Columns
Legless reptiles
I still remember a certain evening bow hunt many years ago at a hunting property in Copiah County that I owned at the time.[…]
Hunting
Columns
There’s gold in them there woods
Well, it’s not gold, but to a deer manager, habitat with an understory of lush, desirable native deer plants is just as good as gold.[…]
News Breaker
Duck hunter input wanted on potential changes for 2015-16 seasons
With possible changes looming for both the 2015 and 2016 duck hunting seasons — including zone and split adjustments — Louisiana’s waterfowl study leader is encouraging all hunters to participate in the every-five-year 2015 survey, which wraps up on June 30.[…]
News Breaker
2016 LDWF Duck Stamp Contest to feature gray ducks
The most abundant duck in Louisiana’s coastal marshes will be the featured species in the 2016 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp competition, according to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
VIDEO: Bobcat attacks turkey hunter
It’s a good bet the Virginia hunter in the attached video thought he was capturing a special moment when a bobcat responded to his turkey call, stalking to within feet of the man’s position.[…]
Features
Bullfrogs are greedy
Bullfrogs are aggressive and greedy predators. They are actually quite easy to catch on fishing lures during the daytime. […]
NEW PRODUCTS
Crystal Clucker
Call-maker John Tanner of Hemingway, S.C., knows how to make high-quality calls out of a number of different woods, as his newest turkey call, the Crystal Clucker, shows.[…]
Deer Hunting
Battle Bones
Flextone Game Calls recently introduced the new Battle Bones rattling antlers. They make ultra-realistic buck fighting sounds and are much safer to carry than real whitetail antlers.[…]
Hunting
Petzl Tactikka+ headlamp
The Petzl Tactikka+ headlamp offers great, hands-free lighting for outdoors enthusiasts. It can be used as a coon-hunter’s nightlight, an after-dark fisherman’s friend or a hands-free light for walking to and from your hunting area.[…]
Hunting
Senate committee saves Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday
A Senate committee on Monday saved the popular Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, stripping it from legislation that if ultimately approved could suspend the two other scheduled sales tax holidays for the 2015-16 fiscal year.[…]
News Breaker
Plaquemines Parish Council introduces new ordinance to axe mud boat restrictions
After Thursday night’s council meeting, it looks like the controversial Plaquemines Parish mud boat ordinance might really be dead in the water this time.[…]
Hunting
Bill suspending state sales tax holidays easily passes House of Representatives
A bill that would suspend all state sales tax holidays for the 2016 fiscal year — including the annual three-day Second Amendment event held each September in advance of hunting season — easily passed through the Louisiana House of Representatives on Tuesday.[…]
News Breaker
Plaquemines Parish mud boat ordinance not to be vetoed, Lafayette attorney says
The Plaquemines Parish president apparently has no plans to veto a controversial mud motor ordinance passed by the council earlier this month — despite a request from the measure’s author to scrap it entirely, according to a Lafayette attorney.[…]
Hunting
Video: Gator vs. pickup truck? No contest
Some videos leave you scratching your head, wondering why people choose to do really stupid things — all while recording themselves as apparent proof of their poor decision-making ability.[…]
Hunting
Arnaudville man cited for poisoning coyote, vultures and possums
A 71-year-old Arnaudville man was cited by agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries earlier this month after admitting to lacing pig parts with a toxic pesticide and putting them out on a road in St. Martin Parish to kill coyotes and improve his rabbit hunting.[…]
Columns
One of the good guys has gone home
On March 15, Dr. George Dugal passed away at his home in Lafayette. He was 84, a retired dentist, a good husband, father, grandfather and so much more.[…]