Hunting
Archery blogger shares techniques for more success
Many enjoy archery and bow hunting because of the increased challenge and heightened sense of accomplishment through taking game with a bow. What makes archery such a challenge?[…]
Month: September 2010
Hunting
Bridge construction to restrict access to Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area
Entry to Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area will be restricted during the next several months while the bridge providing primary access will be closing to allow a new bridge to be constructed, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today (Sept. 24).[…]
Bass Fishing
Junior Bassmaster World Championship to be held on Cross Lake
BASS announced Thursday that the 2010 Junior Bassmaster World Championship will be held Oct. 29 on Cross Lake, and Louisiana will be represented by Paulina’s Matt Nobile.[…]
Deer Hunting
Archery shooting techniques
Many enjoy archery and bow hunting because of the increased challenge and heightened sense of accomplishment through taking game with a bow. What makes archery such a challenge?[…]
Hunting
Things looking up for coastal WMAs
Louisiana’s southeasternmost wildlife management area became the ugly, oily poster child for manmade catastrophes after April 20, the day of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.[…]
News Breaker
Supplemental red snapper season approved by feds
Fishery managers on Thursday (Sept. 21) approved an extension to the red snapper fishing season to begin on Oct. 1, with fishing allowed only on Fridays through Sundays until Nov. 22, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced.[…]
News Breaker
Feds reopen thousands of square miles in Gulf to fishing
The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday (Sept. 21) reopened 8,084 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing, although that opening is at the southern portion of the waters closed in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill earlier this year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Little Lake reds cruising in clear water
When Captain Scott Poche pointed to his left while reeling in a big redfish, I knew things were just fine in Lafitte. The pack of redfish moving in to see what all the fuss was about didn’t stand a chance in the crystal-clear water.[…]
News Breaker
Far fewer teal in state than last year, LDWF survey shows
Biologists last week counted less than half of the blue-winged teal found in the state last September, according to the season’s initial aerial waterfowl survey.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Coastal fish kills due to hypoxia, LDWF says
Several fish kills along the Louisiana have been reported in the past week or so, and a state fisheries biologist said the culprit was low dissolved oxygen levels.[…]
Other Hunting
Teal fodder
Teal are not large ducks and don’t require heavy loads that bigger ducks do to knock them down. However, in today’s world of trying to find the perfect load with plenty of pattern density, packing enough mojo to get the job done is difficult.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Teal opener good for most hunters
The long off season finally ended as the 2010 teal season kicked off Saturday morning. Hunters were greeted with temperatures anything but “fall-like,” and the mosquitoes swarmed about in the largely windless, sticky morning air; par for the course here in Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Holy Mackerel has incredible trip out of Venice
LouisianaSportsman.com regular Holy Mackerel (who goes by the every-day alias of John Gremillion when not on the site) experienced a great weekend trip out of Venice, targeting several different species.[…]
Deer Hunting
More to archery practice than sighting in
If you’re a bowhunter, you’ve no doubt pulled your bow out of the closet a couple weeks before the season to shoot a few times just to see if you’re still sighted in. You may feel like you’re ready, but are you?[…]
Ethanol Free Gasoline
Ethanol Information Page
Ethanol is a fact of life, but many don’t understand the issues surrounding the gasoline blend. LouisianaSportsman.com has collected as much information as possible so that our users can make informed decisions.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Teal arriving in larger numbers, reports still mixed
Following rampant, doubtful speculation during the summer months, Louisiana hunters are set to get a taste of teal this weekend, and the reports look promising despite the sweltering temperatures.[…]