Sports

Scenes from the 2016 Forest Festival

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I am truly blessed as an outdoor writer/broadcaster to get to do some really neat stuff in the outdoors. I get to fish places I wouldn’t ordinarily get to fish; get to hunt in places I’d never go if I weren’t in this profession. Most of the spots I get to visit are offered gratis with the expectation I’ll find something interesting to write or broadcast about.

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The 13th annual Trista Tyler Scholarship Bass Tournament will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Red River Midway Marina at St. Maurice, La. Cost per 2 man team is $200.00 (includes $10.00 per boat big bass pot). $4,000 is guaranteed for 1st place. 60% pay back on entries–100% pay back on big bass. Number of places paid will be based on total of entries. Boats will leave in the order in which they are registered beginning at safe daylight.

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Perhaps it’s because I live on the sunny side of the Mason-Dixon Line that I seem to have gravitated to the southern reaches of several states when it comes to hunting wild turkeys. I’ve taken gobblers from south Florida to South Dakota; south Texas to south Alabama and if I’ve learned one thing, turkeys can be tough hombres no matter the section of the country they inhabit.

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The 2016 basketball season has come to an end in Winn Parish, with the Atlanta Bulldogs falling short of victory in overtime at last week’s playoff game. The ‘dawgs’ faced Summerfield, the team that would go on to win the State Championship after defeating the Bulldogs 58-50.

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There’s one thing about being a hunter or fisherman. You’re for sure not going find yourself bored or disinterested when the moment of truth arrives. I read an excellent article in the current issue of Turkey Country magazine penned by my good friend and writer, Jim Spencer with the topic being the adrenalin rush that is a part of turkey hunting.

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