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The Bodyguard .38 Special Smith & Wesson reinvents the revolver
There are so many innovative handguns hitting the retail shelves these days, it’s hard to stay ahead of the curve when you’re a gun writer.[…]
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Do your homework before buying a used boat
Every used boat should be taken out for a test ride before being purchased, but there are several steps to take before then.[…]
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An old Revelation brings success on a turkey hunt
I could not hunt the opening day of the 2010 turkey season due to an obligation to teach a deer hunting and management seminar in Alexandria.[…]
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Yellowfins: Cold as a fish — or not?
Yellowfin tuna have become one of the more important recreational and commercial fish species in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Their growth in popularity seemed to come from nowhere.[…]
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S&W’s M&P “Pro” is more than a competition pistol
The announcement was all over the airwaves. A convict had escaped from a small town jail about 25 miles north of our rural community, and the local police were warning everyone in the area to lock their doors and exercise more caution until he was apprehended.[…]
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Grunting is over, gobbling has begun
For the most part, the 2010-11 deer season is over, although I still have scrape cameras out in Pointe Coupee Parish (Upper Area 6), and no doubt will have photographs of antlered bucks on them during the middle of March and possibly into mid-April.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish Toledo Bend in April for spawning bass
I’ve picked Toledo Bend for April, because I’m competing in a Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament there this month, and I hope to place in the money.[…]
Currents
Were closures a boon to fisheries?
Conservation of renewable natural resources is a tricky thing.
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Water leaks in the bilge can be difficult to diagnose
I was recently contacted by a reader with a problem. He is concerned because every time he removes the drain plug from his boat after a typical fishing trip there is an excessive amount of water accumulation in the bilge of the boat.[…]
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“Drill, baby, drill”
The U.S. commander-in-chief’s words had promise before the oil spill, but then they rang hollow with the ensuing de facto moratorium on deep-water drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico — much to the chagrin of oilfield and oilfield-related workers and businesses along the Gulf Coast.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Lake Borgne’s rigs should be hot right now
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m looking for maps/charts that would show the oil and gas structures in Lake Borgne for fishing purposes.
Do you have any recommendations for a source?[…]
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We’ve seen the future, and it’s electric
Once again, troubles in the Middle East have oil futures soaring, sending prices at the pump to record highs.[…]
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Marshes are a blacktip shark’s cradle
The Gulf of Mexico is home to a lot of sharks, but only a few of them penetrate regularly into inshore waters. While tiger sharks prowl beaches and are especially common near the Chandeleur Islands, two of the most common inshore species are the bull shark and the blacktip shark.[…]
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Tom foolery time at Terra Nova
A few years ago, the Moreland/Guidry families invested in 25 acres in East Feliciana Parish about 10 miles east of Clinton. My wife came up with the name Terra Nova for this property (Terra Nova is Latin for New Land).[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Can laptop be made into a GPS plotter?
Dear Capt. Paul:
In the past, I have used the Lowrance GlobalMap 7300c HD plotter. It has been replaced, so instead of buying a new plotter, what can I do to turn my laptop into a GPS plotter with the same nav charts and real-time tide data and current speeds that the GlobalMap had?[…]
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Life is a pond, live it to the bream
In my neighborhood, “A Ditch Runs Through It.” It connects two neighborhood lakes, so it maintains a constant water level.[…]