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big buck
Union Parish Big buck chasers – don’t forget to buy your “Big Buck Contest” ticket from the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce. If you have a ticket and kill the biggest buck of the year in the parish, you’ll win $1,000! And the proceeds go to help make this a better place to live…and hunt. … Continue reading
Labor Day
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, was a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It pays tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country through capitalism, not socialism. People who labor deserve the recognition and … Continue reading
Dock & pier work – do it right!
The plug will be pulled next week on Lake D’Arbonne for the quadrennial five-foot drawdown. Now there will be a mad dash this fall and early winter to make repairs and do construction on piers, boathouses and decks over the water, especially after this spring’s record flooding. Every four years (that’s the quadrennial part), the … Continue reading
Two crappie tours to hit the ‘Bone
Start saving your entry fee money, crappie anglers. Lake D’Arbonne will be hosting two major national crappie tournament circuits in the spring of 2017. One is a household name, or should I saw boathousehold name around here. The other one is a new kid on the block. Both should be super tournaments! And both give … Continue reading
Don’t leave home without it
Guns, ammo, camo, bug spray…the list of “must have” items for hunters is pretty lengthy today with all the gadgets, conveniences and contraptions we have. But there’s one thing you don’t want to go hunting without: Your copy of the Louisiana Hunting Regulations for 2016-17. All 122 pages of it. While most rules and regulations … Continue reading
Perchfest prevails
Fresh high water, even higher temperatures and daylight coming so early it scares me – none of that deterred the determined Perchfest crappie thumpers at the Ouachita River Saturday. Overall, $720 in cash and $1,400 n prizes donated by local and area merchants went back to the fishermen. Nineteen boats braved the conditions mentioned above. … Continue reading
Sound familiar?
For me, this falls under the “hoped I would never live to see the day” category. But. sadly, I have.
Dog Paddling & Perchfest Saturday!
The D’Arbonne Kayak Club and the Union Humane Society are teaming up to host the annual summer Dog Paddle kayak sprint races on Ramp Road at Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville.The event is Saturday, August 27, 2-5 p.m. And over on the Ouachita River, up at the Finch Bayou Recreation Area (known as Alabama Landing) there … Continue reading
D’Arbonne Drawdown 2016
We aren’t even close to the end of 2016 and after this year if there is anybody in Louisiana that still thinks man can control the water, I just don’t know what to say to you. While half of south Louisiana tries to shed flood waters, folks around Lake D’Arbonne are getting ready to shed … Continue reading
Hope for south Louisiana
A reminder for our friends and fellow Louisianians: Continue your prayers. Offer support where you can. There are a lot of good people hurting out there!
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