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Outdoors

Stick, String and Jig started it all for Mitchell

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When he was a kid growing up in rural Lincoln Parish, Sontus Mitchell had his eye on a pond behind his Choudrant home. Fashioning a fishing rig of sorts out of a stick, piece of string and an old fishing jig, he lobbed the lure into the pond and was rewarded by hooking and eventually landing a 5-pound bass.

House finches make their home in Louisiana

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If you’ve kept up with my meanderings around the outdoors for these many years, you have no doubt gathered that I have a special fascination with the little critters that flit around my feeders in my yard.

Fishing for school bass can be educational

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Although the sun had not yet appeared over the horizon, the air was already warm and sticky, typical of the onset of another hot day in Louisiana.

Elite athletes excel in outdoors pursuits as well

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When you think of well-known sports personalities who have made a name for themselves in the outdoors, it’s easy to gravitate rather quickly to names like Bill Dance, Will Primos, Harold Knight and David Hale et al.

Hanging out with the bass daddy, Ray Scott

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Editor’s Note: This is a column written by Glynn Harris 12 years ago. Sadly, Ray Scott passed away last week at the age of 88. This pioneering giant of the bass fishing industry will be sorely missed.

When it comes to crappie, it’s Miller time

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Wesley Miller worked for 23 years as a nurse in the Shreveport-Bossier area. He loved this profession but he also loves to fish.

Spring is for the birds, thank goodness

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Springtime to me means a whole variety of things. When I was a kid growing up on the rural route, I still remember how the new green grass felt to tender bare feet when my mama said it was okay to shuck shoes and socks.

Leave wildlife babies alone; they’re not abandoned

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Situation 1: You’re out for a walk in the woods admiring the beauty of nature when you spot something lying motionless next to a log. The muted colors catch your eye and as you continued to look at what you’ve found, the form of a tiny fawn begins materializing in your mind.

Barr is a World Slam gobbler super star

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With the 2022 spring wild turkey season being launched in most of the state April 2, hunters all over are heading out in the pre-dawn darkness to try their hand at out-smarting one of the wiliest critters on the planet. When this happens, there is a feeling of satisfaction like no other.

Thoughts on the effects of spring floods

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As March turned to April, the jonquils are blooming and I saw dogwoods beginning to timidly show the blossoms that will soon decorate the woods with a snowy white.