Six hours after shot, Beau bags his buck

FEATURES

Hunting big bucks in bad weather

December 31, 2025

Do you make the choice to stay home instead of hunting in bad weather? Or do you actually consider braving the elements for that big buck?

The Myrtle Grove Canal is top-notch trout spot

December 31, 2025

If you are looking for classic dead-end canal fishing this month, the Myrtle Grove Canal is hard to beat for speckled trout.

HUNTING

Seventeen-year-old archer aims to be the best

January 16, 2026

Sofia Tapia, a junior archer at Airline High School in Bossier City, shot a personal best 282 at the 2025 U.S. Western Nationals.

BASS FISHING

Huge Toledo Bend bass runs off “little” brother, winds up in Tater Reynolds’ boat

January 18, 2026

Tater Reynolds of Florien caught this 11.06-pound bass on Jan. 7 and weighed it in at Buckeye Landing Marina on Toledo Bend.

FRESHWATER FISHING

Jimmie Davis State Park

December 31, 2025

Jimmie Davis State Park is surrounded by pine and hardwood forests and people love to fish Caney Creek Lake for bass, bluegill, crappie, etc.

OFFSHORE FISHING

Cold water means hot action for tuna and wahoo out of Venice

January 5, 2026

January offers Venice fishermen some of the hottest offshore fishing all year for yellowfin tuna and wahoo.

INSHORE FISHING

January trout fishing out of Cocodrie or Dularge

January 1, 2026

Veteran charter boat captain Tommy Pellegrin of Houma knows just how good the speckled trout fishing gets at Cocodrie and Dularge

Winter kayaking essentials

January 12, 2026

Winter is in full swing here in the Deep South, but thankfully, kayak anglers can still find a few days where they can have success and fish safely.

The new Vudu Mambo Shrimp

December 26, 2025

Whether fishing grass flats, marsh, docks or open water, the new Vudu Mambo Shrimp is hard for fish and anglers to resist.

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NEWS BREAKERS

Wildlife rehabilitation online training course available

January 15, 2026

A new online wildlife rehabilitation training course offered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now available.

RECIPES

Venison Scotch Eggs

December 29, 2025

With their satisfying combination of textures, Venison Scotch eggs perfectly embody an outdoorsman’s comfort food.

FIELD NOTES

Seventeen-year-old archer aims to be the best

January 16, 2026

Sofia Tapia, a junior archer at Airline High School in Bossier City, shot a personal best 282 at the 2025 U.S. Western Nationals.