Hunting
Farson Blade
Fremont Knives continues to expand its product offerings with the Farson Blade, a more durable, one-of-a-kind knife that also has the functionality of a hatchet.[…]
Statewide LA
Bass Fishing
Cypress swamp shakedown — Pro tips for bass fishing in flooded cypress trees
It’s the mall food court — the beach umbrella with that cooler full of snacks. For bass, we’re talking about cypress trees.[…]
Fishing
The Bass Hopper
The Bass Hopper is the widest pontoon in its class at 10 feet long and 54 inches wide. It weighs 150 pounds and is known for its stability.[…]
Hunting
Lethal
Lethal has just produced a game changer in scent elimination technology by creating a product that every hunter has demanded for years, a scent free bug spray. This bug spray is more effective than DEET and has no scent.[…]
Hunting
Kingston Armory
Kingston Armory has created an exact replica of the M1 Garand in a .22 caliber file. This isn’t standard .22 that attempts to resemble military rifles; the sights are National Match Garand, which really takes this gun to a whole new level.[…]
Bass Fishing
Max motion — How swing-head jigs increase bass bites
In a lake, there is no takeout menu, no vending machines, no Amazon. If you’re a bass, what you got is what you got.[…]
Columns
The brief squid is our littlest sea monster
Every time I think of squid, two things pass into my mind. First is the monstrous squid that attacked Capt. Nemo’s submarine, the Nautilus, in the wonderful 1954 movie classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, which is based on the Jules Verne novel by the same name. […]
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Cover: August 2015
Fishing options abound throughout the state, with speckled trout and redfish swarming coastal waters, and bass just waiting for you to put a bait on their noses.[…]
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Outdoor medicine — How hunting and fishing saved one young cancer patient
The distinctive shriek of a turkey echoed across rolling hills, meant to act as a bid of courtship to nearby hens. But instead, the gobbler’s vocals worked as a beacon, notifying a nearby hunting party that it was in the area. […]
News Breaker
Zuschlag named DU Ambassador to Conservation
Richard Zuschlag received the inaugural state chairman’s Ambassador to Conservation award during the state convention in Lafayette, according to a release from Ducks Unlimited.[…]
Hunting
Bowie Outfitters
Your Bow Hunting Headquarters![…]
Fishing Tournaments
Zachary angler claims STAR East lead with almost 8-pound speck
Tony Bruce is just 40 days away from picking up a brand new 18-foot NauticStar bay boat in the CCA-Louisiana STAR tournament after landing an almost 8-pound speckled trout last Friday during the Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo out of Venice.[…]
Events & Announcements
‘Jigging for Jean’ benefit rodeo set for Aug. 15
A fishing rodeo benefitting the wife of long-time Terrebonne Parish guide Capt. Bill Lake is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15 at Jug’s Seafood.[…]
News Breaker
Amberjack season to reopen Aug. 1
Recreational fishing for greater amberjack will resume at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, with the minimum size continuing to be 30 inches fork length, according to a press release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. […]
Inshore Fishing
Johnson Bayou rigs holding nice specks
The original plan Tuesday morning was to head down to the Calcasieu Ship Channel with Capt. Nick Poe for a story about catching speckled trout on the ledges in deeper water during the dog days of summer.[…]
General
Two cited for allegedly stealing alligator eggs in Grand Chenier
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for taking 523 alligator eggs in Grand Chenier without a valid egg collection permit, according to a news release.[…]