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Calcasieu Crapshoot
Fishing Calcasieu Lake during February is a crapshoot. If you’ve never heard of that colloquial phrase, don’t worry.[…]
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Climb the Wall
Whoever is in charge of fishing at Venice this year must be the same guy who schedules the holidays.Just like staring at Valentine’s Day only weeks after Christmas, Venice guides haven’t had much time in between a series of unfortunate events.[…]
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Cover: January 2009
Brad Pourciau has had great success using decoys to lure in late-season bucks.[…]
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Swan Song
If only Pelayo were as punctual as wood ducks. The exasperating two-winged creatures keep a rigid daily schedule, flying exactly five minutes before and five minutes after legal shooting time.[…]
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Mining for Silver and Bronze
The weather forecast predicted cold temperatures and winds blowing out of the north at up to 25 mph. It would be perfect weather for duck hunting. Only we weren’t going duck hunting, we were going fishing.[…]
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Better Late Than Never
The rhythmic whistle of mallard wings slicing bits of air from the sky could be heard as they nervously circled high above. Too high.[…]
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Attention Deficit Deer
It’s no big secret that our collective attention spans are growing shorter. While the Internet is largely responsible for us not being able to digest information unless it is written in brief bullets, some say USA Today is what started this trend.[…]
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Positively Primitive
If you failed to tag a deer during the regular gun season or if you need a deer or two for sausage, don’t fret. There is still opportunity during the late Primitive Firearms Season.[…]
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Help Wanted
“Help Wanted” signs are sure to be scarce in the near future if economic forecasts prove true.[…]
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Catch My Drift
Wintertime trout fishing requires slow presentation and feeling for that ever-so-slight bite. Drifting allows you to cover a lot of ground and locate where the fish are holding.[…]
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Dummies for Deer
Brad Pourciau had caught glimpses of a buck from a pipeline stand, but never could get a clear shot. The Baton Rouge hunter was lamenting that fact back at the camp, and one of his buddies told him there was a sure-fire way of bagging that deer.[…]
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Over the Hedge
Pelayo was ahead of me on the trail as we trudged back to his truck. It looked like two, maybe three squirrels hanging from his belt. Then the trail made a bend, and I lost sight of him.[…]
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Outside In
I know, conventional wisdom dictates that in the winter, you fish the inside waters for speckled trout and redfish.[…]
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What’s cooking at Bistineau?
Advice from a full-time crappie guide on how to catch more fish on Lake Bistineau.[…]
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Making Sense of Scents
Without a doubt, the sense of smell is the most important physical perception available to the white-tailed deer. Deer rely heavily on their noses to detect the presence of predators and locate food sources.[…]
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Monster Trout on Redfish Flats
Wherever there are fish to catch or animals to shoot, there are anglers and hunters who prefer to forego catching just any fish or shooting just any animal in favor of securing the bragging rights that come with catching the biggest fish or shooting the biggest animal.[…]