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Window of Opportunity
It’s amazing the number of infomercials on television now that promise the impossible on an installment plan.[…]
Statewide LA
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Pleasure at the Pump
I can remember when a quarter’s worth of gasoline would putt-putt you around the lake all day long. Today, you can’t motor away from the dock on a quarter’s worth of gas.[…]
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The Nation’s Toilet
During his exile in Michigan, our old Tigerland chum Eddie Fleeks chummed up with some of the locals who showed him the ropes of the local deer-hunting. Not that there was much to teach.[…]
Currents
Days are numbered for gun ownership
While most Second Amendment supporters threw parties and danced in the streets after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Washington D.C. v. Heller case, I was overcome by a very different emotion.[…]
News Breaker
White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area teal season lottery announced
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is accepting applications for lottery teal hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area.[…]
Events & Announcements
New web page addresses red snapper questions
New federal regulations constraining recreational fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico have raised numerous questions about the basis for the regulations and about the species’ biology. […]
News Breaker
2009 turkey hunting season dates proposed
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries proposed the season dates for the 2009 turkey hunting season to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at the commission’s July 8 meeting.[…]
News Breaker
L.W.F.C. sets tentative early migratory bird seasons
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the tentative dates for the 2008-09 early migratory bird hunting seasons at their July 8 meeting.[…]
Fishing
High fuel prices crimp fishing trips
Record high fuel prices are causing anglers to cut back on their fishing plans, according to a recent survey. And the impact of fuel prices among anglers appears to have escalated sharply since last summer.[…]
News Breaker
Declining habitat impacts breeding ducks for 2008
MEMPHIS, Tenn.− July 7- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its preliminary report today on mid-continent breeding ducks and habitats, based on surveys conducted in May and early June.[…]
Hunting
Hunter education classes being offered statewide
As the fall hunting season draws closer, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Hunter Education Section will offer more courses in hunter education and bow hunter education with classes being added every week.[…]
News Breaker
USFWS Regulations Committee approves scaup harvest strategy
Bismarck, N.D – American waterfowl hunters are one step closer to facing a reduced scaup bag limit for the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Fishing
Side-imaging opens new worlds
The basic principles of sonar are tied to the laws of physics and can’t change much, but Humminbird’s Side Imaging feature proves that sonar’s application to sportfishing is still evolving.[…]
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Cover: July 2008
Capt. Eric Dumas is just one angler who loves targeting trout in the cooler hours just before dusk.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: July 2008-Bass
There are ways to catch bass in the brutal heat of July. Just ask Rick Redmon and Mike Shelton.[…]
Columns
Goodies galore at NRA convention
The 137th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits, held May 16-18 in Louisville, Ky., had a little down-home flavor for the Louisiana folks who attended.[…]