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Cover: September 2005
COVER: Louisiana Sportsman kicks off the hunting seasons with its forecasts for WMAs, ducks, and the deer rut.[…]
Statewide LA
Events & Announcements
Cross talk can hurt fish-finder images
“When I turn on both my console and bow fish finders, at least one of them goes crazy!” This is the most common fish-finder complaint I hear, and it stems from a lack of understanding of how sonar works.[…]
Columns
Original Bagley Balsa B’s are back
You won’t have to pay $100 for one of the most efficient artificial lures in bass fishing history.[…]
Currents
President does 180 on Louisiana’s vanishing coast
President Bush has had some sort of epiphany.
It’s obvious. Perhaps he was visited by the ghost of Christmas Future one sleepy August night on Pennsylvania Avenue. Maybe Christmas Future held the hand of the leader of the free world and took his spirit on a midnight stroll through the heart of America’s Wetland.[…]
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Buck Bow-nanza
Some of the year’s hottest weather in Louisiana occurs during the oppressive days of August and September.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Looking for wellheads, offshore rigs
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am looking for the Ocean Master rig numbers out of Southwest Pass.[…]
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2005 Duck Forecast
Monday, Nov. 7 — The jet stream, that great river of air that drives the continent’s weather, stretches in a mildly undulating line from Oregon to Maine, pushing storms and weather fronts from west to east across North America.[…]
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2005-06 WMA Forecast
That wildlife managers with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and private companies are doing everything they can to enhance hunting opportunities on public land has never been more apparent than this year.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
How can I load more maps on my GPS?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I have a Garmin Street Pilot Colormap with Metroguide v5, and I have just purchased a 64mb data card. I have just figured out that the Colormap does not accept more than 50 maps, but with the maps I have picked I am only using about 44mb.Do you know of any way around the 50-map limit? If I use a USB programmer, can I get around the limit?[…]
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Food Facts
It was hot in the woods, and mosquitoes rose in clouds each time a plant was disturbed.
On top of that, ticks crawled on anything with a pulse.
But Scott Durham was on his hands and knees, oblivious to the dangers of being sucked dry.[…]
Fishing
Tips for outsmarting your fish-finder
Today’s fish finders run many features automatically as well as most fishermen could operate them manually, but there are still times when you can out-think their computers.[…]
Columns
Late summer’s hot for El Diablo
My first encounter with large spanish mackerel left quite an impression. It was back many years ago. Mark Hilzim, current Sportsman VP of Sales and Marketing, and I took our wives down to South Seas Plantation Resort, located on Captiva Island in Southwest Florida.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Father’s Day gift leads to questions
Dear Capt. Paul:
I received a Magellan Meridian Gold GPS for Father’s Day. I would to load a more detailed map of the Atchafalaya Basin and Venice area into the unit. What products do I need and where can I find them? What is the best software available to use with this system on my home computer?[…]
Bass Fishing
Buzzbait Bonanza
The sun was barely peeking through Venice’s roseau canes, but chirping could already be heard in the canal.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yo-Zuri introduces soft-plastic crank
A different look and a different feel are the selling points of a new crankbait on the market.[…]
Columns
Technique makes one a Jedi flycaster
According to Roger del Rio, the dark side of the fly fishing force threatens.[…]