Louisiana Sportsman

A big-bore revolver hog hunt

January 30, 2013 Gordon Hutchinson

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.[…]

Semiautomatic fish finder operation

January 28, 2013 Allan Tarvid

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.[…]

To catch a poacher

January 23, 2013 Keith LaCaze

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.[…]

Aging bucks on the hoof

January 21, 2013 Bill Garbo

Two of the cornerstone tenants of modern day “quality deer management” are herd monitoring and herd management.[…]

Less is more

January 16, 2013 Chris Holmes

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.[…]

Vision Prop Limited Edition Buzz Bait

January 14, 2013 Don Shoopman

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.[…]

This is the harvest season

January 9, 2013 David Moreland

The holidays have come and gone, and hopefully you enjoyed these special times with family and friends.[…]

Conclave as a verb

January 7, 2013 Catch Cormier

For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no large commercial fly-fishing shows in the Deep South.[…]

Tippets

January 7, 2013 Catch Cormier

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.[…]

Upcoming Events

January 7, 2013 Catch Cormier

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.[…]

Understanding tracks and routes

January 4, 2013 Captain Paul Titus

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.[…]