Bass Fishing
XCalibur XT3D
XCalibur’s Xt3 Twitch Bait is a fantastic lure when bass are up shallow, and the new Xt3D expands the bait’s effectiveness by essentially doubling the depth the lure will run.[…]
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Bass Fishing
YUM Money Frogs
With the same attitude of the Money Craw, YUM’s new Money Frog features similar action while providing totally new versatility.[…]
Bass Fishing
YUM Money Hounds
Many years of research finally paid off with the creation of an effective, weedless and visually dazzling cigar-shaped soft-plastic topwater you can throw anywhere.[…]
Deer Hunting
Muzzy 85-grain Phantom-MX
Muzzy built the compact and aerodynamic 100-grain Phantom-MX for hunters wanting a traditional style with superior penetration, and it delivered. Now, Muzzy has designed a lighter, faster broadhead option – the new 85-grain Phantom-MX, which features the same unbeatable and superior flight as its larger relative.[…]
Columns
Old-school philosopy
With a weekend off from duck hunting, I decided to look back on recent posts to see what duck hunters are discussing to fill this week’s blog.[…]
Blind's Eye
Success with fewer birds
Just because the numbers of ducks bagged are down in the marsh, it doesn’t always mean you won’t get your birds. Here we are in the latter part of November wondering where the big gangs of gadwalls and teal are, and I’ll be the first to admit that the numbers are not what they should be.[…]
Blind's Eye
First split strange
The first split has come and gone already. My personal totals for eight hunts with guests was 103 ducks. Not bad at all.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
First split disappointing to duck hunters
Despite warm conditions and relatively few birds just prior to the season, Louisiana duck hunters remained hopeful that they’d get a good push of winter weather in mid-November as the season kicked off.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mature bucks not moving much, but rut around the corner
Seems like the deer movement/reports are mixed. I find this to be a tough time of year to see mature bucks, but I know what is right around the corner: the rut.[…]
Columns
Ask and you shall receive?
I asked for a strong cold front, and I got it. I asked for some wind, and I got it. I guess I forgot to ask for ducks![…]
General
Conservation awards nominations sought
The Louisiana Wildlife Federation is now accepting nominations for the 46th Governor’s State Conservation Achievement Awards, which recognizes those people and organizations making outstanding contributions to the natural resource welfare and environmental quality of the community, parish and state.[…]
Deer Hunting
Waiting for the Deer
My Bible study lesson Sunday morning was about waiting. A generation of Americans has developed that does not like to wait for things – people want it right now, and they want it their way.[…]
Contents
Cock-sure
At the end of day six, when the good Lord passed a final glance over all of his creation, a wink and a smile must have went out to the diminutive woodcock.[…]
Columns
New rods aimed at young and restless
Tackle companies would like every lad and lass to get a rod this Christmas. Well, except for “Balloon Boy.” He deserves NO toys from Santa![…]
Contents
Swamp Monsters
O.K., answer me this: How many of those brochures in hotel lobbies in the French Quarter beckon you to embark on a charming tour of a “5-year-old pure-pine plantation?” Or a picturesque tour of a “10-year clear-cut timber tract?”[…]
Contents
Cover: December 2009
What exactly are those big bucks doing during the rutting phase? Find out in this issue.[…]