Outdoors

By: Glynn Harris As an outdoor writer, I have been blessed to get to interview some famous folks and others, not so famous who have impressed me the most. Twenty-plus years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing a bass angler who was born deaf and without the ability to speak.  I was tournament director for an annual event held …

By: Glynn Harris There is a remarkable act of naturestarting to take place any day now. Afew years ago, I was turkey huntingwhen I saw something that fascinatedme. As I sat overlooking a foodplot, a deer stepped out 40 yardsor so away followed by a secondand then a third deer. They lingeredjust long enough for me toget a good look …

During the course of a lifetime, there are some people who make a mark on your life that time can’t erase. One such person who touched my life in a special way was the late Dr. Nelda Hughes Spinks who passed away in 2023.  Dr. Spinks was a storied educator, teaching not only in high schools but at LA Tech …

It all started for us this past Thursday after listening to weather reports about the upcoming weather event. Our plan initially was to head to our daughter’s in Minden Friday morning before the storm hit; they have generators and there should be no problems there.  My small generator, that had sat without being run for several months was dead as …

(With the promise of cold icy weather upcoming this weekend, I dug through the archives and found an article I wrote 17 years ago about making the most of cold weather.)  With last weekend’s cold weather with snow flurries fluttering around, the logical spot for most of us was a warm spot by the fireplace with mitts wrapped around mugs …

As an outdoor writer, this is my favorite time of year. I get to write about all the big bucks taken by hunters around the state. People have started referring successful hunters to me, which helps a lot. Another way I find out about these buck slayers is on-line, especially checking sites like Louisiana Deer Hunters.  It was while I …

Several years ago, First Baptist Church in Haughton held a Big Buck contest and the winner overall was a pre-teen aged girl named Addi Small. She came home with a 6.5 Creedmore, a gun she has used consistently ever since.  Since she was in school where she is in 8th grade at Haughton Middle School, we visited with her dad, …

It’s interesting that as time passes, you remember certain things that stand out from your growing up years.  One of the things that has popped into my mind recently is grass burrs. It’s been years since these dastardly rascals entered my mind. Have they all been eradicated? I can’t remember the last time I saw one and that last one …

This is not the first time I have interviewedZach Jones about big buckshe has taken. Jones and I first crossedpaths when he was 11 years old when hegot the first buck we featured andwe have been privileged to coverhis stories several times over theyears. He is now 24 years old, acollege graduate and works withhis dad in the oil and …

Growing up where I did in the redclay, pine tree expanses of Ward 2,Natchitoches Parish, we lived off theland for the most part. A big gardenwith corn, peas, potatoes, tomatoesand such was supplementedby the wild game we were able toglean from the woods.If you lived in areas nearlakes, there was plenty of fish tobe had along with roasted mallardsand pintails. …