Deer Hunting
Port Allen hunter kills massive Sherburne deer on second try
Floyd Coye has hunted Sherburne Wildlife Management Area since it was created, pushing far into the swampy property with lifelong buddy Alvin Fairchild.[…]
Month: February 2010
Fishing Tournaments
Bassmaster Classic returning to Shreveport in 2012
The Bassmaster Classic will make its second stop in Shreveport in 2012, BASS announced today. The 42nd Classic is scheduled for Feb. 24-26, and will come on the heels of the 2011 championship slated for New Orleans.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Reach skinny-water crappie with your feet
Coastal Louisiana anglers are no strangers to wade fishing for speckled trout, but there’s a different kind of “speck” that folks are starting to realize bite just a little bit better when the water isn’t slapping the sides of their boats.[…]
Events & Announcements
LWF announces conservation awards winners
Louisiana bluesman and conservation advocate Tab Benoit has been chosen to receive the Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s Governor’s Award – Conservationist of the Year for 2009.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF hosts inaugural Saltwater Series tournament
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is gearing up to host the first annual Louisiana Saltwater Series, a tag-and-release redfish circuit developed by LDWF in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation to promote the conservation of Louisiana’s saltwater sport fish resources.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Hackney: Bites are scarce on final practice day for 2010 Bassmaster Classic
The final day of practice for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic left the best anglers in the world scratching their heads over how to catch fish on icy Lay Lake when competition begins Friday.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Hackney says Bassmaster Classic could be tough
With one day of practice left, Gonzales’ Greg Hackney said it’s been brutal thus far preparing for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama’s Lay Lake.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Classic ‘unreal’ despite tough practice, Crochet says
Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet has been battling a tough Lay Lake for the past three days, trying to figure out how to put together Bassmaster Classic limits. And it hasn’t been an easy go[…]
Deer Hunting
The little things
The little things…
This past bow season has taught me – once again – about the little things.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cold water an issue during Bassmaster Classic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freezing air temperatures sent a lot of Bassmaster Classic competitors into the Coosa River north of Lay Lake looking for warmer water and active bass during the official practice period that ran from Friday (Feb. 12) through Sunday (Feb. 14).[…]
Freshwater Fishing
National crappie tournament slated for Toledo Bend
A Crappie USA qualifying event, along with a free crappie kids rodeo, will be held on Toledo Bend March 27. Anglers will be weigh seven-fish limits of crappie, with money and the opportunity to advance to the Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic to be held in October in Alabama.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winter continues, hunters should turn thoughts to habitat work
Another round of cold weather is moving into the state and that means more winter stress on the deer habitat.[…]
General
Jindal proposes combining LDWF and State Parks
Governor Bobby Jindal has been advocating canning the lieutenant governor’s office since Mitch Landrieu announced he was running for mayor of New Orleans, and that idea has been elevated now that Landrieu is set to take the reigns of the Big Easy on May 3.[…]
Events & Announcements
Wildlife Federation to Celebrate 71st Convention at Toledo Bend
Conservation groups, sportsmen, environmentalists and natural resource management professionals from throughout Louisiana will convene Feb. 26-28 at Cypress Bend Resort near Many, La., for the 71st Annual Louisiana Wildlife Federation Convention.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wildlife field day scheduled in Clinton
The annual Wildlife Workshop and Field Day will be on Feb. 27 at the Bob R.Jones-Idlewild Research Station in Clinton.[…]
Bass Fishing
Biologists plan False River revitalization
False River was once officially designated one of Louisiana’s quality lakes, giving testament to the potential of the old Mississippi River oxbow to produce stud bass.[…]