Columns
This seafood is smokin’
Somehow, Louisiana missed out on the wonderful tradition of smoking seafood. We do everything else but smoke it.[…]
Month: January 2015
News Breaker
Video: Duck hunting – helmet required
In a scene that could have come straight from Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “The Birds,” take a look at this video to see what a hunting party encountered earlier this month in Arkansas on the way in to their blind. […]
Deer of the Year
Kenner hunter nails big Mississippi 8-pointer
Jeff Banderet has no illusions when it comes to deer hunting, and uses the 150-inch 8-point trophy buck he killed Jan. 17 in Claiborne County, Miss. as a perfect example. […]
News Breaker
DU to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Monday
Conservationists across the globe are celebrating World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 to raise awareness of the value of wetlands preservation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Noble angler lands 10-pounder at Toledo Bend
When Dustin Rivers set his hook Tuesday morning over a treetop near Carrice Creek at Toledo Bend, he knew he had a good fish – but he wasn’t expecting a lunker bass. […]
News Breaker
Gator-Tail teams up with DU
Ducks Unlimited recently welcomed Gator-Tail Outboards as the organization’s newest corporate partner, and announced plans for a 25-horsepower special DU edition motor scheduled to hit the market this spring.[…]
Hog Hunting
Father-son duo bring home the bacon, down 700-pound-plus N.C. hog
Jonathan Florence admitted that it was “pure luck”, but neither he nor his father, Bruce, is about to downplay the hunt last Friday in Transylvania County that ended with Bruce Florence killing a 707 ½-pound wild hog he said could be best described with one word: buffalo.[…]
Columns
The deer woods
A pod of whales.
A copse of brush.
A gaggle of geese.
A brake of cane.
A slash of palmetto.[…]
Deer of the Year
Shreveport hunter witnesses big bucks battle over a doe in Red River Parish
Drew Ratley has been deer hunting his whole life, but he never experienced three magical days quite like he did last November at the height of the rut in Red River Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Three cited for deer hunting violations in Tangipahoa Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three people for alleged deer hunting violations near Kentwood on Jan. 24, according to a press release.[…]
News Breaker
Tuna fishing on The Lump inconsistent, but looking up
Tuna fishing requires a very logical approach for the process to be consistently effective, especially during the winter. […]
Bass Fishing
Deville angler lands 10.25-pound bass at Toledo Bend
David Cross was fishing in a bass club tournament Saturday morning at Toledo Bend, but the bite was tough.[…]
News Breaker
Solid duck season overall ends in the coastal zone
Coastal zone hunters across the state trekked to their blinds for the last time yesterday, ending a season that for many featured the most ducks they had seen in years.[…]
Deer Hunting
The South Texas Experience
It’s hard to believe the arid climate of South Texas can produce such a variety of wildlife, but our trip proved the area just north of the Mexico border to be a hunting gold mine.[…]
Deer Hunting
Pilsbury’s first-ever buck is a stud 8-point
My buddy Scott Dupre had a wonderful hunting experience earlier this season. And no, he didn’t kill a monster buck – but someone very close to him did. […]
News Breaker
Two Acadiana men cited for migratory game bird violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for migratory game bird violations in Acadia Parish after they were allegedly found with a total of 46 ducks on Jan. 18.[…]