Unless Hurricane Ida blew the doves all the way north to Canada, dove hunters around the state hopefully found plenty to make opening weekend a success.
I love it when I can open my freezer and dig out a package of venison marked “back strap” or “tender loin.” I know that this time tomorrow, I’ll be sitting down to dine on steaks that are not only delicious but some of the healthiest food to be found anywhere.
BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing has been good one day but slow the next. Soft plastics fished very slow are picking up a few keepers. Crappie are scattered and bream are fair. For the latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
You can usually identify a serious duck hunter by checking the back window on his pickup. You’ll see a replica of a brace of mallards with wings cupped, gliding in. Same thing is true for deer hunters. A set of massive antlers is likely to adorn his window.
Wendy Wilson grew up in Bossier City, graduated from Louisiana Tech and more than three decades ago, pointed her compass south. She married and became Wendy Billiot, settled down and is rearing five children in Cajun country.
BUSSEY BRAKE – Bream fishing has been fair on worms and crickets. Bass have been moderate around brush on Rogues and soft plastics, while crappie are scattered. There is no report on catfish. For the latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
The folks at the TV station had cautioned us about the possibility of thunderstorms in our area for the morning of June 7. Okay so we had been warned so while we kept our eyes on the skies, life around our house was continuing as normal.
After months of enjoying weather unlike what we usually get in late July and August, we are finally seeing weather that makes us remember what summertime weather in these parts really is.
Being an outdoors-oriented person brings with it a number of satisfying things. You get to sneak out in the woods during hunting season and try to outsmart whichever wild game species you’re hunting.
BUSSEY BRAKE — Bream fishing continues to be good on worms and crickets. Crappie and bass are slow to fair this week. There is no report on catfish. For the latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
