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So God made a cormorant
Forgive me, Paul Harvey (originator of “So God Made a Farmer”….) It was the ninth day, and God looked down on the Paradise he had created and said, “I shouldn’t make everything so perfect. Man needs some challenges to go along with thorns and sour berries and poison ivy”. So God made a Cormorant. “There … Continue reading
Going Dutch!
D’Arbonne’s Going Dutch. Well, the D’Arbonne Dutch Oven cookers go “Dutch” about once a month, but this Saturday is the group’s big day of the year. They invite you to come join them Oct. 17 & 18 at the D’Arbonne State Park RV pavilion for some good food, fellowship and a good cause. Pots on … Continue reading
Did deer corn save deer hunting?
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service annual fishing license report, there were more than 14 million hunting licenses for various types of game animals and birds in 2013. In Louisiana alone there were 345,000+ licenses sold to residents and another 42,000 to non-residents. Of those, more than 200,000 of those were big game … Continue reading
Union’s No. 1 in deer harvest
Where are the deer? Well, it’s hard to say. But it is easy to say what parishes the deer were in LAST YEAR! And it’s a good bet the largest populations of deer and hunters will be in the same ones again this year. Here’s the top 15 parishes for deer kills in Louisiana for … Continue reading
Older and wiser
Everybody and everything that doesn’t die gets older. Can’t stop it. But that isn’t always the case with the “wiser”. I was doing an interview with a veteran hunter the other day and one of his main tips about getting to see bigger bucks was to be patient, spend time to learn where they live, … Continue reading
Hunting Message from Sheriff Gates
A hunting message from Sheriff Dusty Gates: Union Parish is a great place to live and a great place to enjoy the outdoors. This time of year hundreds of people are heading to the woods to hunt and I want to take this time to remind everyone to always put safety first. Don’t take chances … Continue reading
Looknfishy….
Those of us who fish Lake D’Arbonne on a regular basis may take some things like a beautiful sunrise or fishy looking spots for granted. One new visitor to the lake, who I have been corresponding with the past few months, gives his impression of his first Fall trip to the lake on his own … Continue reading
Good day to be a fish
When you wake up to a sunrise like this one on Lake D’Arbonne Monday, you know one thing. It’s a good day to be a fish. That’s because nobody is going to be messing with them, tempting them to hit a crank bait or a minnow or a little red wiggly worm. And there won’t … Continue reading
Where’s DocWaldo? D’Arbonne, of course!
If you saw DocWaldo fishing on Lake D’Arbonne, most of you would never know who he was. That’s because DocWaldo is from Bossier City and nobody knows him by that name except his crappie.com internet buddies. His real name is Mark. But DocWaldo is a big fan of Lake D’Arbonne and a key component in … Continue reading
My favorite color
I love when Summer turns to Fall. Sometimes it sneaks it. Sometimes it roars in. But the changing of the seasons is one thing that makes us realize that life is ever changing, ever moving forward. And when we remember these important verses from Ecclesiastes, it helps us keep everything in this ever changing, ever … Continue reading
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