Fishing
Wiley X WX Tide
Whether you’re prowling the shallows or hunting big game offshore, the ability to read the water is paramount. And the Wiley X WX Tide sunglasses make it all possible.[…]
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Columns
Keep the funny face: Knobbed porgies are great for the table
The knobbed porgy, an offshore species in the Gulf of Mexico, is named for the bony bumps located just in front of its eyes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lightweights — Why you should fish with lightweight rods and reels
Power-fishing, chucking-and-winding, the grind — we typically think of baitcasters for such duties, while the more modest, finesse presentations usually go hand-in-hand with spinning tackle.[…]
Fishing
L&S Bait Co. Poppa Mullet C-Eye Pro Series
MirrOlure’s new surface lure offers the best of two primary topwater actions.[…]
Fishing
Arctic Ice Chillin’ Cradle
Known for a superior line of cooler packs that keep food and drinks either cold or frozen, Arctic Ice now offers the Chillin’ Cradle — a cooler accessory designed to maximize surface area contact with bottles or cans.[…]
Contents
Bowed up — How to deer hunt with a longbow
Like most of his young friends decades ago, Gary Pat Craig went to the Saturday afternoon movies at the Don Theater in Alexandria to watch popular shoot-em-up Westerns.[…]
Fishing
Livingston Lures Howeller Deep Plus
Expanding the reach of the bait Randy Howell used to win the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, the Howeller Deep Plus dives 25 to 30 feet and stays in the strike zone.[…]
Fishing
Mustad Jigs
The world’s largest fish hook manufacturer has announced a new line of jigheads that includes bass fishing must-haves such as stand-up shaky heads, wacky style, shad darter, and customizable football and bullet heads.[…]
Hunting
Top 3 safety tips for hunters encountering Louisiana black bears
Just because you’ve never encountered a bear in the woods before while out on a hunt, that doesn’t mean it won’t ever happen.[…]
Hunting
Proposed Caddo Parish ordinance would restrict rifle usage
A proposed ordinance that would restrict where rifles could be fired around subdivisions in Caddo Parish has the attention of hunters in the area, according to media reports. […]
Deer Hunting
Looking back: Five awesome bucks downed last season
Thursday marks the opening of bow season for the majority of hunters across Louisiana — a day folks have circled on their calendars since last winter. […]
News Breaker
Anglers land 213-pound yellowfin tuna out of Venice
Conditions out of Venice Saturday morning weren’t exactly ideal for a tuna trip — the wind was whipping up 5- to 6-foot waves 10 miles out of South Pass.[…]
Fishing
Two men arrested for illegal oyster harvesting in Terrebonne Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two men for alleged oyster violations in Terrebonne Parish on Friday.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Prepped and ready for upcoming deer season
Last hunting season was my best ever.
I was able to string together 139 public-land deer hunts by the end of January. Over the course of the coming season, I’ll be sharing many of my stories, videos, tactics and strategies I use to harvest my deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Greenwell Springs man cited for baiting deer on Sherburne WMA
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited an 18-year-old Greenwell Springs man Saturday for allegedly baiting deer and littering on Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Pointe Coupee Parish.[…]
Columns
These Cajuns know crawfish
Vern and Dee Dee Becnel are River Parishes Cajuns. Here are their recipes for Crawfish Étouffée and Crawfish Stuffed Flounder.[…]