By Nathan Coker
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Aug 30th, 2019
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BY DAN CHASON I remember when the first foot controlled trolling motor came out. It was a cumbersome, low powered contraption that after one stump strike, you were back to paddling. For years, I fished with a hand controlled motor on my big boats. When fishing large impoundments in bass tournaments, ...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 29th, 2019
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by Dan Chason When I was younger, I never understood why older people were in bed by 8:30 and up at the crack of dawn. Now that I’m officially there, I fully understand it. I have tried many times to “sleep in” but I find that when the morning sunlight comes through my window, I […]...
By Nathan Coker
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Jun 30th, 2019
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by Dan Chason I have been very blessed in my life with strong male role models. Of all the role models I ever had, excluding my dad and grandfather, all of these men had one thing in common: They were all veterans. The first I recall was a man I met in the 70s at […]...
By Nathan Coker
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May 28th, 2019
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BY DAN CHASON The month of June is one of my favorites when it comes to snatching crappie. Whether you fish a lake with deep water or an old shallower oxbow, there are a few techniques in June that can really add meat to your live well. Allow me to describe a few: STANDARD JIGGING […]...
By Nathan Coker
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Apr 30th, 2019
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article by Dan Chason When I hosted our television series during the 1990’s and into the 2000’s our slogan was “Take Your Kid Hunting and You Won’t Have to Hunt Your Kids.” This paralleled our encouragement to take your kids not only hunting but fishing as well. This has been true most of my adult [&...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 30th, 2019
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Tips for Fishing in High Water article by Dan Chason The old saying “April showers bring May flowers” may be true. But lately in Northeast Louisiana, we got a jump start on rain as our annual precipitation levels are quite alarming. Rivers are high and with high water there are challenges not only fo...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Feb 25th, 2019
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Dedicating Our Guidance and Our Time article by Dan Chason In Luke 18:16, Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not,” meaning allow the kids to come see me and don’t prevent it. I remember this every time I see my grandkids pull into my driveway. Someone once asked [...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jan 28th, 2019
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article by Dan Chason With deer and duck season ending, February is the time for transition. For some it is squirrel and rabbit hunting, for others it is time to dust off the boat and start looking for pre-spawn fish. For the smart hunter, it is time to head back to the woods and start […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jan 7th, 2019
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Thinking Outside the Box This Hunting Season article by Dan Chason January can be a wonderful time to hunt. For duck hunters in North Louisiana, this is the time to make it happen. Ducks are moving in on the arctic fronts, the geese are here to stay and the hope is for good cold weather […]...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 3rd, 2018
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article by Dan Chason Most hunters have had at least one experience or more in what we refer to as “The Camp.” In the old days, that camp may have been a tent pitched on public land or a camper with a wood burning stove or barrel ablaze outside to take away the late night […]...
