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LAS January 2012 Digital Edition

FEATURES:

Belated Bucks
By Chris Ginn
if you hunt North Louisiana and you think your best days for this season are behind you, you couldn't be more wrong.

Bayou Bienvenue is BACK!
By Rusty Tardo
Like the mythological phoenix, Bayou Bienvenue has risen from the dregs and burst into life.

Finish Strong
By Chad Adams
Throw a few change-ups at pesky late-season ducks, and you'll have them dropping into your decoys deep into January.

The Leanest Month
By Humberto Fontova
There's not much left for deer to eat, so you may need to manipulate your woods to give them something.

Permanent Plots
By Rob Heflin
Think big and plant big, and you'll see wildlife benefits for decades to come.

Closing the Gap
By Chris Ginn
Use this strategy to catch bass at all stages of their winter doldrums.

Hunting with Your Mouth Full
By Jerald Horst
This family of farmers won a prestigious award for taking steps to make their land as attractive to ducks as possible.

Red Storm
By Bob Mathews
Anglers have been hoping the future for snapper would begin to clear, but the species still faces thunder clouds on the horizon.

Crankbait Campaign Trail
By David A. Brown
Tune your lures to appeal to the bass base.

Hunting the Flyway's Farms
By John Flores
In Welsh, there's at least one rice farmer who prefers some company.

NEWS BREAKERS:
Hunter takes 180-inch Red River giant

COLUMNS:
Currents
By Todd Masson
Creature Feature By Jerald Horst
Cooking Cajun By Colette Lottinger
Fly Lines 
Grunts & Gobblers By David Moreland
Lure Review By Don Shoopman
The Shootist By Gordon Hutchinson
Marine Electronics By Allan Tarvid
Seafood Bible By Jerald & Glenda Horst
Paddles 'N Puddles By Chris Holmes
Toledo Bend By John Dean