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Family matters — Quality deer management is a family matter on this land
Mark Huvall had seen a huge deer several times over the past few years, and now the buck was walking right into his lap.[…]
December 2012
Inshore Fishing
Picking conditions for December trout fishing
Bryce Michel has so much confidence in the Lake Mechant/Lake de Cade area in November and December that he thinks the biggest mistake a fisherman can make is staying at home instead of going fishing.[…]
Sidebars
Law of the land
We hunted in one of three of Chuck Buckley’s blinds Martin has inherited from him.[…]
Deer Hunting
You’ve got to let deer grow
According to Dugas, once hunters have decided just what is possible on their lands of choice for quality deer management — they then have to make a decision on what can be harvested.[…]
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Cover: December 2012
Collin Merritt killed this huge buck after trying 17 times to intercept it.[…]
General
ThermaCELL Heated Insoles
ThermaCELL Heated Insoles will transform how you spend time outdoors waiting for that trophy buck to appear.[…]
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City Limits — Lake Charles, Lake Prien full of winter speckled trout
Capt. Nick Poe just knew back in June he would be having one of the most hellacious fall and winter fishing seasons he had ever experienced on the Calcasieu estuary.[…]
Sidebars
Read signs
Newcomers to Lake Catahoula hunting must be aware of where they can and can’t legally go.[…]
Deer Hunting
Shoot does for better deer management
For a couple of reasons, Roland Dugas Jr., his family and guests take does during mid-October through mid-December.[…]
Sidebars
Defining Lake Catahoula
Defining Catahoula is difficult. Perhaps it is easier to define what it is not.[…]
Fishing
Magellan eXplorist
Featuring easy-to-use menus, a built-in camera and a 3-inch color touchscreen, the Magellan eXplorist 510 Marine Edition provides boaters with navigation charts and data for thousands of U.S. lakes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Slow your bait down to catch sluggish specks
There is no question speckled trout have to eat during the winter, but that doesn’t mean they eat the same way they do during the summer.[…]
Sidebars
Chuck Buckley: The man
Martin Close III’s father Martin Jr. often good-naturedly called his friend Chuck Buckley an “unnaturalized citizen” of Alexandria.[…]
Deer Hunting
Feeding quality whitetails critical to quality deer management
In Dugas’ opinion, food for quality whitetails has to be distributed throughout the entire property 12 months out of the year.[…]
General
Magnalight LED Golight
The new spotlight from Magnalight.com combines the power and long life of LEDs with the versatility and convenience of remote control operation.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Get light baits deep quickly with fluorocarbon line
As much as some folks have settled on braided line for much of their saltwater fishing, Nick Poe said a guy fishing deep in Lake Charles and Prien Lake may have a tough time getting down to the trout.[…]