Hunting
Squirrel Talk
Listen, you can hear two gray squirrels and one fox squirrel barking,” I said, whispering to my son after making a young-squirrel-in-distress call.[…]
January 2007
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Jerk in a Jam
The stretch of shoreline looked like it was tailor-made for a pack of redfish to be roaming for a mid-morning meal. But, it wasn’t really all that different looking than the others we’d come across in the Myrtle Grove marsh that morning, and I was more than a little frustrated.[…]
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Dancin’ A Jig
While most bass anglers are busy sorting their tackle boxes and cleaning their reels during January, there are a few who are actually using their fishing tackle.[…]
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Object of Obsession
Dylan Riley placed the crosshairs of his scope right where he thought it should go and squeezed the trigger. The deer didn’t even flinch. He recomposed himself and squeezed off another shot, and another.[…]
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Cover: January 2007
These stories will get you fired up and determined to spend a few more hours in the stand as this season winds to a close.[…]
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Trophy Buck Threesome
The number three has become a rather significant digit for me. I have THREE daughters who have presented me with THREE grandsons.[…]
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Lasergrips help beginning handgunners
The letter was just one more of hundreds of e-mails I get each year asking about classes: “I purchased a handgun over the weekend for my personal use. I am interested in enrolling in your course for gun safety and concealed carry.[…]
Fishing
Jack plates not always good
Jack plates can be very beneficial to certain types of boats, but they are not necessarily the answer to all that may ail your boat.[…]
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Squirrel Talk
Listen, you can hear two gray squirrels and one fox squirrel barking,” I said, whispering to my son after making a young-squirrel-in-distress call.[…]
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Marsh Mashing
What could put Tae Bo, Pilates and Jazzercise to shame when it comes to air-sucking cardiovascular activity? What would make someone want to suffer charlie horses to the point of screaming for those around them to put them out of their misery?[…]
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Play the game to save money at shows
If you’re in the market for a new boat — and who’s not always at least looking — this may be the best time of the year to make your best deal. Why? Because it’s boat show season, that’s why![…]
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Move it or Lose it
Doc Fontaine’s got a dandy camp and duck lease near Cocodrie. It’s got “beautiful” blinds in “beautiful” ponds with “beautiful” spreads of decoys (that stay out most of the season).[…]
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Mystifying Mottleds
There aren’t many Louisiana duck hunters who haven’t been snubbed by these guys. No matter how well you hide in your blind, no matter how sweet your calling may sound or how realistic your decoy spread might be, somehow they just know.[…]
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Monster Crappie
I’d had a miserable day of crappie fishing, and only had caught three crappie all day. […]
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Million-Dollar Man
Many outdoorsmen believe Greg Hackney of Gonzalez, one of the hottest young bass fisherman on the professional bass-fishing circuit, jumped full blown onto the professional bass-fishing circuit and consider him the next great bass phenom.[…]
Fishing
Be smart when installing transducer
It is no coincidence that transducers designed to be mounted on a boat’s transom are the type most often packed in the box with new sonar units. They are the easiest type for the average person to install, and they work well on just about any transom design with a place to mount them.[…]