Features
Louisiana outdoor treasures: J & J One Stop
J&J One Stop quickly became known as the go-to place to buy something to whet the appetite of crappie, bream and catfish.[…]
Year: 2022
Features
Louisiana outdoor treasures: Ivy’s Tackle Box
Small bait shops are a huge part of Louisiana’s outdoors. Ivy’s Tackle Box carries a full line of rods, reels, baits, lines, and tackle.[…]
Features
Louisiana outdoor treasures: Cooter’s
Small bait shops are a huge part of Louisiana’s outdoors. Cooter’s has been part of Union Parish almost as long as Lake D’Arbonne itself.[…]
Features
A busy day in the life of a trenasse
Trenasses are the roads used by many species that make up the South Louisiana marsh. They often lead to the most productive fishing trips.[…]
Features
Racking up cold-weather redfish
Redfish can tolerate cold water much better than many other species. In bad conditions, anglers just need to find the fish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Learn to hunt hard and stay young
Hunt deer in southeast Louisiana’s piney woods and your deer hunting qualifies as among the most challenging on the continent.[…]
Deer Hunting
Punch those late-season deer tags
With a little planning and a slower more thought-out approach, late season deer hunting can be a great time to punch your tag.[…]
Ducks
Waterfowlers enjoy the fast and furious shooting woodies provide
Matt Miller and Dustin Koeppel, both from Slidell, are die-hard duck hunters that have developed knacks for finding wood ducks.[…]
Ducks
Don’t duck the details
By January, ducks have been around the area for a while and know every place they can be safe and where they shouldn’t go.[…]
Hunting Reports
Mallory gets her first deer
Mallory Belaire, 7, the daughter of Max and Kelli Belaire, took her first deer! She hit this deer the weekend before (grazed neck) but she dropped it on Nov. 20, 2022 in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Columns
Outdoor gifts for kids: Love, knowledge, respect and accountability
The greatest gifts you can give kids this Christmas are love and respect for the outdoors, wrapped in knowledge and accountability.[…]
Columns
Searching for the perfect sportsman’s Christmas gift
With all the outdoor items out there for sportsmen, getting a thumbs up on just the right Christmas gift isn’t easy.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fish Tacos
Marsh Man Masson takes viewers along as he catches white trout and brings the fillets back to his kitchen to create a feast for his family.[…]
Field Reports
The difference between Shaky Heads and Ned Rigs
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer talks about the differences between fishing a Shaky Head and a Ned Rig. […]
Deer of the Year
Maness downs trophy buck from his back yard
On Nov. 6, Chris Maness downed this trophy 8-point buck with his Remington 25-06 on family land in Claiborne Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Targeting speckled trout in Dulac
Felipe Ferreira and his buddies went fishing out of Dulac and targeted speckled trout that are finally moving from their spawning offshore.[…]