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Showing posts with label marsh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marsh. Show all posts
Thursday, January 29, 2015
By Brice Perrin
Southwest Louisiana has some of the most beautiful landscapes
and drives in the world. The beginning
of my adventure went a LONG way to drive (pun completely intended) that point
home. Traveling about 3 miles south and
east of the Lake
Charles Regional Airport, allowed me to get some of the best photographs
I've ever taken.
Farm land, marsh land, groves of beautiful trees that have
withstood some of the most intense weather on the planet. They're all there within a few miles of the
city. Standing on a dirt road, in my
Southwest Louisiana...watching the sky begin to glow from the coming sunrise,
the light fog hugging the ground, the sounds of native birds and wildlife
beginning to call out as they start their daily activities...it was peaceful,
soothing, meditative, and awe-inspiring all at the same time. And it's in my back yard!
There are, I’m sure, many places to see scenes like
this...but there's something about a Southwest Louisiana sunrise that is
mystic, musical, life-affirming, and spicy...just like our culture and food! And THAT, my friends, is something you can't
get anywhere but here.
A few days ago I decided to set out on an adventure to
re-discover my home turf. I struggled
with where to start. Being a
photographer, I decided to start in the country and work my way in. Just a heads up...there's so much to see and
do, that there's NO WAY to get it all in one post.
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| By Brice Perrin |
They say, "It's not the destination, but the journey." Here in Southwest Louisiana...it's both. One way to discover it is on the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road,
which just so happens to have a free tour app.
Stay tuned...Part Deux coming soon. Monday, December 1, 2014
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| Southwest Louisiana Marsh by www.monsoursphotography.net |
To me, there’s nothing more peaceful and beautiful than
watching the Southwest Louisiana sun rise in a duck blind with a cup of hot
coffee sitting next to me dad. My dad,
who is also a photographer, always told me that Southwest Louisiana has the
most gorgeous sunrises than anywhere else in the world! Who’s gonna argue with that?!?
Duck hunting has been a strong family connector in the
Monsour household. I’ve been hunting
with my dad since I was two years old.
We’d have father-daughter duck hunts at the camp in Johnson’s Bayou for
as long as I can remember.
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| A father teaches his children to call ducks. Photo by www.monsoursphotography.net |
My dad would always have a string of calls around his neck,
but my favorite was the old wooden Faulk’s call. It just looked more rustic than the synthetic
calls, and I’m sure it sounded better!
Faulk's Game Calls was
started by Clarence "Patin" Faulk. Patin was a local guide and a
trapper in Big Lake, Louisiana. He made duck and goose calls at his home
starting in the mid 1930s. His son Dud Faulk learned about call making from
him. In 1951, Dud created a full line of calls and started going to trade
shows. Dud won the International Duck Calling Championship once and the
World Champion Goose Calling Championship twice. He continued to grow the business
with his wife Rena at his side.
Today, Dud's wife Rena,
daughters and grandchildren assist in running the business in Lake Charles, LA.
Faulk's Game Calls is still producing quality, hand tuned calls with the same
attention to quality calls that they started with in 1951.
A Few Duck Calling Tips from Canaan Heard with Faulk’s Game
Calls:
- Don't
over call. - Call when the ducks are flying away from you or are passing in front of you.
- Don't call when they're flying at you.
Check out this video of avid outdoorsman Hal McMillin during teal season. To learn more about duck hunting in Southwest Louisiana and to find guide services, go to www.visitlakecharles.org/hunt.
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