Outdoors

By: Glynn Harris When a particular buck stepped out this time last year, Rick Guillot, who lives in Elm Grove, decided he needed to be taken out because a strangely formed seven points labeled him as an obvious cull; his genetics needed to be removed from the herd. “I hunt on a 2,000 acre private piece of property three other …

By: Glynn Harris “Puppy Love is an informal term for feelings of love often felt during childhood and adolescence. It is named for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy.” (Copied)  I have been on the receiving end of such love for much of my life as a child, teenager and as an …

By: Glynn Harris Of the twelve months that constitute a calendar year, one month stands out as my favorite. October can be rather interesting. The temperature, as it likely will be this year, might tend to be on the warm side. Other Octobers, we can get chilly temps, maybe even an occasional frost.  Before delving into why this month is …

By: Glynn Harris If you like to catch and eat catfish, there is nobody anywhere more fortunate than Roy Dupree. He lives with his wife on the shores of Clear Lake in Natchitoches Parish and two of his sons and their families live next door. He discovered awhile back that the lake was teeming with one of his and his …

By: Glynn Harris As a long-time outdoor writer, my paths have crossed with many others in the same profession. Before outdoor writing organizations ceased to exist, my membership in the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association (LOWA) and the more regional group, the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA), were extremely valuable to me.  Not only was I able to learn from more …

By: Glynn Harris Have you ever thought about whatyou do for a living and how you got fromthe beginning to now? As age is puttingme closer to the culmination of my career,I have been thinking aboutthe route my career has taken.Immediately after I graduatedfrom college in 1959, I acceptedmy first job to fill an opening asa business teacher at ShongalooHigh …

By: Glynn Harris The book calls them “lubber” grasshoppers. Around here, we know them by another name, “graveyard” grasshoppers.  These oversized grasshoppers are not our friends as, according to the book, “they are voracious plant eaters that can quickly strip and destroy gardens, vegetable crops and ornamental landscaping.”  You’ll know one when you see it; they’re oversized, much larger than …

By: Glynn Harris I’ve done a bit of snooping around the Louisiana High School Athletic Association records and quite frankly, I’m a tad disappointed. Louisiana athletic teams have picked a wide array of mascots to represent their teams, but there is one that is sorely missing.  There are dozens of Tigers; an equal number of Bulldogs; bunches of Lions, Bears, …

By: Glynn Harris If you have followed my writing and broadcasting down through the years, you know there is one topic that stands above the rest. Song birds; I am intrigued by those little feathered creatures, many of which make their homes in the thickets surrounding my yard.  In addition, we keep our bird feeder filled with nuggets birds seem …

By: Glynn Harris In last weeks column, we talked about that “sweet spot” on our lakes, the thermocline. To refresh, the thermocline separates the warmer oxygen-rich layer of water separated from colder oxygen-deleted water below the thermocline.  There is another feature on lakes in later summer that upsets the balance of the water above the thermocline and that below this …