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What’s the best coonhounds?
Although he now calls himself a “pleasure hunter,” George Ricks is something of an expert on coonhounds.[…]
Statewide LA
Bass Fishing
Color run — How to choose the right bass-fishing lure color
Several years ago, I was standing at the counter of a tackle shop shooting the bull when a customer dropped several crankbaits next to the cash register.[…]
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Turkey terminator — Tips from a turkey-hunting expert
Jerry Antley’s love of turkey hunting took him from an ordinary outdoorsman to a manufacturer of turkey hunting products that gained him a spot in the national outdoor business.[…]
Columns
National policies really do matter
It’s very easy to ignore national politics. Even when those matters are related to the hunting and fishing communities.[…]
Deer Hunting
Cervid carcass importation ban goes into effect March 1
The importation prohibition of cervid carcasses into Louisiana goes into effect March 1, the Louisiana Department of Willdife and Fisheries said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Focus on drum, redfish out of Delacroix
While speckled trout are traditionally a tad more difficult to find out of Delacroix in February, Capt. Randall Shaw said it’s a great month to target line-pulling redfish and black drum.[…]
Field Notes
Slow lure fall key for February specks
With a relatively warm February about to wrap up — and a warm March seemingly in the offing — Capt. Kris Robert will take advantage of the early bump in water temperature to capitalize on speckled trout that have already moved up to the flats.[…]
Columns
Who says real Cajuns don’t eat salads?
Janelle Folse has been cooking for her family since she was 15. Here she shares her recipes for shrimp cole slaw and shrimp & corn bisque. […]
Fishing
Serious electronics can be affordable
Unfortunately for our wallets, we can’t avoid some cost increases in electronics. They stem from new features appearing in each product generation that require more computer power and better screens.[…]
Columns
Search and rescue in the great outdoors
Floods and hurricanes focus media attention on search-and-rescue (SAR) functions performed by state wildlife agents and local law enforcement officers. Far more frequent are SAR operations for lost or missing outdoorsmen. […]
Columns
Aging whitetail deer
As you read this installment of Happy Trails, the 2016–2017 deer season is either late in the fourth quarter or time has already expired.[…]
Hunting
LDWF schedules public hearings on proposed hunting seasons
If you have an opinion on proposed duck season dates, wildlife management area rules and regulations changes or upcoming turkey seasons, now’s the chance for your voice to be heard. […]
Big Bass
Two Toledo Bend lunkers – just hours apart
They say records are made to be broken, but some achievements just feel like they’re really in a class of their own.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Video: West Pearl crappie moving up to spawn
When it comes to white perch fishing in South Louisiana, Slidell anglers Brian Baldwin and Steele Sessions rank the West Pearl River right up there with the best of best.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Boat crashes into Empire jetty
A 24-foot boat crashed into one of the Empire jetties Thursday evening, according to media reports.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler lands two Toledo Bend lunkers in one week
Most anglers dream about catching just one double-digit bass in their entire lifetime.[…]