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7 Deadly Spots
Here in the Gulf South, August is traditionally the hottest month of the year. We’re all hoping this year will be the exception because our summer heat has been blistering and record-setting so far. The[…]
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Cat and Mouse
Put some whiskers on a cobia, and there’s no doubt it would be more like a cat than a catfish. I mean, toss a string without a hunk of stink-bait on it in front of a catfish, and watch what happens.[…]
Currents
Currents
It is said that every black cloud has a silver lining.
That’s true, but so is the opposite: Every silver lining has a black cloud.[…]
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Dollar Pitcher Days
Catching redfish out of Lafitte during the summer is a little like dancing the Cotton-Eyed Joe during dollar-pitcher night. You’ve got to be able to go forward. You’ve got to be able to go backward.[…]
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Low Lake, High Dividends
It was one of those perfect days for catching white perch — cold, overcast and a light wind. […]
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Postage Stamp Plots
Last deer season, I learned that the thrill of the hunt for me is more in the preparation and the chase than the kill.[…]
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Cover: August 2009-Fishing
In August, seas are flat, bait is everywhere and cobia move in close for the feast. On terra fima, seer hunters start to make serious plans for rapidly approaching seasons.[…]
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Cover: August 2009-Hunting
In August, seas are flat, bait is everywhere and cobia move in close for the feast. On terra fima, seer hunters start to make serious plans for rapidly approaching seasons.[…]
News Breaker
Deadline for alligator lottery hunt applications – July 22
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct alligator lottery hunts on four Coastal & Nongame Resources (CNR) Division Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), 11 Wildlife Division WMAs and 16 public lakes for the 2009 alligator harvest season in order to increase alligator harvest opportunities for the public.[…]
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2010 turkey hunting season dates proposed
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries proposed the season dates for the 2010 turkey hunting season to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at the commission’s July 2 meeting.[…]
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L.W.F.C. sets tentative early migratory bird seasons
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the tentative dates for the 2009-10 early migratory bird hunting seasons at their July 2 meeting.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. to hold alligator lottery hunts
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct alligator lottery hunts on four Coastal & Nongame Resources (CNR) Division Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), 11 Wildlife Division WMAs and 16 public lakes for the 2009 alligator harvest season in order to increase alligator harvest opportunities for the public.[…]
Fishing
The Boat Doctor provides valuable information about use of ethanol in boats
I look forward each month to receiving my issue of Soundings Trade Only Magazine. This magazine is full of information and news for and about the marine industry.[…]
Currents
30 mpg? Well, father knows best
Ahhhhh! Smell that?
That, my friends, is the smell of fresh air in our new, clean environment.[…]
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Alligator Ambush
For most hunters, the traditional fall and winter hunting season begins the first Saturday in September when dove season opens.[…]
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Great 8
Taking a topwater to the crotch doesn’t sound like something a speckled trout angler would have to worry about. Sling a trout in the boat, let him flop around on the floor, grab him and unhook him.[…]