Recipes
This seafood is smokin’
Somehow, Louisiana missed out on the wonderful tradition of smoking seafood. We do everything else but smoke it.
January 2015
Deer Hunting
The deer woods
Deer Hunting
What to do after the hunt
As with any other service industry, some game processors and taxidermists are better than others. Here’s some tips on choosing the right ones. […]
Deer Hunting
The skinny on scrapes
One of the more fascinating aspects of the whitetail rut revolves around the wonderful, and at times mysterious, phenomenon known as “scraping.”
Field Notes
Make your own rod sleeves
Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves. […]
Inshore Fishing
Kayak tournaments 2015
Kayak fisherman throughout Louisiana know how good our fishing is. So good in fact that the word continues to spread.
Bass Fishing
Spoons get bass biting in the cold
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
Alabama pro bass angler Randy Howell got what he wanted and more in 2014.
Sidebars
Todd Fitzmorris aka “Coot”
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?
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.
Sidebars
Target other species during the late duck season
Like most hunters in Southeast Louisiana, grays and teal make up most of the ducks taken by Capt. Nash Roberts IV, but during the latter days of hunting he will often target other species.
Sidebars
Don’t get stuck in a duck-hunting rut
Sometimes, late-season ducks will kick you right out of your duck blind. If you are paying attention.
Sidebars
Finishing duck season strong
The second split of 2013-2014 season has been recognized by hunters in Southeast Louisiana as one of the poorest in many years. I, like many other hunters, struggled with low tides and what seemed to be a total lack of ducks.
Sidebars
Duck boys grew up
The first time I wrote about Matt Laird and Matthew Turner, they were sophomores in high school — both standout prep athletes and excellent students.
Hunting
Making a fast flintlock
One of the challenges a hunter faces when hunting with a flintlock is maintaining his aim through the slight delay between the ignition of the pan powder and the barrel.
Deer Hunting
Stand placement is key to deer-hunting success
While Savant sees early morning and afternoon as prime deer times, if hunting public land has taught him anything it’s that other hunters think the same way.