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Pumped up over Bussey

As events go, it was an event that would be stretching to reach a 1 on a scale of 10. A few guys with a wrench, some gloves, a big electric pump and a bayou full of water. Then, they flipped the switch. The motor ran, the pumped began working and the guys ran across … Continue reading

Faithful work

“But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.” — James 2:18

O what a catch!

“Night fishing? They want us to go night fishing?”, Nick Saban screams into the phone at Alabama AD Greg Byrne. “That’s not in my contract.” “I’m afraid it is,” Byrne replied. “At least you get to fish on Lake Tuscaloosa and not that scary Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana this year. We don’t have Rougaroos around … Continue reading

Bass ready to tailgate!

There are a couple of good reasons to bass fish more in the Fall. First, a lot of the competition is gone from the lake, chasing squirrels and ducks and deer. Second, as the water cools in the middle of fishing season, the largemouths like to up their game by tailgating. And they’ll party wherever … Continue reading

Family, faith, fishing & fellowship

Christian fellowship isn’t just restricted to the church building. Of course, church attendance should be part of our regular walk with the Lord, but we also have to take time to fellowship with other believers as well as carry out the great Commandment of reaching others. There are many ways to do it. And yes, … Continue reading

Crappie.comin’ !!!

They’re comin’ !! Crappie.com !! Team Overalls here and we wanted to let everyone know one of the most exciting times of our year is the annual crappie.com gathering which is 2 weeks away and will be held Nov 7, 8, & 9 2019 at Lake Darbonne State Park! Every year on the second Thursday, … Continue reading

Dr. Duck, part 3

Numbers of migratory waterfowl and hunter success are, and always will be, cyclical. There are good years and bad years. Larry Reynolds, Waterfowl Program Manager for Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, admits that right up front. But sometimes those numbers also call for action, so that is where Louisiana is right now. Is the … Continue reading

Dr. Duck, part 2

Larry Reynolds, Waterfowl Program Manager for Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, recently shared some very interesting information about duck hunting that should be interesting to anyone that hunts, especially those that chase waterfowl in the state. Here are more things than number of ducks and number of hunters to consider. In fact, here are … Continue reading

A week with “Dr. Duck”

You think trying to please everybody coaching football is hard? You should be Larry Reynolds, Migratory Waterfowl Program Manager for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. No matter what he says or what the data says, hunters that only recognize one thing: how many ducks are their over the barrel of the shotgun? It … Continue reading

Hunters die tragically

We talk hunting safety all the time. Yet things like this still happen, and more often than not, they happen to veteran hunters. Think ahead. Be safe. Take nothing for granted. All accidents don’t happen with a gun. Today, we read of a deer hunter in Arkansas that was trailing a buck he shot with … Continue reading

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