Those unexpected moments of day-making potential in the midst of winter’s doldrums keep us coming back for more. The classic scenario is a winter warm-up that stimulates bass to move around and chase bait.[…]
Kelly “Dump” Patrick doesn’t have a lot of fancy hunting gear. But he’s does have some favorites.[…]
Football talk dominates conversations on Friday and Saturday nights this time of year, but deer hunting is on everybody’s mind come Saturday morning.[…]
If you don’t think Union Parish deer hunting is in the spotlight, consider this: The parish has its own exclusive big buck contest, which is sponsored by the local chamber of commerce.[…]
The second-hottest topic in the woods in Union Parish behind deer is bears.
Oh, my.[…]
Here’s a few strategy points for winters jigs:
• Trailer Tamer — FLW Tour pro Terry Bolton likes the Zoom Big Salty Chunk for his winter jigs, but he knows that if the hefty trailer rides up the hook shank it might turn outward, cover the hook point and impede the objective.[…]
V&M has had the Wild Craw in their soft-plastic lineup for a while now, but only recently have they unleashed its smaller sibling for anglers to try.[…]
The thing to know about fishing a place like the Saline-Larto complex is that there are so many great-looking targets it becomes a chore to figure out where to start or where to go next.[…]
The great thing about writing about hunting and fishing is that I get to apply the same tips and techniques to my own hunting and fishing as Louisiana Sportsman readers do.[…]
Louisiana marsh hunters harvest a wide variety of duck species, but the ducks that probably most closely defines marsh hunting is the gadwall, invariably called the gray duck.[…]
Washington Parish deer hunter Karl Casanova told me one time that he thinks the best two opportunities Area 4 deer hunters have for killing a good deer are early in the bow season or right at the end of the bow season.[…]
Sixty-six-year-old Cal Kingsmill was born and raised in the Gentilly section of New Orleans, where he still lives.[…]
6 shooting tips for better gun handling in the duck blind[…]
Cal Kingsmill and Ray Bellant are dedicated duck hunters, but they come from widely different backgrounds so they offer different perspectives about the reasons to hunt with wooden decoys.[…]
Hunting piney woods might present a bit of a challenge, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of deer.[…]
Carving waterfowl decoys sounds incredibly intimidating. Not so, said Cal Kingsmill, probably the visible ambassador for the art.[…]