Deer Hunting

The Mineral Mizer Bag

If you think you don’t have the time or desire necessary to maintain a mineral lick for attracting deer, think again. The Mineral Mizer Bag keeps things simple… just “Hang it, Wet it, and Forget it” for a full year.[…]

Bass Fishing

Basin bass stunted by current regulations

In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew unleashed hellfire and brimstone on the bass population of the Atchafalaya Basin. As anglers learned at the time, the storm whipped up half-decayed detritus from the floor of the Basin, suspended it in the water column and, ultimately, robbed the water of much of its life-sustaining oxygen.[…]

Waterfowl & Duck Hunting

Targeting teal

Teal are considered one of the hardest ducks to hit due to their erratic low-level flight. Teal flying just above marsh grasses and the lowest trees give the elusion they are flying ultra-fast.[…]

Offshore Fishing

Circle hook magic

I remember the first circle hook that I ever saw, in the late-1960s. The angler who showed it to me called it a “tuna hook.” I picked it up, looked at it closely and then tried to hook myself with it. I couldn’t.[…]