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Using your GPS to improve your hunting
Recently I covered how to improve your fishing by using your GPS unit. Now, I will discuss how to improve your hunting by using your GPS unit.[…]
January 2015
Columns
Louisiana sawfish are just memories
It’s not likely that many Louisiana coastal anglers give sawfish a thought. In fact, it’s not likely that anyone under the age of 50 even knows we ever had a sawfish population in the state.[…]
Columns
Hunting no longer a male fraternity
I can remember the scene like it was yesterday: A wife of one of the hunting club members showed up around lunchtime, and another member walked out of the bunk room in his tighty whities.[…]
Fishing
LiveTarget Yearling
The LiveTarget Yearling BaitBall series delivers some of the most life-like lure patterns ever created using the intricate LiveTarget design elements for baitfish anatomy and color patterns.[…]
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Cover: January 2015
Forming agreements with neighboring hunters can produce great results, with plenty of does and more mature bucks to hunt.[…]
Deer Hunting
Evolved’s Dirt Bag and Dirt Block
Made with Evolved’s own blend of molasses flavoring and other ingredients deer can’t resist, Dirt Bag and Dirt Block attractants are packed with flavors and nutrients that help draw in deer.[…]
Hunting
Advantage Blinds
Advantage Blinds can be hunted from an elevated position or from the ground and are available in a 2 or 4-person design with plenty of room.[…]
Fishing
Power where you need it
Most boats come equipped with fuse blocks bearing just enough fuses to power their factory-installed 12-volt equipment, and you are on your own if you want to add accessories.[…]
Contents
Late is great — Deer-hunting tips for late-season success
Winter officially began on Dec. 21, and January and February are the peak winter months for the Bayou State. Mother Nature has lowered the thermostat, and the number of deer hunting days are dwindling.[…]
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The Great Wall of Chalmette — Fishing tips for the Michoud floodwall
There are some very famous walls in our world. For instance, there’s the Great Wall of China, a historical monument and one of the rare, still-extant wonders of the ancient world. It stretches out over a distance of 5,000 miles and took two millenniums to build.[…]
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Search and destroy — Group forms to exterminate Louisiana’s wild hogs
The hydraulics on the fork lift whined as it picked up the last pallet load of dead hogs.[…]
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Cooperative Approach
I’m always hesitant to vocalize that burping sound I hear so many television hunters make whenever they want to stop a deer.[…]
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Red River Revel — Duck-hunting tactics for Richard K. Yancey WMA
The air was so cold it felt like icicles stabbing my lungs every time I inhaled. The Wilkins gang was launching their surface-drive boat off the Red River levee into a 1,200-acre greentree reservoir on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Mangement Area.[…]
Features
Calling all ducks — Top 9 duck-calling tips
Have you put the time into truly learning how to call ducks into shotgun range? These hunters tell how to get the most out of your time.[…]
Bass Fishing
Paddling Spots — Top streams for Kentucky bass
“You gotta be outcha mind!”
Artie was stuck on his favorite quip. Any suggestion from anyone in Doc’s den that festive evening provoked it, as Artie rolled his eyes and grimaced in mock horror.[…]
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Saving the best for last — Late-season tips for Northeast Louisiana duck hunting
Four big, curious greenhead mallards broke off the flight pattern from a group of 20 or so high-flying ducks and circled high above the decoy spread.[…]