Deer Hunting
Louisiana top 10 piney woods parishes for deer hunting
Hunting piney woods might present a bit of a challenge, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of deer.[…]
December 2015
Deer Hunting
Dump Patrick’s top deer-hunting gear
Kelly “Dump” Patrick doesn’t have a lot of fancy hunting gear. But he’s does have some favorites.[…]
Deer Hunting
Union Parish deer hunting No. 1 again
Football talk dominates conversations on Friday and Saturday nights this time of year, but deer hunting is on everybody’s mind come Saturday morning.[…]
Deer Hunting
Union Parish deer in the spotlight
If you don’t think Union Parish deer hunting is in the spotlight, consider this: The parish has its own exclusive big buck contest, which is sponsored by the local chamber of commerce.[…]
Sidebars
The best gray duck call
Louisiana marsh hunters harvest a wide variety of duck species, but the ducks that probably most closely defines marsh hunting is the gadwall, invariably called the gray duck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Union Parish bear populations growing
The second-hottest topic in the woods in Union Parish behind deer is bears.
Oh, my.[…]
Sidebars
How Kingsmill was hooked on wood
Sixty-six-year-old Cal Kingsmill was born and raised in the Gentilly section of New Orleans, where he still lives.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
Weather prognosticators are predicting a wetter, colder-than-normal winter starting this month. That might not be so bad.[…]
Sidebars
Pros and cons of wooden duck decoys
Cal Kingsmill and Ray Bellant are dedicated duck hunters, but they come from widely different backgrounds so they offer different perspectives about the reasons to hunt with wooden decoys.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tactical fishing tips to optimize bass jigs
Here’s a few strategy points for winters jigs:
• Trailer Tamer — FLW Tour pro Terry Bolton likes the Zoom Big Salty Chunk for his winter jigs, but he knows that if the hefty trailer rides up the hook shank it might turn outward, cover the hook point and impede the objective.[…]
Columns
Veteran turkey biologist retires
In the early ’80s, a young college graduate from Louisiana Tech was hired by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as a wildlife specialist on Pearl River WMA.[…]
Columns
Purple-and-gold – Winter specks love LSU-colored flies
The Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association maintains the state fish records for each species, both for conventional tackle and fly tackle. And one glance at the fly-rod listings for speckled trout suggests that winter through early spring is the best time to catch trophy trout on a fly.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Get accessories for your GPS unit now
I have been getting more and more requests to assist readers with finding parts and accessories for their GPS units.[…]
Bass Fishing
Stressed bass: Run or hide
Largemouth bass can be finicky, temperamental creatures under the best of circumstances. When the effects of environmental stressors are added, catching them can seem nearly impossible.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shallow minded — Why you should stay shallow for winter bass
It’s hard to think deeply when you have a shallow mind.
And I would wager that most Louisiana bass anglers have shallow minds.[…]
Contents
Humble holiday — Redfish swarm at that East Cote Blanche Bay hotspot
It was a blasted shame. On one couch in a comatose sugar shock was my son-in-law, staring at the television. In my lounge chair reclining rocker was my oldest son and his wife, both sawing logs sound asleep.[…]