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Marketing Lake D’Arbonne

Union Parish has lots of great people. But it would be hard to argue that any have been more successful or had greater personal and economic impact on our area than Glenn Post, III, Chief Executive Officer and President of CenturyLink. That’s one reason it was so interesting to hear him speak at the Union … Continue reading

The Louisiana Conservationist

There was a time in Louisiana when, if you wanted to read about hunting, fishing, Louisiana outdoor cooking, seafood or the like, there was only one good source of information, and we looked forward to it each month: The Louisiana Conservationist. Gone, but not forgotten. That was also back in the day when you got … Continue reading

Union big buck reminder!

Here’s an important reminder for you folks who deer hunt in Union Parish. Remember, to be eligible, you have to register BEFORE you go hunting. It is a big buck contest! And it’s in Union Parish, the top parish for deer harvest numbers in the state of Louisiana.  The big buck award is going to … Continue reading

It’s crappie.com time on D’Arbonne

Want to pass a good time fishin’, eatin’ and crappie fishing? You might want to give DocWaldo a shout the next couple of days and meet up with the Crappie.com followers at their annual Fall gathering at the fabulous Lake D’Arbonne State Park this weekend, October 24, 25 & 26. And as you’d expect, they’ll … Continue reading

A “Good Morning” from God

He causes the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; he brings the wind out of his treasuries. — Psalm 135:7

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

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