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The Deluge of 2009
October 2009 was one of the wettest months on record for parts of Louisiana. Some areas received more than 20 inches of rain that inundated fields, woods and roads.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Marsh madness
For one reason or another, I have missed many hunts this season. From holiday obligations to the wrath of Mother Nature, you name it and I have missed a hunt because of it.[…]
Currents
Let’s play the name game
A southerner on a visit out West might walk into a restaurant, see Rocky Mountain Oysters on the menu and order them, thinking he’ll get something close to what they serve char-broiled at Drago’s.[…]
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Deer of the Year
Hunters had been waiting for a cool fall and winter for what seemed like forever, and judging from the number of big bucks that had hit the ground as of mid January, it was well worth the wait.[…]
Fishing
Wiley X introduces 10 new models
Wiley X is introducing 10 new styles to their line of sunglasses this year. The new models include all the features anglers have come to expect from Wiley X, including impact-resistant lenses and shatterproof frames that have made them the leading choice of U.S. Army Rangers and Navy Seals.[…]
Ethanol Free Gasoline
Ethanol labeling still required on fuel pumps
Several fishermen have e-mailed me recently with a concern that they were told ethanol gas-pump labeling was no longer required in 2010 or beyond. I researched this concern and this is what I learned. […]
Deer Hunting
Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition
The January 2010 issue of the Louisiana Sportsman had an article about spike bucks titled “Once a Spike, Always a Spike?” Is a spike a genetically inferior deer? Hunters have been asking those questions for 50 years.[…]
Fishing
YUM Money Hound provides topwater action with soft-plastic feel
Years of research finally paid off with the creation of an effective, weedless and visually dazzling cigar-shaped soft-plastic topwater that can be thrown anywhere.[…]
Deer Hunting
Walk the talk
My previous article was called “Balancing Hunting and Family.” I wrote it to explain just how important family is to me and the need to balance my passion for hunting with the needs of my family life.[…]
Columns
The missing element
I was able to hunt twice this past week once on New Year’s Eve and again on Saturday (Jan. 2). The grand total for two hunts was seven ducks.[…]
Deer Hunting
Protein feeding turns corner for hunting club
Serious deer hunters often debate how to grow hammer bucks, and they all agree that age and groceries are critical to growing racks.[…]
News Breaker
Duck numbers jump 25 percent in January count
LouisianaSportsman.com user fedrh20 headed to Venice the second weekend of January in hopes of shooting some ducks, and found the place swarming with birds.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer are falling in Louisiana and Texas
Last week I had a chance to hunt two great places. Thursday through Friday I hunted Laguna Ranch, a 12,000-acre property in Laredo, Texas.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Second split better so far, guides look for more ducks with cold blast
It appears as though Old Man Winter arrived in earnest, making for good weather conditions to kickoff the second split of the 2009-10 duck season. However, persistent rainfall has continued to hamper some hunters’ efforts, with many of the state’s rivers at or near flood stage.[…]
Events & Announcements
LouisianaSportsman.com profile pages now online
The Internet is all about community, and that’s why so many outdoor enthusiasts come to LouisianaSportsman.com: They feel a sense of belonging, of being with likeminded people.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Base GPS map is worthless for Biloxi Marsh
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently purchased a Garmin 540S online, and it came with a base map. I went fishing down in Hopedale out in the Biloxi Marsh area, and this map was useless.[…]