Fishing
Terrebonne Basin Restoration
Chris Macaluso talks about the Terrebonne Basin restoration project.[…]
Month: September 2015
Apex Predator
Apex Predator arrows cow elk in Colorado
My second year in Colorado got off to a rocky start. After the long 21-hour drive, I got lost entering the woods because the GPS deleted my spots from last season.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to effectively use spoons to catch more redfish
I’ve never liked fishing spoons. Maybe it’s because I never gave them the chance. Maybe it’s because I’ve never caught much on them.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish as easy as can be at Grand Isle now
If you love catching redfish, but aren’t that familiar with the waters around Grand Isle, now is the time to head down Highway 1 and make a trip anyway.[…]
Deer Hunting
S.C. hunter bags 122-inch piebald buck
The race was on in the Palmetto State to see who would be the first to down an elusive 3 ½-year-old piebald buck, and Jeff Kirkley was the very first hunter to make it to the finishing line on opening day.[…]
Deer Hunting
Record $1.6 million fine levied in Ohio deer trafficking case
A $1.6 million fine — the largest for a wildlife crime in U.S. history — was ordered in an Ohio whitetail deer trafficking case, according to media reports.[…]
Hunting
Baton Rouge host of Syndicate Hunting accused of illegal Alaskan hunts
A Baton Rouge man who hosted the Sportsman Channel’s Syndicate Hunting has been accused of illegal hunts in Alaska and has reportedly been let go from the show, according to online reports.[…]
Fishing
Pick the right fish-measuring board
You see it all the time on fishing trips: Someone catches a fish that might or might not be long enough to keep, and the angler flops it down on an ice chest for a quick measurement on the built-in ruler.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Carlyss angler dominates STAR Tournament — again
Lots and lots of people go on fishing trips, but very few people ever get the opportunity to go on trips earned by fishing.[…]
Hunting
Create a hunting treasure chest
One thing that made the Lewis and Clark expedition successful was knowing what to carry and when to carry it.[…]
Fishing
Organize, store hooks with surgical tubing
If you’re like many anglers, you have scads of hooks for different types of fishing because our finny targets have variable-size mouths.[…]
Events & Announcements
Hunting jackets, shirts repaired free of charge in New Orleans
If your favorite hunting jacket has a busted zipper, or your lucky camo shirt got ripped last season, you can get it repaired free of charge and be ready to go for opening day.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Elmer’s Island access road to close next week for repairs
The access road to Elmer’s Island will be closed all next week for repair work, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Columns
BKB Swim Jigs
A Kansas bass angler is doing more than holding his own on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF’s September duck survey cut short by bad weather
Bad weather last week prevented completion of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual September aerial duck survey, but the state’s waterfowl study leader liked what he saw on the transect lines he did get to fly — especially teal in the Southwest Coastal Zone.[…]
News Breaker
Teal hunters enjoy solid opening weekend
Mother Nature came through in the clutch for Louisiana hunters on the opening day of teal season, delivering a perfectly-timed cool front that guides say pushed more birds into the state just in time for Saturday morning.[…]