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Deer of the Year
The 2012-13 hunting season opened with real promise, as the past couple of years produced dozens of absolute hammer bucks.[…]
Statewide LA
Hunting
The .17 Winchester Super Magnum
Winchester Ammunition will soon release the world’s fastest and most powerful modern rimfire cartridge.[…]
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Good Vibrations — Spinnerbaits offer another option to catch speckled trout
After picking up the third speckled trout in a row on a spinnerbait, I looked at Ken Chaumont and said, “This ain’t coincidence anymore.”[…]
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How much are you worth?
Hunting and fishing are huge recreational factors for those of us who, by the grace of God, were born in Louisiana. It’s just engrained in our psyche. Bred into our very genes.[…]
Cobia
Cobia: The curious fish
Cobia feed from the surface of the water down to the bottom, often over 100 feet deep. And they will eat almost anything.[…]
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Cover: February 2013
It’s time to brush the dust off the boat and catch some fish! Learn where and how to catch bass, speckled trout, crappie and more.[…]
Hunting
Millennium’s M150 Monster
Millennium Treestands recently unveiled their new M150 Monster HangOn Stand.[…]
Bass Fishing
Prespawn Patrol — Tips for bass fishing success during the prespawn
Pickles and ice cream, donuts with lots of sprinkles, Cheese Whiz and anything with chocolate — pregnancy cravings are a fact of life, for a soon-to-be mom eating for two (or more).
Expectant bass might not crave anything odd, but they’re all about packing their bellies for their forthcoming spawn. Learn where and how to locate these fish and you can, ahem, “expect” your own delivery of rod-bending fun.
First, consider the basics of where they’ll spawn. Creeks, coves, backwater canals. Pretty much any shallow habitat with good sunlight and some type of cover will do.[…]
Fishing
Pathfinder 2600 HPS
The Pathfinder 2600 HPS Bay Crusher from Maverick Boat Company is designed to offer offshore running and fishing capability never before seen in a trolling motor compatible bay boat that will still fish in 15 inches of water.[…]
Bass Fishing
Make connection on prespawn bass
With any prespawn bait, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Greg Hackney said fluorocarbon is essential during cold spells.[…]
Fishing
Humminbird 360 Imaging
For the first time ever, anglers have the ability to see a full 360 degrees around their boat, 150 feet in each direction.[…]
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Connect the Dots — Deer scouting in February can lead to success next hunting season
My imagination would not allow me to complete connect-the-dot books.[…]
Hunting
Realtree Xtra Camo
Realtree Xtra and Realtree Xtra Green, the new breakthrough camo designs from Realtree, give hunters extra effectiveness in the woods.[…]
Deer Hunting
Target June for game camera monitoring of bucks
Digital game cameras have become essential gear for deer hunters. They are our eyes in the woods even when we can’t be there, and they show us scenes we could have only imagined before.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Long and Short
There are as many ways to catch crappie as there are names for the tasty fish.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF corrects 2013 turkey hunting season dates
Turkey hunting on the U.S. Corps of Engineers’ Old River and Lock Area will be allowed March 23 through April 7, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported today.[…]