Deer Hunting
Some hunters scout for deer during turkey season
Curtis Simpson specifically targets big bucks when he scouts during February, so he only looks for buck signs like rubs and scrapes.[…]
Statewide LA
Hunting
Picatinny Rail Adaptor
The Picatinny Rail Adaptor from Redring fits on any tactical shotgun or rifle with a Picatinny rail, quickly mounting on the rail platform with just two screws.[…]
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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.[…]
Hunting
The .17 Winchester Super Magnum
Winchester Ammunition will soon release the world’s fastest and most powerful modern rimfire cartridge.[…]
Contents
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.”[…]
Columns
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.[…]
Contents
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.[…]
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.[…]
News Breaker
Another season of spotty duck hunting comes to a close
Over the weekend, many East Zone hunters were greeted with fog and temperatures reflective of a nice late March morning when they headed to their blinds. […]
Inshore Fishing
Saltwater Perch Jerking
The venison fajitas and sheepshead ceviche were the hit of the evening. As usual for the post-Endymion festivities, Doc Fontaine’s Bourbon street bungalow was packed to suffocation.[…]
Fishing
Saltwater Series: Calcasieu Lake
The best day Capt. Nick Poe ever had on Calcasieu Lake was during February of last year. While wading with a friend, the two young anglers caught 30 trout over 4 pounds.[…]
Events & Announcements
2013 Louisiana High School Fishing Championship to be held March 10
The 2013 Student Angler Federation Louisiana High School Fishing State Championship will be held on Caddo Lake on March 10, the Bass Federation announced.[…]
Fishing
Semiautomatic fish finder operation
In the early days of automatic fish finder operation, I advised serious anglers to switch to manual mode where they could tune in a much better look at the underwater world.[…]
Other Hunting
Late-Season Squirrels
From the piney woods of the north to the alluvial Mississippi River basin’s bottomland hardwoods to the coastal marshes — all across Louisiana there is a certain quietness that seems to take over in late winter.[…]