing to power-up, but they prefer to hide behind sneaky, intermittent troubles that could be caused by dozens of things.[…]
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Money Hound lives up to its name
When it comes to topwater and weedless topwater artificial lures, it’s obvious the best of both worlds is wrapped up — literally — in YUM’s appropriately named Money Hound.[…]
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School of Hardknocks
Accidents, mishaps, incidents — misadventures in the field go by a variety of names. My wife, Carol, calls them “Terry Moments,” and I have to admit I have more than my share of them. Several years ago, I even wrote a feature for Louisiana Sportsman about some of the more bizarre ones.[…]
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Time to make cherry bounce
Louisiana Trees and Shrubs, Louisiana Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 1, was written by Clair A. Brown, professor of botany at Louisiana State University, and was published in 1945.[…]