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Hiding in plain sight — D’Arbonne NWR is an overlooked hunting jewel
John Hanks waded the shallow, flooded hardwood bottom off Point Road, hopeful of a successful morning duck hunt. He wasn’t disappointed.[…]
October 2015
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Monster Mash — Catching Lake Pontchartrain’s Halloween trout
“Most people have never seen a 5-pound speckled trout. They call a 2 ½-pound fish 5 pounds. I know that because they do it on my boat all the time. A 5-pound trout is huge!”[…]
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Flounder fantasy — Tips for Point-aux-Chenes WMA flounder
If Ray Scott had been a flounder fanatic rather than a bass buff, I would have signed up as his first lifetime member of Flounder Masters and granted him easy access to my coffers.[…]
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A softer approach to deer hunting
Artie’s cousin Cliff was seriously pumped, despite the LSU-Auburn disaster unfolding on Doc’s mega-screen TV.[…]
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Hooked! Fishing guide shares tips for trout success at Shell Beach, Hopedale
I think the first time I fished with Capt. Tim “Hook” Ursin Jr. was back in the early to mid-1990s. At the time he was running his charter service out of the End of the World Marina on Delacroix Island — and we were both a lot younger then.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lightweights — Why you should fish with lightweight rods and reels
Power-fishing, chucking-and-winding, the grind — we typically think of baitcasters for such duties, while the more modest, finesse presentations usually go hand-in-hand with spinning tackle.[…]
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Perfect Timing — What’s the best time to plant food plots?
When former Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson and I first started managing my property in Washington Parish for better deer hunting, our number one objective was to put in food plots.[…]
Bass Fishing
Two sides of the coin — Expert tips for fall Atchafalaya Basin bass fishing
Stepping aboard the bass boat at Doiron’s Landing last October, I noticed the smiles on the faces of my two hosts. They appeared more than confident, and they insisted the game plan was certain.[…]
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Christmas fishing — 2015’s newest fishing products
Whether you’re a serious angler or a weekend warrior, the right gear can greatly impact your success.[…]
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Cover: October 2015
Opening day is finally here, and we give you everything you need to put yourself in position for an early score.[…]
Deer Hunting
Grounded — How to build a ground blind
A ground blind is a good choice for a deer hunter who finds the perfect spot — that doesn’t feature the perfect stand tree.[…]
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It’s time to peel back veil of secrecy at LDWF
My first job in the outdoor communications business was as a lowly Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries “information specialist,” working under the chain-smoking, profanely cantankerous and unpredictable Maurice Cockerham.[…]
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Mississippi Monsters — Top fishing tips for Mississippi River catfish
It looked like a sea monster when it first came up.
The wide, slate-gray body did a rolling churn when it surfaced in the turbid Mississippi River water.[…]
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Keep the funny face: Knobbed porgies are great for the table
The knobbed porgy, an offshore species in the Gulf of Mexico, is named for the bony bumps located just in front of its eyes.[…]
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Bowed up — How to deer hunt with a longbow
Like most of his young friends decades ago, Gary Pat Craig went to the Saturday afternoon movies at the Don Theater in Alexandria to watch popular shoot-em-up Westerns.[…]
Field Notes
Top 5 sight-fishing tips to load up on marsh reds
Capt. Curtis LeNormand shares some of his top tips to help you connect with more reds in the marsh through sight casting.[…]