Deer Hunting
Deer hunting can be an obstacle course
Plenty of stumbling blocks show up in a deer hunter’s way. Paul Meeks shares advice on how to avoid them and tag that big buck.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Get live shrimp ready
Fall has arrived, and so have the speckled trout. Areas where they were scarce in the summer are now jam-packed. […]
Ducks
Louisiana ducks are disappearing. What do hunters do about it?
The information gathered through aerial surveys over the past few years indicates a significant downward trend in duck numbers.[…]
Deer Hunting
Keep it simple, and you’ll kill more deer
Berwick bowhunter Duval Arthur Jr. has gone back to basics when he plans his deer-hunting excursions. That change has paid off.[…]
Geese
Louisiana goose season begins like an old Clint Eastwood movie
Louisiana goose hunters have experienced the first 10 days of the 2021-2022 season. It’s been good, bad and ugly depending on where you are.[…]
Bass Fishing
Echo 1.75: Bass pro’s idea became lure designer’s square-bill crankbait project
Fishing guide Brian Branum’s voice oozes pure pride when he talks about the Bill Lewis Echo 1.75 square-bill crankbait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Okuma DTR Custom Inshore Rods
Okuma designers worked with a Venice-based captain to design a series of inshore rods, it named the series “DTR.”[…]
Field Notes
Boat-ramp etiquette 101
Plan your time at the boat ramp; use it wisely and considerately. For the sake of others, don’t fail boat ramp etiquette 101.[…]
Deer Hunting
Take advantage of rain events during deer season
Whitetails will feed right before a front moves through, then bed down during any wind and rain. Plan your hunts with this in mind.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Spanish mackerel
Spanish mackerel spend much of their lives in open waters, and are spread out from New England to the Yucatan Peninsula.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big&J Pour-It-On-Molasses
Pour-It-On Molasses combines a nutritional benefit and intense aroma that pulls deer in and keeps them in the area.[…]
Columns
Last week of Daylight Savings Time is No. 1 trout week
Nov. 1-6 is a great week to fish because it typically has delightful weather and fall speckled trout fishing is so easy.[…]
Deer Hunting
Millennium GB100 Buck Blind
The GB100 Buck Blind from Millennium Outdoors is a comfortable, roomy ground blind that will fit any hunter, bow or gun.[…]
Deer Hunting
Smile, Mr. Buck
Lessons from an outdoor photographer can help you get up close and personal to a nice trophy buck this season.[…]
Ducks
Goose, goose, duck!
Geese can add an extra facet to a Louisiana duck hunt in November. Take advantage when the goose seasons match up with duck season.[…]
Features
2021-22 Louisiana WMA duck preview
Public-land hunters have plenty of options around Louisiana this season, even after Hurricane Ida’s game-changing visit.[…]