Louisiana Sportsman

Hunter enjoys week-of-a-lifetime in the Atchafalaya Basin

January 31, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Three Basin bucks.

Twenty-nine total points.

All in a matter of seven days.[…]

Rage creates SS broadhead especially for women, youth hunters

January 31, 2014 From News Reports

Bowhunting has become extremely popular with women and kids, and Rage has created the SS broadhead specifically designed for shorter draw lengths and lighter draw weights.[…]

Feb. 2 recognized as World Wetlands Day

January 31, 2014 From News Reports

This Sunday has been declared World Wetlands Day to raise awareness of the benefits and value of wetlands, and Ducks Unlimited and USA Rice Federation have partnered together to show their support.[…]

Louisiana’s speckled trout should survive latest Arctic blast, officials said

January 30, 2014 Patrick Bonin

With air temperatures forecast to hit 50 degrees today and 70 degrees by Saturday, state officials are hopeful that speckled trout along Louisiana’s coast will dodge another cold-weather bullet and survive this week’s blast of Arctic air.[…]

Sportsman TV tonight: Dave’s Deer Management

January 30, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 as host Greg Hackney and retired Deer Program Leader Dave Moreland travel to Morganza in pursuit of management deer.[…]

A real matchstriker, finally

January 30, 2014 Gordon Hutchinson

One of the greatest shots I ever made was with a bolt-action .22 Magnum. […]

2013-14 waterfowl season a mixed bag for hunters across the state

January 30, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Depending on who you talk to, the 2013-14 duck season was definitely a mixed bag for hunters across Louisiana.[…]

Monterey hunter shoots 182-inch monster buck in Concordia Parish

January 29, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Mike Centanni doesn’t shoot a whole lot of deer on the family property he hunts in Concordia Parish, but the monster buck he took down on Jan. 18 more than makes up for all the ones he’s let walk over the years.[…]

U.S. hunters set record-low harvest rate for yearling bucks

January 29, 2014 From News Reports

More hunters are giving 1 ½-year-old bucks a pass than at any time in the last 25 years, according to information gathered by the Quality Deer Management Association. […]

Guatemalan man cited for alleged deer and alligator violations in Jefferson Parish, LDWF says

January 29, 2014 From News Reports

Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Guatemalan man on Jan. 26 for a variety of alligator and deer violations in Jefferson Parish.[…]

Marrero man arrested for illegal fish sales, operating without charter boat license

January 28, 2014 From News Reports

A 30-year-old Marrero man was arrested for alleged commercial fishing violations after undercover agents allegedly purchased speckled trout and redfish from his Jefferson Parish residence, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]