Columns
Colorado ranch offers romantic adventure
Thirty years. That’s how long Lisa and I have been happily married. And almost as long since our last trip to Colorado.[…]
Statewide LA
Other Hunting
From the archive: Bow Wow bushytails
One advantage I had growing up out on the rural route was an early introduction to hunting. I was blessed with a dad who hunted and who saw the advantages of introducing his two sons to the sport not long after we were out of diapers.[…]
News Breaker
Turkey season looks mediocre, biologist says
When ducks have a good hatch, hunters reap the rewards within a few months. The same definitely cannot be said for wild turkeys and the hunters who pursue them.[…]
General
ZipVac: King Filet vacuum storage bags
ZipVac now offers even more versatility in vacuum storage with it King Filet vacuum packing bags. The 14-inch-by-30-inch bags will protect big fish from freezer burn, or it can also be used to keep the elements away from hunting and fishing gear.[…]
Columns
A crankbait you can flip like a jig?
Want to get your hands on a new lipless crankbait the manufacturer says can be used in the conventional way as well as, hold on to your boat’s bench seat, flipping it like a jig?[…]
Columns
Time for the Tenth Legion to make ready
It’s never fun spending the holidays at the hospital, but I guess it is worse when you know a loved one is not coming home. My wife’s father, Robert H. Parks Sr. (better known as PawPaw), died on New Years Day.[…]
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Sac-a-lait Season!
Weather and water levels, temperature and color will determine where you’ll find sac-a-lait this month.[…]
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Deer of the Year
Louisiana hunters over the past few years have produced more and more big bucks, and the state’s top deer biologist said there seems to be a simple reason for the increase of monster deer.[…]
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Hidden Talons
The end for the big swamp rabbit came quickly and silently. Without warning, a shadow fell from the sky into the dense brush. The first shadow was followed by a second one, just as silent.[…]
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Risk vs. Reward
The last two Bassmaster Classics that were held in New Orleans opened some eyes as to just how good we have it here in South Louisiana. This one will open the rest of them.[…]
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Late-Season Squirrels
From the piney woods of the north to the alluvial Mississippi River basin’s bottomland hardwoods to the coastal marshes — all across Louisiana there is a certain quietness that seems to take over in late winter. No longer do you hear the mufflers of four wheeler engines running in the woods, or the sound of a rifle shot bringing its result to you at the speed of sound.[…]
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Golden Opportunities
February is tough on fishermen. The winds blow hard and cold out of the north, the water falls to some of the lowest levels of the year and what water is left in the marsh is not only low but dirty.[…]
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Cover: February 2011
Jonathan Pizzolato boated this healthy sac-a-lait in Belle River. This is the month when crappie anglers statewide begin to smile.[…]
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Take Home Angler: David Pizzolato
This avid sac-a-lait fisherman is spending his retirement catching the best-tasting fish that swims. Here’s how he does it.[…]
Currents
Doubling down on an epic mistake
Like most anglers, I’m very confident in my abilities. I’ll probably never call Charlie Moore and challenge him to a duel deep in the marshes of Delacroix, but if I did, there’s no doubt in my mind I’d take his money.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Hunters’ quirks
Every duck hunter has his quirks, his ways, and the things he always does when he hunts. This is a guy who lives to duck hunt, can’t get enough and pounds it out till the last day of the season. He is very successful with his ways, and has been for the better part of his life, but yet he is open to listen to what other hunters do; he takes it in; thinks about it; and then decides to cast it aside or add to his arsenal.[…]