Apex Predator
The Apex Predator shares hunting tips from a ‘hog wild’ September
I set a goal for myself last month to take down at least one hog on each of the 12 days I planned to hunt in September.[…]
Year: 2013
Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter arrows big velvet buck in Tensas Parish
Ruston’s Lane Cox and his hunting buddy Brandon Hearn attach nicknames to the deer they hunt at Winter Quarters Hunting and Fishing Club in Tensas Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Central hunter arrows 11-pointer in West Feliciana Parish
Dustin Henson is a self-proclaimed trail camera junkie, always monitoring four or five cameras on his 1,500-acre Wakefield lease in West Feliciana Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Water clarity, conditions should improve all week in Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne
On Monday afternoon, Capt. Mike Gallo fished under a flock of birds near where Bayou Thomas empties into Lake Borgne for about four straight hours.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
ABCs of GPS configuration, Pt. 2
Datum settings are different from the “Position Format” or “Location” settings.
Do you know what the datum selection means in your unit?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Cataouatche bass fishing falls off hard with disappearance of hydrilla
Lake Cataouatche was 98 percent covered by hydrilla in 2007, and that mass of vegetation fueled a big-bass fishery that grabbed world attention in 2011 when Kevin VanDam won his fourth Bassmaster Classic by seining those grass beds for more than 69 pounds over three days of competition.[…]
Deer of the Year
West Monroe hunter arrows 154-inch brute
The skies opened and the bottom fell out the first weekend in October across North Louisiana, as a weather system with accompanying cold front sloshed through. But Bill Petrus, a West Monroe businessman and avid bow hunter, didn’t let that bother him.[…]
Deer Hunting
Safety harness saves West Bank bowhunter from 20-foot fall in Caldwell Parish
Mitchell Franks’ Wednesday afternoon bow hunt started out like countless others he’d experienced as he settled into a 20-foot-high lock-on tree stand in central Caldwell Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish to close in state waters on Oct. 15
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently announced recreational fishing for gray triggerfish will close in Louisiana waters at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ponchatoula hunter takes three-beam West Feliciana Parish buck
The time and effort Michael Marciante spent carefully concealing and brushing a ground blind at his West Feliciana Parish lease over Labor Day weekend paid off pretty quick just before dark on opening day.[…]
Events & Announcements
Elmer’s Island temporarily closed due to Tropical Storm Karen, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the temporary closing of Elmer’s Island on the southwestern tip of Jefferson Parish.[…]
Hunting
Gator Teal
Kicking off hunting season with a bang, we took it to the marsh to bag us some teal at Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras. Then we jumped across the Mississippi River to Delacroix to get swampy on a gator hunt.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s Enforcement Division to enroll 30 cadets for academy training starting in December
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a training academy for enforcement agents starting in December to fill field office vacancies throughout the state in 2014, according to a press release.[…]
News Breaker
Houma angler lands potential No.3-tarpon near Grand Isle on Monday
Lance “Coon” Schouest’s elusive quest to land a new state record tarpon will have to wait.[…]
Contents
Cover: October 2013
With the opening of bow season, it’s important to set up just right to ambush that buck you’ve been seeing on trail-cam photos.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speck bite getting better in Vermilion Bay
Water conditions remain solid and the speckled trout bite is improving in Vermilion Bay as the season’s first real cool front is expected to push through this weekend.[…]