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Right place, right time
How often have you heard a deer hunter say: “So many choices, so little time?” […]
Statewide LA
General
ThermaCELL Heated Insoles ProFLEX
Now with even more flexibility, the ThermaCELL Heated Insoles ProFLEX features a removable, rechargeable battery that can quickly be changed while the insole remains in your footwear.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall lunkers like grass
Shorter days and sliding water temperatures tell bass it’s belly packing time and a great many will move up from summer depths.[…]
Fishing
Bass Assassin
Whether you’re fishing inshore or offshore, freshwater or salt, Bass Assassin has you covered. Under the brand names Bass Assassin, Saltwater Assassin, Panfish Assassin, Walleye Assassin and Bang Lures, they offer many styles and lure options.[…]
Deer Hunting
Black Rack
Unlike antlers of rattling bags that produce unnatural sounds, the Black Rack rattling system was designed as two full deer racks that allow you to create the illusion of two bucks aggressively crashing and fighting.[…]
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Ensuring a trophy mount
The crashing noise startled me.
It was like a sound effect from one of those old western movies during a saloon brawl, where some cowpoke always grabs a chair and smashes it over the sheriff deputy’s head. […]
Hunting
Millennium’s M100u
The new Millennium M100u Hang-On stand offers comfort for all-day hunts and enough room to feel stable on those awkward angle shots. Weighing in at just 11.5 pounds, this stand is easy to get deep into the places big bucks live and also a breeze to hang.[…]
Hunting
Squirrel Skinner
Dressing your game can be cumbersome and very time consuming if a mistake is made. With the Hunters Helper Squirrel Skinner, small game hunters can make the process smoother and easier by mounting the squirrel or other game in this ingenious holder.[…]
Columns
More ducks is good news? Maybe, but …
No one who really knows me would accuse me of being a die-hard duck hunter. While I’ve spent a lot of time over the years pointing a shotgun at waterfowl (“pointing” being the operative term), what has traditionally gotten my hunting juices flowing has been the thought of climbing into a tree and having a deer — any deer — walk into range.[…]
Columns
Bluefish eat everything
Bluefish are truly the cannibals of the sea. They eat anything and seem to take special delight in eating each other. It makes you wonder why they are still around — how they get close enough to spawn with each other before biting their paramour in half. […]
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Cover: October 2014
Hunting season is finally here, so all you have to do now is be in position to score. This issue is packed with information to help you do just that.[…]
Deer Hunting
Is your deer program working?
Managing your deer herd can make hunting a pleasure or a chore. Learn how to achieve your goals and enjoy your time in the woods.[…]
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10 trophy buck tips, based on success
The day, Dec. 23, 1998, was nasty and getting nastier, and the weatherman’s promise of sleet and freezing rain couldn’t have been more on target, falling over the north Louisiana landscape.[…]
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Louisiana’s big buck locations
When I retired from Wildlife and Fisheries in 2007, I predicted that within five years Louisiana would have a new state record typical buck. […]
Deer Hunting
Choosing the right broadhead
Whether you set out this bow season with your old reliable fixed-blade broadheads, or decide to step up and pay a bit more for the latest mechanical broadheads on the market, the bottom line is that a well-placed shot with either one will bring a deer down.[…]
Deer Hunting
Many resident pleads guilty to felon in possession of firearm charges
Jerry Kenneth Thompson Jr., 44, of Many, pleaded guilty last week to one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition after a felony conviction, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]