Other Hunting
Berzas’ Opening Day Squirrel Gravy Recipe
Berzas’ Opening Day Squirrel Gravy Recipe[…]
October 2012
Inshore Fishing
Dularge redfish get even thicker during December
While October may be a transition month for redfish moving from deep bayous to shallow lakes, Absolute Fishing Charters’ Capt. Marty LaCoste knows there is another transition redfish go through later in the year.[…]
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Suburban cross: Learn how to hunt suburban deer
By 8:20 a.m. five text messages had alerted me to many vital matters.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Isaac’s contrasting wind directions delayed Dularge fish recovery
The earth is a resilient thing. It has a way of cleansing itself after it inflicts its own devastation, and there’s probably no better example of this than how quickly fishing picks up along the coast of Louisiana after a hurricane.[…]
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Haunted Graveyard: Head to Lafitte’s Indian Graveyard for hot fall redfishing action
So, when the voice on the other end of the phone said we’d be fishing in a graveyard, I’ll admit it took me aback. The call came a short time before Hurricane Isaac struck, so we weren’t talking about fishing a flooded cemetery.[…]
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Cypress ball banquet
Traditionally, Louisiana’s hunting season kicks off in earnest at the crack of dawn on the first Saturday of October when a veritable army of camouflaged hunters creep into the woods in search of fox and cat squirrels.[…]
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Start with squirrels: Hunting bushy-tails is a great way to initiate young hunters
They might not be glamorous, but squirrel hunting certainly is more active than deer hunting — especially for kids just starting out.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The good, the bad, the ugly and the dangerous
Whenever hurricanes or big tropical storms blow through our area the fishing action often increases.[…]
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Home Run Trout: Head to Lake Pontchartrain’s Causeway bridges for trophy specks
CRACK!!
The sound that a white ash baseball bat makes in the dry, crisp October air is unmistakable. It’s not the hollow ping from the aluminum bats used in college and high school.[…]
Other Hunting
Smoke bombs unusual but effective squirrel-hunting accessory
When pressed if he had any tricks a squirrel hunter might be able to take into the woods, Simsboro squirrel hunter Sid Havard suggested taking along a pocketful of smoke bombs and a rag.[…]
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Coastal region’s best hope for Isaac recovery: You!
OK, admit it: You didn’t take Tropical Storm Isaac seriously. No, it’s alright. I didn’t either, even when when it finally churned it’s way up to a Category 1 hurricane. Really, what was there to fear? Isaac certainly was no Katrina.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Where to fish for Lake Pontchartrain’s World Series trout
“I look forward to this time of year,” said Capt. Eric Dumas, a former baseball player. who likes the World Series and loves World Series Trout. “World Series trout aren’t necessarily giant fish, but they denote the beginning of the fall run. It will last well into December.[…]
Other Hunting
Fried squirrel, biscuits and gravy make a great meal
Squirrels have even less respect in the kitchen than they do in the woods. But that doesn’t stop Sid Havard from enjoying one of his favorite meals after he kills a mess of squirrels.[…]
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A mullet by any other name is still a mullet
The striped mullet is a fish of many names. By one count, it carries 21 English names and at least 144 in other languages. It is “jompo” in Malagasy, an appropriate-sounding name for this most airborne of fish. In Dutch it goes by “diklipharder.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Best Lake Pontchartrain trout baits for fall fishing
Capt. Eric Dumas is a big fan of Deadly Dudley plastic baits. Bay Choveys are his favorite body style, and he fishes predominantly two colors: slamming sammy and opening night.[…]
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Pinewood Derby Deer: How to up your deer-hunting odds in pine plantations
My son tossed a block of wood onto the counter and asked me to help him turn it into a car that would win his local Cub Scouts’ annual Pinewood Derby race.[…]