Deer Hunting
Never forget your safety strap again
The use of safety harnesses when hunting from elevated stands is something too many hunters ignore, but it’s vital to ensure you come home from each trip.[…]
Month: September 2015
Columns
Resolving hunter conflict on a lease
Summer is winding down and we are once again preparing for hunting season. A lot of work gets done during late summer and early fall as we prepare for cooler weather and good times in the woods.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 3 tips for better tree stand setup
Once you have a stand set up, here are three of Steve Bartylla’s tips to increase the odds of getting off a shot.[…]
Hog Hunting
Top 6 tips to safely clean feral hogs
Cleaning and consuming feral hogs can be done safely. Here are 6 ways to safely handle feral hogs to prevent contamination.[…]
Hog Hunting
6 feral hog diseases humans can contract
Feral hogs are everywhere these days, so deer hunters are bound to run across them during time afield. And putting some of the pigs down is a great way to manage their burgeoning populations, which can cause habitat problems.[…]
Events & Announcements
‘Clean Out Your Freezer Day’ set for Sunday, Sept. 27
In advance of the fall hunting seasons, Hunters for the Hungry is once again hosting its annual ‘Clean Out Your Freezer Day” this coming Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. to benefit food banks and pantries across the state.[…]
Fishing
6 cited for taking polluted oysters
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited six men for alleged oyster violations in Terrebonne and LaFourche parishes, according to a news release.[…]
Alligator
2 massive gators harvested from Toledo Bend
For most people, winning the lottery conjures up images of carefree days enjoying turquoise waters, waves crashing on the beach and an endless supply of piña coladas delivered by your attentive server.[…]
Columns
Buck watch: How to properly set up a trail cam spread
September is finally here. It still feels like summer outside — and, man, has it been hot and humid over the last couple of months.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top 3 tips to catch Lake Pontchartrain flounder
Long before the “World Series Trout Run” takes place in October, another tasty species usually kicks off fall fishing fever for Lake Pontchartrain anglers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tips to locate bass during fall transition
Sometime this month, in reservoirs across the Southeast, largemouth bass will make a major move from the deep places where they’ve spent the summer out on the main body of many lakes back into the tributary creeks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain yields monster alligator gar
Capt. Andy Jones loves to chase trout and redfish like the rest of us, but in the heat of the summer he targets bigger, toothier critters that swim in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Fishing
Beginner’s guide to fishing live shrimp
Everyone knows how to fish with live shrimp, right?
Well, I’ve always taken that for granted, so when a neighbor told me about a recent trip to Grand Isle during which he killed every one of the 25-cent shrimp he had purchased I couldn’t help but laugh.[…]
Columns
Kayak Fishing Boondoggle coming to Louisiana Oct. 9-12
The urban dictionary offers many possible definitions of “boondoggle.”[…]
News Breaker
Gulf of Mexico recreational amberjack season to close Sept. 28
The recreational amberjack season in the Gulf of Mexico is scheduled to close at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, when landings data indicate the 1.13 million pound annual catch target will be harvested.[…]
Bass Fishing
Green Trout Traveling
From the top of Louisiana to the bottom we went in search of largemouth bass. […]