Louisiana Sportsman

LDWF unveils new toll-free information hotline

September 14, 2011 From News Reports

Regulations and season dates are now available 24 hours a day by simply calling a toll-free number, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]

Congressional bill would protect offshore structures for use as artificial reefs

September 14, 2011 From News Reports

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would prevent rigs and other Gulf of Mexico structures from being removed as ordered by the U.S. Department of Interior should be passed, the Coastal Conservation Association said today.[…]

Barbera joins Sportsman staff

September 14, 2011 Louisiana Sportsman

Lifelong Bayou State angler Sam Barbera has joined the Louisiana Sportsman staff as an account executive handling the Greater Baton Rouge market as well as some national accounts.[…]

Understand rivers to hammer the bass

September 14, 2011 Jerald Horst

Understanding rivers is important, both for finding fish on them and to navigating them. The smaller the river is, the more important it is to understand it, but the easier it is to understand.[…]

New Bushnell Legend Ultra HD Compact Binoculars

September 14, 2011 From News Reports

Overland Park, Kan. — Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry leader in high-performance optics for more than 60 years, has introduced two new compact models to its Legend Ultra HD binocular line.[…]

Redfish biting at Lafitte’s Little Lake one week after Lee

September 13, 2011 Chris Ginn

This time last week, residents of Lafitte were praying for a north wind to blow all the water out that fell from Tropical Storm Lee. Only six days later, as I drove to Joe’s Landing, I wouldn’t have known the effects of the storm had I not seem them in the news.[…]

Teal numbers down for season opener, biologists predict

September 9, 2011 From News Reports

Hunters packing up their gear and heading to duck camps for the teal-season opener tomorrow (Sept. 10) will have significantly fewer targets, if Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ estimates from earlier this week are correct.

“The 169,000 blue-winged teal estimated on this survey is 21 percent below last year’s estimate of 215,000 and 32 percent below the long-term average of 248,000,” the official LDWF report reads.[…]

Tips to avoid dove baiting

September 9, 2011 John K. Flores

Every September, you can take to the bank someone will get busted for shooting doves over a baited field. Not only is this illegal, but it also gives the entire hunting community a black eye.[…]

Union Parish man arrested for fifth DWI on Russell Sage

September 9, 2011 From News Reports

A Union Parish man was arrested and booked Tuesday (Sept. 6) with fifth-offense driving while intoxicated after being stopped on Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]

Youth waterfowl duck hunting allowed on Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge beginning Sept. 10

September 8, 2011 From News Reports

Portions of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge will open for the first time to youth waterfowl hunting beginning Saturday (Sept. 10), allowing young hunters to take advantage of the early teal season.

This is the first hunting season opened on the refuge since its establishment in 1990, and youth hunting will be allowed throughout the rest of the teal season and the regular duck season on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.[…]