Columns
A big-bore revolver hog hunt
I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks.[…]
January 2013
Fishing
Semiautomatic fish finder operation
In the early days of automatic fish finder operation, I advised serious anglers to switch to manual mode where they could tune in a much better look at the underwater world.[…]
Columns
To catch a poacher
One of the more memorable cases I recall working was during the mid-80s in Rapides Parish. It all started when the LDWF district lieutenant received a call from a state police narcotics officer in early September.[…]
Columns
Aging bucks on the hoof
Two of the cornerstone tenants of modern day “quality deer management” are herd monitoring and herd management.[…]
Columns
Less is more
Kayaking is often referred to as a “minimalist” sport. However, you’d never know it by looking at some of the pimped-out yaks with depth finders, GPS units, live-bait wells and enough tackle to outfit a charter boat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Vision Prop Limited Edition Buzz Bait
Leave it to someone with great vision for designing artificial lures to put a “boat prop-style” blade on a buzz bait that consistently catches bass coast to coast.[…]
Columns
This is the harvest season
The holidays have come and gone, and hopefully you enjoyed these special times with family and friends.[…]
Columns
Conclave as a verb
For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no large commercial fly-fishing shows in the Deep South.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
It’s rainbeaux trout time in the Baton Rouge area. Each winter, BREC stocks several of their ponds with the coldwater species. It takes a couple weeks for the fish to discover that aquatic bugs and minnows taste a lot better than marshmallows.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Upcoming Events
Jan. 12 — Advanced Fly Tying Workshop – Mono Flies. Baton Rouge, location TBA. 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. No cost. Pre-registration required as limited to 15 students. Sponsored by the Red Stick Fly Fishers.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Understanding tracks and routes
Dear Capt. Paul:
I hunt public property, and use my Garmin Oregon 450t constantly. I have the map provided from the management area pamphlet overlayed on my unit, but only main trails are shown on it.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
FLOATSTAND
Add life-like motion to your spread with the FLOATSTAND, a floating platform designed to support your spinning wing decoy in a variety of water depths and hunting situations.[…]
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Cold fish — Winter fishing tips for Biloxi Marsh trout, redfish
According to the Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation, the Biloxi Marsh is an estuary network of 210,000 acres of coastal wetlands. That network was crushed by Katrina, and battered and bruised by countless hurricanes and tropical storms before and since.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Chatter – An unusual Caney Lake tactic for winter bass fishing
The last thing that comes to most people’s minds when thinking about Caney Lake is a chatter bait. Kenny Covington isn’t most people. He is a bassaholic who isn’t afraid to buck conventional wisdom.[…]
General
SunVolt Solar Charger
This portable solar charger was designed to power up multiple mobile electronic devices at one time. Gomadic’s SunVolt is an ideal solution during power outages and is great to have while camping or picnicking.[…]
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Rut crazy — Tips for hunting Louisiana’s late rut
Gail “Bucky” McDavid of Carencro enjoys hunting during the diverse rutting periods of Louisiana.[…]