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Dandy Dozen
Officially, it’s designated the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area. Not because it’s anywhere near Biloxi, but because it’s owned by and leased from the Biloxi Marsh Corporation.[…]
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Papa’s Ponds
On the chilly, early morning boat ride into the Lafitte marsh it dawned on me that summer was really over. I realized then that it was time to put away the shorts and T-shirts until next year, and break out the long sleeve shirts and jeans.[…]
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Different Ducks
Marsh duck hunting doesn’t consist of hundreds of decoys, big pit blinds and several callers talking to ducks at the same time.[…]
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The Creeper
The hunter leaned against a tree, intently inspecting the surrounding woods and enjoying an apple.[…]
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Third’s a Charm
Back in the ’70s, there was a shampoo commercial with the punch line, “You’ll tell two friends, and they’ll tell two friends, and so on and so on.”[…]
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Pass a good time
As editor of BASSMASTER magazine, James Hall can send an e-mail, select a cover picture and edit a sentence all while on the phone assigning a story to a free-lance writer.[…]
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Red Snapper Resurgence?
Red snapper fishing, which has been slower-than-expected all summer long, is now drawing to a close. The season ends Oct. 31, and will not reopen until April 21, 2004.[…]
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Gray Days
Every hunter has a specialty.
He may hunt for everything from antelopes to zebras, but there’s one animal that holds his fancy more than the rest.[…]
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The Fish Empire
Plaquemines Parish fishing has received an incredible amount of exposure the past few years, but there’s an often over-looked jumping-off spot that many anglers whiz by — often as fast as possible while holding their breath or breathing through their mouth on the way to Buras and Venice.[…]
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Cokie’s golden day at the Meadow
“Hey dawtee, guess why Mars is red?”
My daughter was observing the planet through her binoculars. I anticipated some enlightenment from her 8th grade science class.[…]
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Delta Teal Revisited
The teal opener and it’s a coolish 63 degrees. Could anything be more GLORIOUS?![…]
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Hope Floats in Hopedale
It happens every year. Sometimes sooner, sometimes later, but inevitably it happens.[…]
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Shallow-Water Jaws
You should never underestimate an opponent whose ancestors hung out with Tyrannosaurus Rex.[…]
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Bay Boat Blues
Transition is an ugly word for most inshore fishermen, especially those Southeast Louisiana anglers who favor the pull and delicate flesh of the speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Delta Dominance
Venice and the Bassmaster Classic just haven’t mixed.[…]
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Get to the Point
The murky predawn glow of the ride across the coastal Terrebonne Parish marsh had broken spectacularly into a beautiful sun-soaked morning as we broke free of the rich salt marsh.[…]