Bass Fishing
Tips to stay warm during winter fishing trips
The average winter temperature range in the bayou state is 64 to 41 degrees during December and 61 to 41 degrees in January.[…]
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Other Hunting
Swamper table fare
Rabbit meat is some of the most-delicious meat you can harvest. While some claim they don’t care for the gamey taste, I’ve found quite often is it’s all in the handling.[…]
Bass Fishing
Coastal winter bass fishing tips
• Fish deeper with spinnerbaits and let them bounce on the bottom once in a while.[…]
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Game recipe: Bacon-wrapped grilled goose breast
If the thought of bacon and cream cheese together has you salivating, you’ll love this recipe for Bacon-wrapped grilled goose breast.[…]
Other Hunting
It ain’t like it used to be
“When I was a kid, squirrel hunting was a big traditional thing, like deer hunting is now,” Bob Childress said. “Men would schedule their time off around squirrel season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Feeding frenzies
It was obvious that the bucks were feeding very heavily during September on the property in Desoto Parish (Area 2) in preparation of the upcoming rut.[…]
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Guns and loads for goose hunting
Geese are large birds that are often shot at long distances. that means hunters must have heavy-enough guns and loads to effectively take geese.[…]
Other Hunting
The gem of Louisiana
Kisatchie National Forest is a gem for Louisiana hunters and fishermen, one surprisingly little known beyond the Shreveport to Alexandria corridor where most of its lands lie.[…]
Deer Hunting
Missed opportunities
Nothing bums me out more than going on a deer or turkey hunt, doing everything right, have the targeted animal come into range and then miss.[…]
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5 keys to goose-hunting success
It might sound basic, but without geese hunting is impossible.[…]
Recipes
Old-fashioned squirrel gravy
Squirrels have some of the sweetest and whitest meat of all game animals. Here’s Bob Childress’s recipe for Old-fashioned squirrel gravy.[…]
Coastal Projects
In comparison
While the South Lafourche Levee District managed to orchestrate a marsh creation project for only $20,000 an acre, the reality of restoration work in Louisiana is that such undertakings are usually more expensive.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The West-side Run
On the west side of the Mississippi River, Bourgeois has many options, with some good walkable islands with either shells or a hard sand bottom scattered from Barataria Bay to Timbalier Bay.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tips to identify white bass, stripers and hybrid striped bass
Men, it seems — more specifically fishermen — like to mess with Mother Nature. North America is blessed with hundreds of suitable species for fishermen to catch, yet the pursuit of superfish for anglers to chase has led fisheries biologists to cross breed many naturally occurring species.[…]
Hunting
Pirogues make good scouting tools
Hunting out of a pirogue is a great way to see and slip up on more game if you have a creek running through your property or lease, but a pirogue can also serve as a great way to scout for places to hunt on the land.[…]
Hunting
Silent Killer
One of the things that make slipping up on game in a pirogue possible is silence.[…]