Columns
Handgunning for varmints
We were never overrun with those juicy targets we read about in the big sporting magazines — articles by guys who referred to their shooting cult as “varminters.”[…]
November 2013
Fishing
Battery chargers with a pulse
The chemical process that produces electrical power in a battery can also damage it without human intervention.[…]
Columns
Waterfowl enforcement
Duck and coot hunting seasons kick off in Louisiana this month, with the Coastal Zone opening on Nov. 9 followed by the West Zone opener on Nov. 16. East Zone hunters must wait for Nov. 23 to get going.[…]
Columns
To use trail cameras, or not
Something interesting and thought provoking happened to me recently while out running errands.[…]
Columns
Pontchartrain plastics
Lake Pontchartrain is legendary for its fall run of speckled trout. With miles and miles of bridge structures and some artificial reefs, there’s no shortage of locations to get on a hot bite.[…]
Hunting
Silent Killer
One of the things that make slipping up on game in a pirogue possible is silence.[…]
Sidebars
Manchac WMA best practices
The Biologist, Christian Winslow, has some tips for prospective hunters:[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tropical weather pushes trout toward Lafitte
To say you’re hoping for a hurricane to blow through South Louisiana just to make the fishing better would be a tad bit insensitive.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Ghost Minnows prove to be durable soft plastics
The Ghost Minnow we used to catch trout on this trip was the same one Capt. James Wilson used to put together 30 straight limits of speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
Speckled trout on fly? To quote Si Robertson, it’s on like Donkey Kong! A game plan for putting a nice mess of fish in the box starts off with poppers around sunrise, switching to weighted flies like clouser minnows and charlies under a VOSI around mid-morning, then finishing the day with poppers near sunset.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Clovelly Oil Field offers best of both worlds
The particular area that produced all these limits of speckled trout for Capt. James Wilson is a part of the Clovelly Oil Field. The canal that comes out in the middle of Little Lake is a part of it, but the other part, where we fished, is the south end by Brusle.[…]
Sidebars
Youth-hunting considerations
Often putting to use his resources as general manager of Honey Brake at the Louisiana Delta Plantation, Drew Keeth is a staunch supporter of the annual LDWF youth weekends.[…]
Sidebars
Tips for a successful youth hunt
Everyone wants to start blasting away when the birds are cooperating, but emphasizing the safety aspects of the hunt is critical.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Breton Island
“On days with wind, say a brisk north wind blowing 15 to 20 mph, I’ll fly out here and land in the cove, and we’ll have Breton Island all to ourselves,” Bourgeois said. “Boats won’t make that run from any port in those winds and seas.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Gosier Island
“I’ll fish Gosier two days after a front, when we have a bluebird sky and very little wind,” Bourgeois said. “The cooler November weather means you don’t have to start fishing as early in the mornings, and between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. is perfect for fishing reds on the flats at Gosier.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Freemason Island
“This island is just a long, beautiful stretch of shells, about a mile long,” Bourgeois said. “Once you step off the island into the water, the depth drops off fast and steep, so we don’t even wade in the water here.[…]