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My first coon hunt
By his count, Chris Jones and his friends have introduced more than 30 young hunters to the fine art of coon hunting. Now, he can add one 65-year-old to the list. […]
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What you’ll need
The gear for a basic coon hunt isn’t that complex, Chris Jones said. You need plenty of well-charged lights — including a headlamp, a flashlight and a spotlight. (Running out of light on a coon hunt would be akin to leaving the plug out of your boat when fishing.)[…]
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Lettsworth man arrested for allegedly killing a Louisiana black bear
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 28-year-old Lettsworth man on Jan. 8 for allegedly shooting and killing a Louisiana black bear last fall in Concordia Parish.[…]
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Treed’s a crowd
The late Jerry Clower may be the only person that coon hunting ever made famous, or vice versa. The “Mouth of Mississippi” won a bushel of country comedy awards and never recorded an album or put on a performance without telling a good coon hunting story.[…]
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Non-toxic shot required on WMA dove fields this season
If you’re planning on hunting doves on a Louisiana wildlife management area, don’t bring along any lead shot this year.[…]
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Facebook video documenting gator shootings leads to citations
A Facebook video led to citations for three Jennings men on June 3 accused of alligator and frog citations in Jefferson Davis Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Musking is important
Raccoon is a mystery meat to most game cooks. Much of it has to do with the mumbo jumbo associated with removing the musk glands from the animal.[…]
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How to cook raccoon
There was something primal about it — grown men imbibing beverages around a fire, watching meat sizzle and talking about politics, cooking, hunting and trapping.[…]
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The coon dog man
The people in the little hamlet of Tangipahoa call George Ricks “The Dog Man.” Everywhere he goes, Claire Bell, his retired-from-hunting treeing walker hound, rides with him. […]
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Why freeze hides?
George Ricks freezes most of his hides during the winter hunting season, saving them to tan during the summer when the weather is better.[…]
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11 steps to tan hides
George Ricks doesn’t end his coon-hunting experience when the dogs are put away. He continues by tanning the hides.[…]
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How to skin a coon
George Ricks skins his coons by the open-case method, which produces a flat hide, split down the belly.[…]
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What’s the best coonhounds?
Although he now calls himself a “pleasure hunter,” George Ricks is something of an expert on coonhounds.[…]
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Ringtail round-up — Top coon-hunting tactics
A half-hour before midnight, I threw a look over my shoulder to see if I was dragging a certain piece of my anatomy behind me. […]
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Grand Chenier men sentenced for alligator egg theft
Two Grand Chenier men were sentenced on Jan. 24 in Vermilion Parish for their part in stealing more than 500 alligator eggs, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Concordia Parish man busted for allegedly guiding woodcock hunt on Richard K. Yancey WMA
A Concordia Parish man was ticketed for not abiding by wildlife management area rules after allegedly guiding a woodcock hunt on Richard K. Yancey WMA on Jan. 4, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]