Hunting
Bushnell Fusion 1600 ARC binoculars
Bushnell has introduced the new Fusion 1600 ARC range finding binoculars. This device combines quality optics with the latest in laser range finding technology into one easy to carry package. […]
Year: 2010
Breaking News
L.D.W.F. agents rescue missing father and two sons
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents rescued a missing father and his two sons today (Nov. 3) in Union Parish, after the trio failed to return from D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Blind's Eye
Science vs common sense
Why do ducks pick a spot in the middle of a seemingly endless, homogenous section of marsh with the exact same conditions, water levels, food sources, etc., all around it?[…]
Breaking News
BASS sale finalized, ESPN to continue airing some Bassmaster programming
ESPN Inc. announced today (Nov. 2) that it has finalized the sale of BASS LLC to a group of investors including Don Logan, TV personality Jerry McKinnis and Jim Copeland.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year, Trail Cam contest voting begins
Voting has begun in the Nikon Deer of the Year and the Trail Cam contests, with each winner receiving an Official Sportsman Gear prize package. Voting will continue until noon Wednesday (Nov. 3), at which time winners will be announced.[…]
Deer Hunting
Public land bonanza exists in Louisiana
Hunting deer on public land in Louisiana can be very rewarding. Whether you choose one of the wildlife management areas or a national wildlife refuges, you will have the opportunity to fill your doe and buck tags without having to put up with the expense of joining a private club or leasing land.[…]
Columns
Rice field puzzle
I may need some help from you experienced rice field hunters this season. We picked a rice field that had been harvested early and was making a second head of rice.[…]
Columns
How the S&W “Shorty Forty” came to be
Tracing a cartridge’s genetics can be similar to following family relations in the Old Testament, where one “begat” follows another “begat” back generations and centuries.[…]
Columns
Diagnose, don’t assume, when problems arise
Sometimes when working on your engine, it can be very tempting to jump to conclusions without properly and completely diagnosing the problem.[…]
Columns
Specks, reds hustle to new bait
Besides the fact a red-hot soft plastic is the go-to artificial lure whenever he goes fishing — putting speckled trout and redfish in the boat when it counts — there’s another good reason the Hackberry Hustler is a runaway favorite for veteran guide Kirk Stansel and his brothers Bobby and Guy.[…]
Columns
Chicot is great park with even better bass
Ville Platte’s Lake Chicot sits on the border of the delta and the hill land. One side of the lake has a bluff bank, and the other side is as flat as the bottom of a cast-iron skillet.[…]
Columns
Quality of La. bucks getting better
Last month I wrote about the top bucks officially measured for the 2007-2009 Big Game Recognition Program records and how more deer qualified for recognition than in any of the previous recognition programs.[…]
Columns
Nymphing for specks? You bet!
Last month we touched upon the infamous vosi, which is an acronym for “Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator.” Several emails resulted on this topic.[…]
Columns
Searching for Mr. Right
The quest for trophies in modern hunting and fishing is unquenchable. More and more deer hunters put up high fences to segregate the animals under their control from surrounding populations and then buy trophy bucks to upgrade the “quality” of their herd. If you can’t get a trophy any other way — well, you just grow your own.[…]
Fishing
Here come the electric boats
Maybe it was the $5-a-gallon gas we saw back at the beginning of the current economic slump or maybe it’s just part of the growing green movement, but the number of boat makers offering models with electric primary power instead of gas engines is amping up.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Delaware angler leading BASS Federation Nation Championship, Louisiana’s Laiche in 14th
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, La. — Louisiana’s Jamie Laiche was in 14th place going into the final day of the BASS Federation Nation Championship on the Red River. Unfortunately, he also was in sixth place in the divisional competition – putting him as a long shot for a 2011 Bassmaster Classic invitation.[…]