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Deer dreams

Labor Day weekend usually starts it. Deer hunters start sensing that opening day they have marked on their calendar — either for archery, primitive weapons or regular gun season —  suddenly seems closer than it did before. Hunters are preparing to go to the woods with all kinds of expectations. To see and get the … Continue reading

There’s a life lesson here

Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Give yourself a sporting chance

It’s too late for you dove hunters who burned through two boxes of No. 8’s trying to get a mess of dove breasts last weekend. But if you are a teal hunter, you still have some time. But not much. Odds are that you probably have your blind ready, your shotgun cleaned and your retriever … Continue reading

How catch bigger fish

ANY QUESTIONS? editor’s note:  WE WILL BE AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD FOR A FEW DAYS. WE’LL REJOIN YOU WITH SOME NEW OUTDOOR UPDATES ON September 6, 2018. IN THE MEANTIME, STAY COOL AND BE SAFE.  

The Alphabet Lures

Sounds like a thriller for LMN Television, doesn’t it? The slow days that the end of summer bring are a good time to reflect on some things that “used to be”, but are still with us. Today, let’s talk about the man who started the “Alphabet” lures rush decades ago. Cotton Cordell, a pioneer in … Continue reading

More good advice

Today it seems we have more to be angry about than ever before. We are even angry about things that didn’t happen and things that happened 150 years ago. Oh, things aren’t that bad. In fact they are great. But we are pounded by a constant barrage of negativity, mostly from the organized media, self-serving … Continue reading

Exciting Crappie News!

The American Crappie Trail has announced it’s 2019 tournament schedule and it’s BIG for northeast Louisiana. Not only is the trail bringing it’s three-day National Championship to Lake D’Arbonne in the spring, the tour will hold it’s last regular season stop on the 2019 tour back on the Ouachita River out of Monroe! It will … Continue reading

The latest on the Ouachita

Here’s a lakedarbonnelife.com exclusive video of what a boat ride down part of the lowered Bayou D’Arbonne looks like these days. Special thanks to Nick Young (D’Arbonne Lake Guide Service 318-243-8646) for the ride! Also, below the video is the latest information on the Ouachita River drawdown. Thanks to Buster Craig at  http://host.marketing/ for video … Continue reading

Think about it

Ephesians 5:15-17 (NIV) 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

No shortage of stories here

The Louisiana Outdoor Writer’s Association held it’s annual convention this past weekend in Gonzales, hosted by the Ascension Parish Tourism Commission. Trust me, there was no shortage of stories here. And I’m absolutely sure that every one of them was true with no exaggeration or amplification of fact by any writer or broadcaster. They are … Continue reading

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