Deer Hunting
All deer fair game during youth weekend
If the sport of hunting dies from lack of participation by today’s youth, it won’t be because of the Last Chance Hunting Club.[…]
December 2011
Deer Hunting
Custom-fit rifles boost youth confidence
Although food plots may not be the best place to hunt nocturnal deer in Louisiana, they are almost a sure bet to get a young hunter on a little action.[…]
Deer Hunting
Members on board with management strategy
Members at the Last Chance Hunting Club are remarkably unified in their management strategy, according to club president Bimbo Brock and vice-president Ronnie Corkern.[…]
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100 Days
Meet Capt. Steve Smith.
Steve’s an odd duck.
Actually, he’s not odd. He is a pretty normal-looking 52-year-old guy, sandy haired with closely set, intelligent, bright blue eyes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Live shrimp available much of the winter
Since Capt. Chris Pike suggested anglers take along some live shrimp with them on their wintertime fishing trips to Delacroix Island, I wondered about the availability of live shrimp for December.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout Rule
As a professional guide, Steve Smith will happily take clients redfishing, but his passion is clearly for speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Warming weather trumps tidal range in winter
Most inshore saltwater anglers pay particular attention to the tide ranges before they hook up to their boats. The greater the range, the more tidal flow it will generate.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Strung out on string
Steve Smith is a fanatic about the line he uses. I asked why he uses spinning reels, when so many other guides would be lost without their baitcasters. His answer was simple, but led directly to his passion about lines.[…]
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Stealth Attack!
I had spent all morning in my chest waders quietly wading through the backwater on my Winn Parish deer lease.[…]
Deer Hunting
Right rifle
There are a myriad of rifle options for deer hunting, and everyone has their favorite. What likely ranks at the bottom of the list of most of today’s hunters would be the lowly .30-30.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale Front
Weather cycles pretty much make the fishing world go round in South Louisiana. The same cold fronts — along with the waning photoperiod — that drive speckled trout inland and the masses of white shrimp out also serve to sometimes violently flush the marsh when strong north winds make their way through the coastline.[…]
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Terminal Tide Lines
One of the things that most intimidates me about fishing inshore saltwater fish as opposed to freshwater fish is how much more vast the playing field is.[…]