General
Trash-Ease
The Trash-Ease is a conveniently portable trash bag holder that creates a stable, large trash receptacle anywhere you go.[…]
Statewide LA
Fishing
Nu-Ice
Nu-Ice offers a superior alternative to ice and dry ice with their line of reusable freezer paks that are perfect for any sportsman’s cooler.[…]
Bass Fishing
Jack the Ripper
Folks often say that there’s a fine line between lunacy and brilliance, between foolishness and valor. Well, an equally thin margin separates the “Aw shucks!” and “Oh boy!” moments of bass fishing.[…]
News Breaker
Legislation filed to encourage energy companies’ participation in rigs to reef programs
Sen. David Vitter has filed legislation that, if passed by Congress, would ease the way for oil and gas exploration companies to leave their structures in the Gulf of Mexico to serve as fish habitat, the Coastal Conservation Association reported May 29.[…]
Columns
Where’d the ‘sportsmen’s friend’ go?
When Bobby Jindal was running for the governorship in 2007, he said all the right things during an interview with this magazine.[…]
Hunting
Polaris – Gas vs Electric UTV’s
Join Troy as he points out the differences between the electric UTV’s and the Gas Units[…]
Fishing
Lowrance HDS10 Tips from Ken Sherman
Join Ken Sherman as he points out some of the details on the Lowrance HDS10[…]
Offshore Fishing
Voodoo in the Gulf
In this episode of Sportsman TV we go big game hunting for Yellow Fin Tuna with Capt. Trey Pique of Voodoo Charters. Come along and see if Greg and crew survive their encounter with the big, angry yellowfin in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Fishing
Cell-phone holster will cut down on losing, dumping, dropping
The S.M.A.R.T. System Holster from Real Gear is just what the doctor ordered for outdoorsmen who have issues with losing, dropping and dunking cell phones and other small equipment. […]
News Breaker
State snapper season to mimic federal regs, LDWF says
The snapper fishing season in Louisiana state waters will change from the weekends-only structure to mirror the federal season set last week, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Columns
Shotgunning fun
An attorney friend who knows a little more about guns than I do about the dark side of the moon — but not much more — was wandering around a regional gun show, looking for I’m not sure what.
I think he had been caught up in all the furor and hype and just figured he needed another gun to go with his one revolver.[…]
Fishing
You dropped WHAT overboard?
Shortly after handheld GPS units became small enough to fit in a pocket, I remember a fellow outdoor writer lamenting about losing his. He somehow dropped it as he stepped from a boat to a dock over water 30 feet deep.[…]
News Breaker
Feds extend red snapper season
Louisiana’s challenge of federal red snapper regulations has scored a significant victory: a 15-day addition — from nine to 24 days — to its offshore season, which starts June 1.[…]
Columns
Boating blunders
A boat trailer winch is what holds the front of the boat securely to the trailer, and this should be checked regularly.[…]
Events & Announcements
Free Fishing Weekend to be held June 8-9
Louisiana residents and visitors will get to take advantage of an opportunity to fish without the purchase of a recreational fishing license on June 8 and 9. […]
Columns
Lessons learned
As this article goes to press, the 2012-13 deer season is about three months in the rear view mirror. As they say, “It is time to re-load and re-mount.”[…]