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THIS YOUNG HUNTER could help to one day replace an aging population of older deer hunters.
Deer harvest numbers down; season's outlook is still good
By JOHN K. FLORES You’ve done your homework, you’ve planted your food plots, you’ve set up your trail cameras and the deer are there. There are a couple nice ones you can’t wait till opening day to...
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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OUTDOOR CHANNEL CELEBRITIES greeted archery hunters at the Cabala’s Archery Classic event this past Saturday in Gonzales.
Top archers offer tips for upcoming season
With deer season closing in fast, where bow hunters take to the field first on Oct. 1, hopefully you’ve been practicing. If not, there’s still time, but the clock is ticking. I caught up with two O...
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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EAST ZONE YOUTH hunters may miss out having their Youth Only Hunt scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 2-3 during the waterfowl season.
Getting what you want this waterfoul season
Avid waterfowl hunters typically also are diehards in that by definition, they stubbornly resist change. And, if you participated in any of the state’s formal waterfowl hunting surveys or attended ...
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Megan Monsour Hartman, Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau Marketing manager, with a Big Lake speckled tout.
Try fishing beneath the birds in Big Lake this summer
Spotting a fairly large flock of laughing gulls off in the distance, Captain Sammie Faulk motored his 23-foot bay boat towards them. Stopping just short of the birds, Faulk let down his troll motor...
May 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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GABRIEL FLORES, 10, grandson of author John Flores, holds a mess of catfish the two caught on their recent fishing trip.
It's all about the kids
A couple weeks back, my 10-year-old grandson and I decided to take a trip down the bayous to do a little catfishing. In order to make things easier on me, his dad dropped him off the night before t...
Apr 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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For those wondering what happened ...
Whew! That’s about all that comes to mind when I think about the whirlwind (in a good way) the last two months has been for me. It’s about all I can say as I FINALLY write this column, more than a ...
Apr 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deuling Toms
Turkey hunting may pamper a mate
Like a steel ball careening and clanging off the bumpers of a pinball table, the sound of a gobble from somewhere east of us hit the stand of cherry oak, pine and dogwood trees where we stood liste...
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THE AUTHOR HOLDS a good blue cat caught in early March with a pair of TEAM CATFISH fish grip pliers.
Time to wet a line for spring catfish
Louisianans have a tremendous advantage over the majority of states across America when it comes to fishing. Let’s face it — we can fish something year round if we really want to. Sure, many northe...
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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GIRLS' AND BOYS' bowlers from Morgan City and Berwick High schools squared off on Wednesday at Charlie's Lanes in Morgan City. The Morgan City boys squad won 19-9, while the Berwick girls won, 20-7. Above, a Morgan City girls' bowler participates in Wednesday's action.
MCHS boys', BHS girls' bowling squads win
From Staff Reports The Morgan City boys defeated Berwick High School, while the Berwick girls defeated Morgan City’s girls, both in high school bowling action Wednesday at Charlie’s Lanes in Morgan...
Mar 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Goose numbers haven't peaked in the state as large numbers remain north of the state due to the mild winter experienced across much of the United States.
OUTDOORS: 2011-12 Duck season wrap up — above average overall
As we enter the last weekend of the 2011-12 duck season in the state’s west zone and next to last weekend in the east zone, this year’s spectacular start way back in early November has settled down...
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lobsters have been known on rare occasion to have the symmetrical bi-coloration.
OUTDOORS: Rare blue and red crawfish found in local waters
Julie Pierce and her husband Gene have seen a lot of crawfish in their lives, and why not? Gene is a commercial crawfisherman and Julie is his helper. Each year, when the weather gets right in late...
Jan 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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The 2011-2012 duck season started this past weekend in spectacular fashion. Retrievers should get in plenty of work this year.
OUTDOORS: Opening day of duck season is spectacular
Only one word can describe opening day of duck season out on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area this past weekend and that’s “spectacular” given the reports that came in from officials ...
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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