Bass Fishing
Make jigs your February faves
Bass pro Davy Hite thinks February is the perfect month to fish a jig and crawfish trailer for big female bass. […]
Field Notes
Deer Hunting
Make deer feel more secure
Deer hunters can improve their chances with a little buffering and protection around attractive sites on their properties. […]
Bass Fishing
Put a skirt on – and punch that jig
Punch skirts are popular with many bass anglers because they turn normal creature baits into essentially jig presentations. […]
Field Notes
Add a topwater ‘shock absorber’
Topwater strikes make anglers’ knees go weak, but the thrill of victory can quickly turn to crushing defeat when monster bass pull off. […]
Field Notes
One man’s trash … is another man’s treasure when it comes to old lures
To some anglers, they’re “gut piles.” To others, they’re “dead soldiers.” […]
Bass Fishing
Top 3 wintertime bass baits
Bass pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year-round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: tough fishing, when five bites a day are what you hope for. […]
Ducks
Decoy spread details
Larry Reynolds criss-crosses the Louisiana coastline multiple times each fall — cruising at 100 knots with a bird’s-eye view from just 125 feet up, estimating the number of ducks that have arrived in the state’s ag fields and coastal marshes. […]
Field Notes
How to have redfish success with a chatterbait
Most Gulf Coast anglers have seen, either in person or in videos, redfish in water that’s so clear, it looks like it should have been delivered by the Kentwood man. […]
Deer Hunting
Make a good shot with your weapon, then with your camera
Spend some quality time behind the camera and make the buck of a lifetime into a lifetime memory with a top-drawer photo. […]
Deer Hunting
Give a big-bore gun a chance this season
The rifle was removed from its case long before dawn. The rich, walnut stock showed the wear of a 146-year-old gun. The U.S. Springfield 1873 Trapdoor is not what many would consider a good whitetail gun. Indeed, the 400-grain, .45-70 caliber, bullet is a bit heavy for most hunters, with small, fast projectiles all the rage. […]
Deer Hunting
Tree stand safety tips
With bow season cranking up across almost the entire state, that means hunters will once again be heading into the woods and getting positioned up in their favorite trees in hopes of a close encounter with that big buck they’ve been watching on their trail cameras.
Field Notes
Prep your reels now for 2019 season
The 2018 fishing season is almost over for those of us diehard hunters. We’ll trade in the rod for a rifle or shotgun, and spend the rest of the year in the woods or a blind.