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Cover: July 2013
Weather should settle this month, making it easy to fill boxes with trout.[…]
Statewide LA
Hunting
BowTech Experience
Built to enhance every hunt, the Experience is an incredibly smooth compound bow from BowTech Archery that delivers a silent shot with ultra low vibration and pinpoint accuracy every time.[…]
General
Gneaux More Gnaughty Gnat Repellent
After extensive testing, Gneaux More Gnaughty Gnat Repellent from Marina Cottage Soap Co. has proven itself to repel gnats and allow sportsmen to enjoy outdoor activities.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tantalizing Topwaters — How to maximize fishing odds with surface baits
So I’m sitting in the middle of the lake with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Scroggins as he chats boat-to-boat with a fellow tournament pro, when the telltale flipping, splashing and ravenous commotion signalled schooling bass even before we turned our heads for visual confirmation.[…]
General
Wicked Audio
Wicked Audio’s Helix line of dual-color headphones allow you to be as active as you’d like without worrying about the earbuds falling out. Perfect for the on-the-go sportsmen, they offer flexibility and a comfortable and snug fit.[…]
General
GUNK Tough Series
GUNK recently introduced a new line of appearance cleaners specifically formulated for trucks and SUVs. The Tough Series line includes a concentrated Truck Wash, heavy duty Tire & Wheel Cleaner, Bug Remover, deep cleaning Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner and a tint safe Glass Cleaner.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Cops — Tips for summertime crappie-fishing success
Covering water and watching the speed limit are keys to success when crappie scatter during the oppressive summer heat. Here are some tips.[…]
Events & Announcements
Mayne named chief LDWF agent
Jeff Mayne has been named to lead the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Enforcement Division, the agency reported.[…]
Fishing
State wildlife agents on the lookout for impaired boaters this weekend
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents will be patrolling state waterways this weekend for boat operators who have been drinking and driving.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules DUI stops
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division (LDWF/LED) agents will take part in Operation Dry Water from June 28-30 with increased patrols for boaters operating or driving a boat while intoxicated (DWI) enforcement and boating safety.[…]
General
Don’t forget to renew licenses
Another year has slipped away since you bought your fishing licenses. So don’t forget to purchase your 2013-14 fishing licenses — and you can now start buying your hunting licenses for the upcoming season.[…]
Columns
The building of ‘Beulah Belle’
In the late ’40s and ’50s, the United States was undergoing a boom economy, recovering from restricted materiel supplies that resulted from World War II.[…]
News Breaker
Early teal season bag limit bumped to six birds
Waterfowl hunters received a special treat last week with the announcement that they will be allowed to kill six birds during the September teal hunting season instead of the four-bird bag that has been in effect for years.[…]
General
Keeping it clean
LCD screen brightness, contrast and resolution improve with every new generation of marine electronics. Higher pixel counts, new sonar technologies, more-vibrant colors and improved visibility under adverse light conditions let us see tiny sonar and chart details that would have been invisible a decade ago without zooming to enlarge the screen picture.[…]
Columns
Managing and protecting the Louisiana black bear
I like bears. I like black ones, brown ones and white ones, and I like the fact they still roam free in some of their original habitat ranges. The wild places just wouldn’t seem quite as wild without the bear.[…]
Columns
It just didn’t seem right
A couple of years ago one frosty clear morning in early January 2011, as the whitetail rut was rapidly drawing to a close, I still had not closed the deal on a particular 6 ½-year-old buck that had been on our hit list for the better part of two seasons.[…]