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Outdoors

Wiggins relives a magic moment landing state-record bass

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It was a cold 27 degree morning, Feb. 12, 1994, when 40-year-old Greg Wiggins and fishing partner Mark Smith launched Wiggins’ boat into the chilly waters of Caney Lake.

Birds fill the ‘bill’ on pecking order

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I think I first noticed it around my backyard bird feeder; I’m talking about the “pecking order.” By definition, it’s the “colloquial term for a hierarchical system of social organization.”

FISHING REPORT

BLACK BAYOU: Bass have been fair on jigs and soft plastics. Crappie have been fair on jigs. Bream are slow. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for the latest information.

The year 1994 memorable for records

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It’s enlightening to turn back the pages of history to see things that happened during a particular year, things we remember fondly; some not so much.

As deer season ends, start planning for next year

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It’s time for hunters to switch gears. Deer and duck seasons in Louisiana have been put to bed as January came to a close. Now it’s time to start planning for those seasons that remain.

Buzzards; the good, bad and ugly

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If ever there was a creature on God’s green earth that runs the gauntlet from good to bad to ugly, it has to be the vulture, or what most of us call the buzzard.

Songbirds need help especially during beautiful snow

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Weathermen sometimes have a quirky streak about them, and they particularly like to play games with us Southerners when it comes to forecasting snow.

The evolution of the deer hunter

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On Nov. 24, 1967, I went deer hunting for the first time. My venture with friends to Summerfield in Claiborne Parish resulted in my downing the biggest buck, antler points wise, I have ever taken.

Hammons outvotes son, downs Lincoln Parish 15-point brute

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Reggie Hammons, a 76-year-old retiree from Weyerhaeuser Co. outvoted his son, Toby, who wanted him to hunt a stand where a big buck had been showing up on camera during daylight hours. Dad however, had other ideas. He was interested in hunting a different stand, one he had been hunting and only wanted to shoot a doe for the freezer.

High school senior learns hunting lessons well

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This is a busy time of year for me with my assignment from Louisiana Sportsman magazine to interview successful hunters and write stories about how they took trophy bucks. There has been little time to cover other matters regarding the outdoors as long as deer season is going on.