Louisiana Sportsman

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.[…]

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.

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.

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.”[…]

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.[…]

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.

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.[…]

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.[…]

Know when to go to the Wall

January 15, 2015 Rusty Tardo

Currently, the Corps is busy building a road/bridge over the Bayou Bienvenue Locks, which makes it necessary for them to close the locks on weekdays.[…]

Hog busters — How Louisiana Wild Hog Removal operates

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

A few years ago a group of eight hunters formed Louisiana Wild Hog Removal LLC to hunt, kill and remove feral hogs from other people’s property.[…]

Varmint: Why wild hogs spread so quickly

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Louisiana has a strange relationship with Sus scrofa — the feral hog.[…]

Free Resources at QDMA.com

January 15, 2015 Chris Ginn

Although QDMA will offer suggestions and give presentations on forming local cooperatives, there are a few things hunters can go ahead and do if they’re not quite ready to go that far just yet.[…]

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.[…]

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.[…]

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.[…]

The Yentzen story

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

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