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Hicks was a highlight

I hadn’t met Greg Hicks of Farmerville before last Thursday night, but I certainly enjoyed making his acquaintance and watching him emcee the first ever Union Parish Big Buck banquet at the Farmerville Rec Center. Greg’s name is a regular sight in publications like Louisiana Sportsman, where he reports on big deer kills in our … Continue reading →

Wise words & a BASS report…

  Isaiah 40:31   “…but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. ********************* BRETT PREUETT UPDATE: We usually reserve Sunday’s for just a scripture verse, but we are going to continue our … Continue reading →

Big deer, BASS update

Here’s  a look at the three top deer in the Inaugural Union Parish Big Buck contest. Winners were recognized at the Big Buck Sportsman’s Expo banquet Thursday night in Farmerville. Gold sponsors for the event were Marion State Bank, Edward Jones Investments, Union Parish Farm Bureau Insurance, Buck Report of Union Parish and Farmerville Fire … Continue reading →

Top deer, bass hopes and…

TOP DEER . . . And the winner of the first annual Union Parish Big Buck Contest is: Hunter Fowlkes of Plano, Texas! Fowlkes killed a 10-point that scored 141 points to take home the $1,000 first prize and a five-foot tall trophy. The winner was unable to be one of the 400-plus attendees at … Continue reading →

Locals among new LDWF enforcement agents

Front row from left to right: Eric Little, Blaine Wagner, Chelsea King, William Holomon, Mason Spillman, Patrick Dempsey and William Carpenter.  Back row from let to right: Andrew Arton, Torris White, Lloyd Pearson, Nathan Vanya, Lukas Breed, Clinton Branton, Gary Levron and Jerod Coats. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Law Enforcement Academy … Continue reading →

BRRRRRRRR!!!

Three parts today: First, yesterday’s sunrise…shown above. Awesome, but cold… and yes, I was awake and yes, I stepped out in the backyard to take this picture. Glad my camera works when it’s 23 degrees…. ******** Second, a story that made me so cold just trying to write it that I had to put on … Continue reading →

Time for turkeys?

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit, even though it isn’t Christmas, the weather outside is frightful. But Louisiana’s turkey season opens in about six weeks and if you haven’t been in the woods yet, now’s the time. I got that excellent advice from two of the area’s top turkey hunters, Nathan Pilgreen and Peyton … Continue reading →

Preuett living a fishing dream!

The BASSMaster Classic starts this week on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. It’s the Super Bowl of professional bass fishing. A field of 56 of the top professional fishermen in the world has qualified for the event. The winner of this tournament will take home $300,000 and make at least three times that amount for … Continue reading →

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Fishing report…sort of

The good news is a few people have started catching a few white perch up on Lake D’Arbonne. The bad news is only a few people are catching a few fish up on Lake D’Arbonne. There were a couple of days the past week when some decent catches of 10-20 keepers were made, but not … Continue reading →