Sidebars
History
Although foreign to many Louisiana hunters, layout-boat hunting is steeped in waterfowling tradition, originating in the days of commercial duck hunting in the lakes and bays of the northern and eastern United States.[…]
Hunting
Bobby C's Outdoors
Gun safety a must when dove season opens
Last week, this writer recounted the best dove hunt of my life, when I limited out — 12 back then — in less than a box of shells in under an hour. But even better than my shooting was the organization of the hunt, which was held by a Delta landowner to benefit his son’s high school baseball team.[…]
News Breaker
Dove-hunting shooting hours clarified
Information detailing dove-hunting shooting hours in the printed version of the 2012-13 Louisiana Hunting Regulations was wrong, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.
The shooting-hours note on page 28 of the printed regulations booklet indicates Sept. 3 is the exception to the standard rule that shooting can start a half hour before sunrise and continue until sunset.[…]
Columns
Security tips for your hunting ground
Should a trespasser be confronted on your property, handle the situation with caution. A poacher will be armed.[…]
Hunting
Five men cited for allegedly shooting ducks, rabbits out of season.
Five men were cited Aug. 18 for alleged poaching violations after Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries agents reportedly caught them cleaning ducks and rabbits in a St. Charles Parish backyard, the agency reported.[…]
Hunting
Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday is around the corner
The Annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday set for Sept. 7-9 is the perfect time to stock up on all the hunting supplies for the coming year without paying state or local taxes.
That means stores selling outdoor-related equipment should be hopping the second weekend of September.[…]
Hunting
Little Bear Pack meets every hunter’s need
There’s no denying I’m a gear junkie. I have two of just about everything and rarely need half of it, but I still like to try it out, which is why my garage looks like a camo bomb went off.[…]
Columns
Pre-season priorities
As we transition into August and the pre-season, there are numerous tasks that we as outdoorsmen should be busily engaged in.[…]
News Breaker
60-day waterfowl season tentatively set
Tentative dates allowing for 60 days of hunting were set for 2012-13 waterfowl seasons in early August during the regular meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Deer Hunting
Promise Keepers: Tips for opening-morning bow hunts
Bowhunters spend all summer promising themselves that things are going to be different this year.[…]
Hunting
Sporting clays shoot set to support prostate cancer research
A sporting clays shoot this Saturday (Aug. 18) will raise money for prostate cancer research and awareness, with all proceeds going to Dr. Oliver Sarton’s Prostate Cancer Research Fund at the Tulane Cancer Center.[…]
Columns
Going hog wild
I mentioned last month that the hogs were finally beginning to show up at the bait sites and I was making plans to put some pork in the freezer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Buck-on-bag seed blends appropriate for small plots
One of the things I love about planting food plots is experimenting with different kinds of seeds. Not only do I like trying out different plants, but I also enjoy comparing feed-store seed with buck-on-bag seed.[…]
Contents
Promise Keepers: Tips for opening-morning bow hunts
Bowhunters spend all summer promising themselves that things are going to be different this year.[…]
Hunting
NuFletch Spectrum Light
With the most accurate and consistent fletching available and slimmed down from other Spectrum models, the NuFletch Spectrum Light bodies can accommodate Easton Full Metal Jacket or Epic Series arrows requiring hidden insert technology (HIT).[…]
Deer Hunting
Place bow stands near paths of least resistance
Although he admits that it’s hard to stay focused on a deer while perched in a tree when he knows the fish are biting out his back door in Lafitte, New Orleans Style Fishing Charters owner Capt. Jason Shilling gets in a little bow hunting during early October before buckling down on the deer later in the year.[…]