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Delta Ducks
I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into when I accepted retired LSU biologist Jerald Horst’s invitation to spend a couple days hunting the Atchafalaya Delta WMA with him.[…]
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Creatures of Habit
Mid December and the temperature had “dropped” into the high-60s for the night. “Forget it,” Pelayo snorted over the phone. “Hear that in the background?”[…]
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Sick Day Crappie
My grandfather used to have a plaque at the end of his hall that read, “If fishing interferes with work, quit work!”[…]
Currents
Second-Amendment rights lost in disaster
Ask any New Orleans resident, and he’ll tell you that what happened in the city in August and September was only partially an act of God. The failures that spawned the worst disaster in American history were predominantly man-made, the result of too many years of incompetence, neglect and hubris[…]
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Water, Water, Everywhere
Julio Basas had seen some big rubs, and knew there should be a big deer hanging around the area. The Morgan City hunter also had seen a faint trail the buck was using — when the water was low enough to reveal damp soil.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Weather hasn’t driven ducks down yet
If you were one of the hunters who had an abysmal duck opener, cheer up. Better days are yet to come.[…]
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Cover: Novebmer 2007
Think it’s been too hot to kill big deer? Billy Husted might disagree. He downed the new state record archery buck on Oct. 2.[…]
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Are your guns ready for deer season?
We were sighting in several rifles for a friend last year — each year it seems he has another boy old enough to start deer hunting, and another rifle gets added to the batch I have to tune in on my range.[…]
Fishing
Even insects can cause motor failure
As I think back over the years, I have seen many different things that can cause serious damage to your outboard motor. Marine dealers and repair shops have done an excellent job of informing and educating outboard motor owners on how to prevent these things from happening.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Pontchartrain trestles are heating up
Dear Capt. Paul:
I want to try fishing more close to home in the Slidell area. In particular, I want to try fishing the Twin Spans and Trestle areas. My problem is I don’t know which area to start fishing because there are miles of bridges.[…]
Fishing
Is that on-screen fish really a fish?
Fish I.D. features that display cartoon-like fish symbols have been around since fish finders became computerized and incorporated LCD screens, and the controversy about whether the feature helps or hurts your fishing has been around just as long.[…]
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Annual autumn inspections in order
When considering the purchase of my home, I hired a home inspector to give me a professional opinion of what condition it was in.[…]
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Redfish Pandemonium
Webster defines pandemonium as ‘a wild uproar.’
I’m pretty sure that’s the best way to describe what was happening all around me.[…]
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Success at First Sight
“Finding a good tournament fishing partner is kind of like finding a good wife,” said Chag’s Sporting Goods owner Ray Chagnard. “If you’re going to play this game right, you’ve got to work to create a partnership that works.”[…]
Bass Fishing
Top Billing
Options abound in South Louisiana during November. It’s a literal sportsman’s choice as the deer are rutting, the ducks are flying and the deep-water trout are biting.[…]
Currents
Duck opener is like Christmas morning
The scene was nearly too much to take in.
A flock of seven gray ducks rode a 15-m.p.h. tailwind from east to west about a hundred yards to the south of our blind. Their flapping silhouettes were the perfect accent to the rich-blue sky that served as a canvas far more beautiful than anything ever painted by man.[…]