Columns
Make sure you’re ready – Give your hunting equipment a good preseason test
Opening day of bow season is almost here, so it’s time to get your bow setup ready. Now is the time to make sure there aren’t any problems. […]
September 2016
Bass Fishing
Heart Tail Swimbaits
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits keeps raising the bar higher and higher with each entry into the artificial lure manufacturing industry.
For example, owner Gary Yamamoto is proud of the fairly new Heart Tail Swimbait. […]
Fishing
The next step in trolling motor evolution
My first real bass boat was a new 1973 Raycraft Pro built in St. Augustine, Texas, right between Lake Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoir. […]
Sidebars
Shoot teal, doves while you can
To take advantage of September’s Delta double of dove and blue-winged teal hunting on the same day, it is necessary to create proper habitat for the two different species of migratory birds. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Clear water demands lighter line
One of the biggest differences between trolling crankbaits on a clear water lake like Pickwick and a more stained or muddy water lake like Sardis or Grenada is the size line you need to use. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Trolling crankbaits works on oxbows, too
Another fallacy about trolling crankbaits is that it only works on big lakes. Over the last few years, fishing reports have come in about big catches of crappie that occurred on smaller bodies of water, even from some of Mississippi’s oxbow lakes. […]
Freshwater Fishing
‘Troller’s Bible’ now a smartphone app
The fishing information contained in the popular publication Precision Trolling is a troller’s dream come true. […]
Deer Hunting
Moultrie Panoramic 150i is trail-cam prize
Kerry French has had his share of frustration from trail cameras, and not just for failure of capturing deer photos. […]
Deer Hunting
Trail cams offer collateral ‘peepshow’
While the focus of trail cams is hopefully on deer, hunters often find other critters on the images. This can be fun and even beneficial, since full-scale comprehensive game management of any given hunting property has to encompass the full spectrum of wildlife species. This means also understanding and appreciating the impact these other animals have on the deer population. […]
Sidebars
Lead for doves, not for teal
Hunters who try for a September Delta double need to avoid one mistake that could cost them a lot of money and a day in front of a magistrate. […]
Happy Trails
Pre-season scouting plans
If you are reading this, you obviously survived the long, hot summer — even though the heat and humidity will still linger into September. […]
Bass Fishing
Pickwick bassing
September is a transition month for bass, with some holding in deep water and others moving up into the grass. […]