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Duck Walk
I think I would have made a great colonist. Of course, I might not have liked actually being one back in the 1700s, but I think I could have at least held my own for a couple of days.[…]
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Chief Ouachita
Troy Hibbard desired to be duck hunting the morning of Dec. 20, 1997, but he couldn’t put incredible deer sign he had found on the edge of Ouachita Wildlife Management Area out of his mind.[…]
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Wealth and Poverty
When the weather starts to cool in early fall, most sportsmen hit the woods for squirrel hunting or the archery deer season.[…]
Bass Fishing
Easy bites await at Ouachita River
In October, I like to fish the Ouachita River with its plentiful cover. When the weather starts cooling down, the spotted and largemouth bass and the shad will head for the shoreline and move into the many laydowns and sandbars.[…]
Events & Announcements
D’Arbonne Lake spillway gates to open in September for fall drawdown
Through the cooperative management efforts of the Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Watershed District and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish will be lowered 5 feet below normal pool stage beginning Sept. 2, 2008 and ending Jan. 15, 2009.[…]
Events & Announcements
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge hosts informational exchange meeting regarding the upcoming 2008-2009 Refuge hunting season
Tensas River NWR would like to announce an informational exchange meeting on the 2008-2009 hunting season for the Refuge.[…]
Events & Announcements
Shell Road closed on the Three Rivers W.M.A. due to floodwaters
Due to rising floodwaters from the Red River, Shell Road on the Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in lower Concordia Parish is closed until further notice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney bass biting tail spinners
Just one short week ago, bass were already starting to show up in the backs of the five creek arms on the north side of Caney Lake. Several cold nights coupled with some cold rain pushed them back out, though.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish the lake no one seems to love
I don’t know why so few anglers seem to love Northeast Louisiana’s Poverty Point. It’s loaded with trophy-sized Florida-strain bass, it’s managed for trophy bass and although crappie fishermen love it, many bass fishermen never have heard of it.[…]
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Beauty & the Beast
The traditional fairy tale Beauty and the Beast is a perfect example of situational irony. Readers don’t expect Beauty, or Belle in the Walt Disney version, to ever fall in love with such a hideous looking beast, but that’s exactly what happens in the end.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
D’Arbonne crappie thick in channel
You don’t have to be a genius to figure out when the crappie are biting in the channel at Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville. Drive across any of the bridges that cross the lake, and you’ll see boats lined up as far as the eye can see.[…]
Bass Fishing
Low water helping Ouachita River bass bite
Anglers in northeast Louisiana don’t usually think about bass fishing the Ouachita River this time of year with good reason. High water levels usually push the fish so far back into the woods that it takes a machete and a chainsaw just to get to them.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Judge rules much of Mississippi River off-limits to anglers
The right of outdoorsmen to fish and hunt on navigable waters was issued a stunning defeat Aug. 29 when a federal judge ruled that the public has no “right to fish and hunt on the Mississippi River.”[…]
Bass Fishing
D’Arbonne channel holes turning on
While many bass anglers are trying to beat the summer heat by fishing at night, there are lots of lakes in Louisiana that offer a strong daytime bite for those willing to bear the stifling heat.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Take a redear roadtrip to Caney
Anglers looking for a good road trip this weekend couldn’t make a better decision than to head up to Caney Lake in Jackson Parish to tangle with the giant chinquapin that’s turning the lake into a panfishing paradise.[…]
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Shrouded Gem
Folks living in the northern portion of the state don’t have far to look when seeking good fishing waters.[…]