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Out of the Gulf, Part I
Louisiana sportsmen are truly blessed with a variety of landforms that God seemed to have made specifically for the myriad fish and animals we enjoy pursuing.[…]
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Hook ’Em Hard
Set the hook hard, son!” the salty old man told me. That short sentence might just be the best piece of fishing advice I’ve ever given or received.[…]
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Grand Isle Fish Fest
Darkness was closing in as we breached Grand Isle’s city limits, and Pelayo slowed down. In seconds, he slammed the brakes with a force that would have launched us through the windshield.[…]
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Duck Season Warmup
As the hunter called excitedly, he could see the reaction from the birds when his notes hit them. They spotted the decoys and came in over the water as though the caller had them on a string, although he’d put his blind on the bank.[…]
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Deer Season Primer
Summer is here, and likely as not, you don’t wake up these warm and muggy mornings with deer hunting on your mind. Turkey season drained you back in March and April, and the novelty of hunting squirrels in May during Louisiana’s new spring season has long since passed.[…]
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Hot-Weather Crappie
We let the crappie tell us what type of bait they prefer on that day. When we first start trolling, we’ll use minnows, jigs and a jig tipped with a minnow.[…]
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Sound Advice
All it took was a phone call to put the gears into motion. Capt. Glenn Sanchez called and suggested that we do a Breton Sound trip.[…]
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2007 Hunting Gear
Every year, hundreds of new products are introduced to the hunting public. Louisiana Sportsman reviewed some of the top new gear available for deer and waterfowl hunters.[…]
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Cover: August 2007-Hunting
You might think you’re ready for deer season, but there’s a lot more to do than you probably remember.[…]
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Cover: August 2007-Fishing
The regulations noose is tightening around red snapper anglers, but those who fish Ship Shoal are finding numbers to be better than ever.[…]
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Near-Sighted
Two terms come to mind when anglers think about South Louisiana saltwater fishing — inshore and offshore. That’s about the only two places you can fish isn’t it? If you’re inshore, you’re definitely not offshore.[…]
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Cover: July 2007
New Orleans Saints punter Steve Weatherford and pro angler Jason Catchings show what kind of redfish action awaits out of Venice’s Red Pass.[…]
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Team Terrebonne
“I hope you get one just like you one day,” my mother used to scream at me as I was doing such harmless things as knocking over our mailbox with the front bumper as she reached out the window for the mail or shattering the bulb under the ceiling fan in my room with nunchucks that were spinning in rhythm to “Eye of the Tiger.”[…]
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Best of the Blue
Across the Louisiana coast, captains often agree the No. 1 question those shopping for a tuna trip generally ask is, “When is the BEST time to catch yellowfin tuna?”[…]
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Lafitte Lowdown
There was the faintest hint of the day’s dawn when Rusty “China” Helmer stabbed the Cajun anchor into the soft mud of the shallow pond just south of Plum Point.[…]
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Peppered Perch
As an outdoor writer, I have had the privilege of getting to rub shoulders with some of the best in the business in a variety of sports.[…]