Hunting
Tink’s Predator Attractant Products
Tink’s line of predator scent products offers a variety of lure options that have the power to trick even the smartest predators.[…]
Statewide LA
General
Wiley X sunglasses
As part of their Climate Control Series, Wiley X is releasing the new WX Knife. These sunglasses have removable Facial Cavity Seals that block out wind, debris and peripheral light.[…]
Bass Fishing
Rumble on the edge — Pro tips for prespawn bass fishing
Childbirth is one of life’s most-amazing moments.
But if you’ve ever been around a lady who’s closing in on D-day, you know you can count on a couple of behavioral points: moodiness and accelerated appetite.[…]
Fishing
Seaguar Smackdown
Smackdown is the new amazingly strong, smooth-casting premium braid line from Seaguar. Made with eight ultra-thin, micro-weave strands in a round[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
The Yentzen
Sure-Shot pioneered the duck call market with their patented double reed design. Today, the original “World Champion” Double Reed Duck Call created by George Yentzen and Jim “Cowboy” Fernandez back in the early 50’s is back.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wildgame Innovations Sugar Beet Crush
Add Sugar Beet Crush to your automatic feeder as a high-fat, high-protein feed topper that’ll keep deer returning to your site.[…]
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Slab spread — How to use umbrella rigs for crappie
Umbrella rigs aren’t just for bass fishing anymore. Learn how you can use the multi-bait outfits to force crappie into feeding frenzies.[…]
Hunting
Original Henry Rifle
In 2013 Henry Repeating Arms announced the return of the Original Henry Rifle.[…]
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Cover: January 2014
Jon Black killed this 25-point buck a week after his son shot a 170-inch deer. Read about the hunt during which this amazing deer was killed on page 14.[…]
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Fourth-quarter adjustments — Late-season deer hunting strategies
It is often necessary to adjust the game plan at halftime when the Saints — or any football team, for that matter — are engaged in an important game.[…]
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Head games – Defining a trophy deer is difficult
Every year scores of hunters harvest whitetails throughout the state. Each buck, in the eyes of the beholder, is truly a trophy – hosting a set of antlers that are individually unique.[…]
Hog Hunting
LDWF strongly discourages hog, coyote snares in bear areas
Because biologists have been called upon in recent weeks to release several bears caught in coyote or hog snares, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is strongly recommending that trappers refrain from using snares in at least 15 parishes across the state.[…]
Deer of the Year
Pineville 7th-grader takes down 11-pointer at youth lottery hunt in Ferriday
The current Louisiana Female Youth Hunter of the Year closed out 2013 the exact same way she started it: by taking down a big-horned buck at a youth lottery hunt.[…]
Columns
Ruger’s 1911
It has been noted that what you get today for a reasonable price in a 1911 pistol would have cost you a lot extra just a few years ago.[…]
Apex Predator
Bow season persistence pays off for Apex Predator
This hunting season was shaping up much like last year’s, void of an archery deer harvest. […]
Deer of the Year
Hunter’s first-ever buck is 18-point non-typical in St. Helena Parish
Brian Pradat picked the wrong time to eat a bag of peanuts in his box stand in St. Helena Parish on Dec. 15, but the big buck heading straight for him didn’t seem to mind one bit.[…]