Freshwater Fishing

Dam sweet spots

Embankment dams are the most commonly built dams in the United States. Massive structures made of earth and rock, embankment dams rely on their heavy weight to resist the force of the water. Several key ingredients, both natural and man-made, will dictate how crappie relate to them as water levels drop during winter drawdowns. […]

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Range Shifters

Rick Dillard eased through the woods in full stealth mode with his rifle ready for action as he worked his way toward his afternoon stand on a late December hunt last year. With a heightened sense of anticipation, Dillard scanned his surroundings quickly as a doe ran by. […]

Deer Hunting

Moultrie proves good things come in small packages

Moultrie has entered the mini game camera market this year with a bang, introducing the Game Spy M-80 and Game Spy M-100 infrared cameras. Each infrared camera is loaded with features like widescreen pictures and videos, new Illumi-Night sensor, Plot Stalker time-lapse mode battery-life calculator and up to one-year battery life – all in a unit smaller than your hand. […]

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Bienville Bushytails

It’s a well-worn mantra from grey-beards such as myself: Many of us who are closer to 65 than we’d like to admit cut our hunting teeth on squirrels, rabbits and quail. We didn’t use camouflage clothing or high-priced squirrel dogs. […]

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Permanent Plots

In my lifetime, I have only known the Delta to be an expanse of rowed-up dirt that is planted annually with various crops that feed and clothe the world. Deltans can look across a field that continues for miles with no apparent end. Approaching lightning storms on hot summer nights can be viewed from what seems to be as far away as Texas. […]