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August 15, 2022
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January 2015

Columns

This seafood is smokin’

January 31, 2015 Jerald Horst

Somehow, Louisiana missed out on the wonderful tradition of smoking seafood. We do everything else but smoke it. […]

Columns

The deer woods

January 28, 2015 Gordon Hutchinson

A pod of whales. 

A copse of brush. 

A gaggle of geese. 

A brake of cane.

A slash of palmetto. […]

You can drop your trophy off at a cheap taxidermist — or you can invest in a mount that will provide years of enjoyment.
Columns

What to do after the hunt

January 22, 2015 Keith LaCaze

As with any other service industry, some game processors and taxidermists are better than others. Here’s some tips on choosing the right ones. […]

Scrape activity includes more than just deer pawing at the ground. They also use overhanging limbs to leave scents and serve as signposts of their social ranking.
Columns

The skinny on scrapes

January 22, 2015 Bill Garbo

One of the more fascinating aspects of the whitetail rut revolves around the wonderful phenomenon known as “scraping.” […]

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves.
Field Notes

Make your own rod sleeves

January 20, 2015 Andy Crawford

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves. […]

Columns

Kayak tournaments 2015

January 18, 2015 Chris Holmes

Kayak fisherman throughout Louisiana know how good our fishing is. So good in fact that the word continues to spread. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.
Bass Fishing

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Bass Fishing

The 7¾-inch Kut Tail Worm

January 15, 2015 Don Shoopman

Alabama pro bass angler Randy Howell got what he wanted and more in 2014. […]

Sidebars

Richard K. Yancey WMA is a hunter’s paradise

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Chuck Wilkins is from Denham Springs, but he spends as much time as possible hunkered down at his hunting camp south of Deer Park. […]

Sidebars

Cutting the mumbo jumbo

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Most duck hunters — even expert callers — don’t understand the language of duck calls. Some incorrectly associate call style with numbers of reeds. […]

Sidebars

About Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area is big, with its 69,806 acres sprawling nearly 30 miles north to south between the Mississippi and Red rivers. […]

Sidebars

The Yentzen story

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

The first duck call that ever touched my lips was a Yentzen. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Tippets

January 15, 2015 Catch Cormier

It’s rainbeaux trout time in Louisiana. Each winter, East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes stock selected ponds with this coldwater species. […]

Field Notes

Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo

January 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland. […]

Sidebars

Todd Fitzmorris aka “Coot”

January 15, 2015 Capt. Steve Himel

Todd Fitzmorris, who is known as “Coot” when posting reports on the LouisianaSportsman.com forum, has been prowling the marshes of Southeast Louisiana since the age of 15. […]

Sidebars

Goose Busters — Who you gonna call?

January 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

The first official Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries aerial survey for Northeast Louisiana back in November showed more than 160,000 geese in the Mer Rouge region the week duck season opened. […]

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