Louisiana Sportsman

Speedy breasting in the field

January 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

Hunters who plan to only use the breasts of their ducks have little need to clean and transport whole birds from the field or camp to their home.[…]

Hunting ducks is fun. Cooking them is a lot tougher. Waterfowl are easily the most difficult of all wild game to cook. Rolling marinated boneless breasts in bacon and grilling them has claimed the loyalty of a lot of duck hunters, but unless a duck cook has a good recipe for whole birds his culinary arsenal is incomplete.[…]

Gulf Coast accounts for vast majority of wetlands loss in U.S., NOAA says

January 13, 2014 From News Reports

According to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, wetlands loss along the Gulf Coast accounts for 71 percent of the coastal wetlands loss in the United States each year.[…]

Destrehan man cited for alleged duck hunting violations

January 7, 2014 From News Reports

A Destrehan man accused of hunting ducks during illegal hours was cited by agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Jan. 1 in Jefferson Parish.[…]

Pop-up mop-up — How pop-up hunting blinds up success

January 1, 2014 Jerald Horst

This is the tale of three duck hunters: Edison, MacGyver and Fatso. […]

The Yentzen

January 1, 2014 Louisiana Sportsman

Sure-Shot pioneered the duck call market with their patented double reed design. Today, the original “World Champion” Double Reed Duck Call created by George Yentzen and Jim “Cowboy” Fernandez back in the early 50’s is back.[…]

Rags to riches — 5 steps for successful goose hunting

January 1, 2014 Capt. Steve Himel

The tranquil predawn darkness was pierced with the command that echoed across the rice field.[…]

Coastal zone duck numbers remain below long-term averages

December 17, 2013 Patrick Bonin

Despite frigid conditions in the northern U.S. and almost double the number of ducks here now compared to last month, December’s recently completed aerial waterfowl survey total is still about 25-percent below the long-term average.[…]

December’s coastal zone waterfowl survey shows more birds so far

December 12, 2013 Patrick Bonin

With about 75 percent of December’s aerial coastal survey completed, the state’s waterfowl study leader is encouraged by what he’s seen through Wednesday afternoon’s flight.[…]

Pothole fever — Duck hunting potholes along the Boeuf River

December 1, 2013 Jerald Horst

I had heard those words before: “Ray Charles could find it.”

The last time I was given the challenge that the great, but completely blind rock-and-roll singer could find his way to where I was being directed was in the days before GPS units and cell phones. […]