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Take a number, please
Number 68? Number 68? And you thought taking a number at the Department of Motor Vehicles was tough. Sunday afternoon the beautiful 70-degree sunny weather combined with quite a few hungry white perch to make it seem like anglers had to “take a number” to find a spot to fish along the river channel on … Continue reading
Tech, ULM get Bend bass
ZWOLLE, La. – The Lamar University team of Quinton Evans of Orange, Texas, and Colby Ogden of Kountze, Texas, won the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference tournament on Toledo Bend Saturday with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 6 ounces. Their win qualified them for the 2014 Southern Conference Invitational on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Three area … Continue reading
Taking to the bow
I am amazed at the number of people the past decade that have taken up archery, both for hunting and just as a shooting sport. I’m also amazed at the number of young people who have taken to the bow and arrow. It’s a great sport and when compared with playing with a X-Box, it’s … Continue reading
Heroes complete rabbit mission!
Saturday’s Hunters for Heroes rabbit hunt in Morehouse Parish was a successful mission. Not only did 135 people show up to help cook for, guide and just plain support the 10 wounded veterans that took part in the hunt, enough rabbits even took part to provide meat for a rabbit stew! I’ll let Louisiana Hunters … Continue reading
Two many minis?
Some things go best unsaid. We were in the process of moving a few years back when one of the movers came in and announced to my wife and I that he had finished packing up all the stuff in the garage. That was nice. “Say, did you know you had 27 rods and reels?“, … Continue reading
Just for the record . . .
Rain…. check Thunder… check Lightening… check Wind.… check Cold…. check Damp, gray, drab…etc… check By the power vested in me by lakedarbonnelife.com, I hereby declare yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2014 . . . JUST PLAIN YUCKY
Fishing report ( kind of )
There was something strange on the lake Saturday: Boats. Then Sunday, they pretty much disappeared again. And it wasn’t because everybody went home to watch the Super Bowl. True, the white perch have been biting for the brave at heart who follow them every day. But fishing pressure on most area lakes has been extremely … Continue reading
Got your goose?
Still itching to get up before the crack of dawn, wade through the mud in the cold or rain and take a few shots at high flying birds? Well, it’s time to get your goose. The extended goose season is upon us and there are plenty of geese. The only question is what to do … Continue reading
Sun setting on duck season
The clock is ticking on the 2013-14 duck season in the East Zone, which includes all of northeast Louisiana. The second split in the East ends Sunday, January 26. A special one-day youth hunt is scheduled for Feb. 1. I miss the cut on that one by a few days…Check your regulations pamphlet for details … Continue reading
Duck call$ and the boat $how
The stories around the highest bidder for Duck Commander Phil Robertson’s millionth duck call made last year just kind of make one feel proud of folks in our area. First of all, Duck Commander donated the commemorative, autographed call to be auctioned to raise money for the Northeast Louisiana Veterans’ Association Wounded Warrior hunts. The good … Continue reading
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