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Drift, stick and move for winter trout

Winter trout tend to scatter, so the key to success is drifting and being satisfied with building a limit slowly.

The trout bite along coastal Louisiana completely died after our record cold weather a couple of weeks ago. If anybody was catching any trout, they definitely weren’t talking about it or posting reports. That all started to change this past week, however, and the bite is starting to pick up in some places – and drifting seems like the best way to fill your box.
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Lacombe hunter kills 6-point doe

Earl Daret expected to find a buck when he retrieved this 6-point he shot this morning. Instead, he discovered the deer was a hermaphrodite.

Earl Daret was up at the crack of dawn this morning, and when looked of his house to his adjacent five-acre field he was excited. “I seen that deer out the door,” Daret said. “He was chewing grass.” The Lacombe hunter quickly got his rifle, and popped off a shot. The deer streaked into the nearby woods, but left evidence that it had been hit.
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Jarreau's Langlois takes 170-class buck on second try

Jarreau's Andy Langlois missed this 170-class buck two weeks ago, but made good on a second chance when the buck reappeared on Monday morning.

Andy Langlois came out of the woods in early January kicking himself for missing the deer of a lifetime while hunting a 110-acre piece of family property just outside of New Roads. “It was a morning hunt, and about 6:50 (a.m.) what looked like a 4-point came out at about 100 yards,” the Jarreau hunter explained “I looked at the 4-point, and I put my gun down.” That’s when a huge-racked deer appeared from the nearby cutover.
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Protein feeding turns corner for hunting club

Gonzales' Greg Hackney and his fellow club members have killed numbers of big-racked bucks this year after feeding 16 tons of protein on their nearly 5,000-acre property last spring and summer. This 9-point, arrowed by Hackney on Jan. 10, greenscored 143.

Serious deer hunters often debate how to grow hammer bucks, and they all agree that age and groceries are critical to growing racks. A Gonzales hunter learned this year that supplementing with large quantities of protein can push deer over the hump and increase antler development.
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Calcasieu Weirs Best Spots on Tough Days

The weirs along the Calcasieu Lake shoreline might not be glamorous, but they can save an otherwise unproductive day.

Some would never admit to fishing them, but the weirs along the eastern shore of Calcasieu Lake are popular for a reason – namely lots of redfish that can save even the toughest of days. Capt. Nick Poe with Big Lake Guide Service doesn’t understand what the fuss is about because he likes to fish wherever the fish are, and the fish are at the weirs.
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User CKC Cowboy takes Red River trophy

LouisianaSportsman.com user CKC Cowboy rang in the New Year by knocking down this fine 9-point on Red River WMA.

I had a great New Year's holiday, I took a real nice buck at Red River WMA Saturday, Jan. 2. Here is how it happened. I got to Red River (Wildlife Management Area) Thursday around noon, and hunted that evening. Friday morning I hunted the same stand, then packed up around 9:00 and moved to another spot.
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Biologists plan False River revitalization

State biologists are working on a plan they hope will restore False River's reputation as a big-bass mecca.

False River was once officially designated one of Louisiana’s quality lakes, giving testament to the potential of the old Mississippi River oxbow to produce stud bass. However, the lake was dropped from the quality-lake system in 1998 largely due to habitat degradation that made it unlikely False River would turn the corner and become a regular producer of lunkers.
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Louisiana Wildlife Management Area hunting schedules proposed
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday issued a notice of intent to adopt 2010-12 hunting schedules for the state's wildlife management areas. The proposed schedules are:
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Louisiana hunting-regulations changes proposed
Hunting seasons for the next to years have been proposed, along with regulations for the state's wildlife management areas. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted the notices of intent during their monthly meeting this morning.
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Duck season fizzles to close

Kyle Digby holds a two-man limit of ducks killed in the Lake Pontchartrain area, but many hunters weren't so lucky during a season that didn't quite live up to its promise.

As the duck season kicked off in mid-November, Louisiana waterfowlers held hope that Old Man Winter would arrive to bring down the hoards of birds we had all heard about. A strong spring hatch held promise for a banner duck season at the lower end of the flyway if we could only get that elusive “freeze-up” the old timers speak of.
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Sick waterfowl being investigated

LouisianaSportsman.com user Uncle Bud a.k.a. Sam Fulkerson and some buddies collected 55 skinny, stinking geese Sunday (Jan. 31) that could have been suffering from avian cholera. State authorities are investigating.

Sam Fulkerson and some buddies had finished the morning hunt on Sunday (Jan. 31), and were headed to scout out some new fields for an evening goose hunt near Gueydan when they saw something strange. “We saw some geese on the road, and we stopped and sent the dog after one of them,” said Fulkerson, known on LouisianaSportsman.com as “Uncle Bud a.k.a. Sam Fulkerson. “It just sat there.”
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Mississippi considers more gun hunting for deer, fewer archery-only days

A proposal making its way through the Mississippi Legislature would cut the number of archery-only days and add 22 gun-hunting days to the statewide deer season.

A proposed legislative bill that would increase gun hunting for deer by 22 days has the endorsement of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
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Legal battle begins over side-scan technology

A legal battle over who can manufacture and distribute side-scan electronics, which provide stunning detail of underwater objects, began this week with the announcement that Humminbird's parent company is suing Lowrance.

The parent company of Humminbird electronic has filed suit claiming competitor Lowrance infringed on the company’s patent for side-scan technology, according to a news release.
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Three cited for redfish violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited three Baton Rouge men for allegedly taking over the limit and undersized red drum and angling without the proper licenses in Lafourche Parish on Jan. 12.
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Plaquemine man arrested in undercover sting
Two men were busted Jan. 15 for allegedly selling deer to undercover agents in a year-long undercover operation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported yesterday. Henry Rineheart, 34, of Plaquemine was booked on five counts of selling deer into the Iberville Parish Jail. Aaron Comeaux, 35, Gueydan, was issued a citation in West Baton Rouge for allegedly selling four deer to undercover agents. Comeaux also is accused of selling three alligators to the agents.
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Duck numbers jump 25 percent in January count

Southeast Louisiana finally received a big push of birds, with the numbers more than doubling compared to in early December.

LouisianaSportsman.com user fedrh20 headed to Venice the second weekend of January in hopes of shooting some ducks, and found the place swarming with birds. “(We) had some issues with the tide and rafting ducks, (but) all in all took some nice birds for the bag,” fedrh20 reported on Jan. 11. “Coulda smoked 100 pintail a day. Sat and watched them decoy for fun.”
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