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Duck commander
Larry Reynolds is a man who wears two hats.
One is a perfect fit for the waterfowl study leader at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries — a position he’s held since 2008. […]
Statewide LA
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Cover: November 2017
Dr. Frank Sullivan arrowed this monstrous buck — that rough-scored between 220 and 230 inches of bone — behind his dental practice in St. Francisville on Oct. 5.[…]
Hunting
Specialist Series Netting
The Camo Systems Specialist Series Ultra-Lite Camouflage Netting works great as a concealment solution for boats, ATVs, duck blinds, ground blinds, tree stand skirts, tripods, ladder stands and more.[…]
Fishing
Huk Attack
The new Huk Attack won Best of Category in the 2017 ICAST New Product Showcase, and is the most engineered, purpose-built fishing shoe ever created. […]
Columns
Fall hunting schedule should include emergency plan
Everything was going just fine until I felt some heartburn and a little acid indigestion. It’s rare for me but not unheard of. Then things got worse — and in a couple of days I was in the emergency room and pretty sick. […]
Columns
Cajun meets Italian: The “Stromboli Psychic”
Imagine our surprise when we walked into Janelle Folse’s Raceland home and she declared that she was going to prepare a Cajun stromboli.[…]
Field Notes
Use “bow and arrow trick” to free snagged hook
Nothing is more frustrating than getting your hook hung up — especially when the fish are biting. […]
Deer Hunting
Make your own sandbags
Sandbags are a necessity for hunters when sighting in their rifles. And there are plenty of commercial options available.[…]
Columns
October means prime kayak time
October is arguably the best month of the year for coastal Louisiana kayak fishermen. The weather is mild, with predictable patterns, and the fish are hungry.[…]
Columns
New gear reviews
The Revo Inshore has been continuously refined since its introduction several years ago, and it’s better than ever. Packing a whopping 24 pounds of Carbon Matrix drag, it will beat whatever swims in the coastal salt.[…]
Columns
October’s best bets in a ‘yak
How: Try for trout, reds and flounder at the MRGO rock dam. Use popping corks with live bait or plastic tails near the rocks. Fish flounder away from the rocks on the north side using Gulp or live shrimp on a quarter-ounce jighead.[…]
Deer Hunting
Sight in your rifle — with just two shots
It never fails: The afternoon before rifle season opens, someone grabs a paper plate from the camp’s kitchen, rides his ATV out to the nearest 100-yard opening and takes a few shots with a rifle he hasn’t looked at since last season.[…]
Sidebars
Tourney winning tactics
Kayak fishing tournaments are held year-round across the coast, and offer friendly competition and great prizes. No matter your skill level, fishing these tournaments makes you a better kayak angler.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bring choupique back alive
Regular choupique anglers all agree on one thing: The fish must be cleaned alive. Even if held properly iced but dead, as are other fish, the texture of their flesh very rapidly deteriorates. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Use big boy tackle for choupique
Fishing choupique the Lirette way is power fishing, and that starts with the poles. […]
Deer Hunting
The right bow inspires confidence
I remember buying my bow several years ago. I spent several days at the shop bouncing back and forth between a couple premium brand bows. None of them ever felt right to me.[…]