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River Runs Red —Mississippi River fills with redfish
The Mississippi River’s nickname is the Big Muddy. It’s well-earned.[…]
September 2013
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Stupid September — Redfish action heats up in Dularge
John Wayne once said, “Life is hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.”
Me, I’m tired of being stupid when it comes to fishing in September.[…]
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Eat More Red Meat — How to catch Delacroix’s fall reds
The winds were already blowing when I stepped out of my truck onto the dock by Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus’ boat dock down in Delacroix Island.[…]
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Pontchartrain Mix-up — Fishing for variety
Sometimes people forget that Lake Pontchartrain is about more than speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
September simplified — Bass fishing without all the complications
As a photographer, I learned a long time ago that it is simple to make images look complicated.[…]
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Cover: September 2013
Now is the time to start planning out your hunting season, and the annual WMA guide is a great tool.[…]
Hunting
Browning Trail Cameras
A new series of Browning trail cameras were recently introduced that are packed with features, including the ability to record HD video with sound and self-adjusting illumination on both infrared images and videos.[…]
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Teal down — Teal hunting the Mississippi Delta
The whooping! The high-fiving! Those glowing FACES!
Everyone at Tad Gormley Stadium on Sept. 16, 1964, for the Beatles knows the faces. All Louisianans watching the Alabama-LSU match-up (also known as “da Game of da century”) on Nov. 5, 2011, when overtime ended also know it.[…]
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First in Line — Opening-day dove-hunting strategies
My brother-in-law jockeyed for position along the line of trucks, ATVs and UTVs lining up down a long gravel driveway beside a farm shed in Tensas Parish.[…]
Hunting
RZ Mask
The RZ Hunting Mask is a neoprene face mask equipped with an active carbon filter for scent concealment. The scent being exhaled by its user is absorbed by the filter, thus preventing odors from being detected by prey.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sabine Surrender — Sabine River bass fishing tactics
In the corner of his eye, Lake Charles’ Ken Chaumont spied what he was looking for. On a weedy point on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River across from Orange, Texas, balls of “rain shad,” as he called them, were erupting from the water.[…]
Hunting
Rocky Snake Boots
Rocky has developed new snake boots in its Rocky Athletic Mobility line that feature SnakeGuard Extreme technology, which fuses two fabrics together to create the ultimate in snakebite resistance.[…]
Hunting
Konus SightPro TR
The tactical SightPro TR, a new riflescope from Konus, features four interchangeable reticle patterns that can be illuminated in both red and green. You can also dial up to five different intensities in each color to be ready for all lighting conditions.[…]
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Whole Hog (Part 1) — Why wild hogs should be controlled
The 150-pound boar hit the ground kicking and squealing wildly. Mark Falgoust’s 150-grain .30-06 smashed into the neck, perfectly placed to minimize meat damage.[…]
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2013-14 WMA Forecast
Two of Louisiana’s many Wildlife Management Areas were thrust into the spotlight since the summer of 2012.[…]
Hunting
Ol’ Man Roost
Even more user friendly than the original model, the 2013 Roost by Ol’ Man Outdoors features padded backpack straps, adjustable arm rests and a redesigned seat frame that’ll provide comfort all day long.[…]