Columns
Was the 2013 deer season one of the best ever?
The LDWF Big Game Harvest Survey that will be mailed out shortly should provide an answer — but from what this hunter saw, it was a great season![…]
Month: February 2014
Fishing
LDWF requests anglers update contact info for fishing license database
In support of the Louisiana Recreational Creel Survey, which will provide real-time data collection to fishery managers, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking the public to update their fishing license contact information so the database will be complete. […]
Bass Fishing
Minnesota angler wins Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Lake Amistad
Andy Young, a Minnetonka Lake guide, topped hard-charging Stephen Browning to win the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Lake Amistad by only 1 ounce. […]
Inshore Fishing
Violet Canal to close for 75 days beginning Feb. 17
The Violet Canal will be closed to all navigation beginning Monday, Feb. 17 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Lake Borgne Levee District conduct maintenance and repairs to the Bayou Dupre Sector gate.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF seeks leads for whooping crane shootings
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are looking for leads into the shooting of two whooping cranes earlier today in Jeff Davis Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Ducks stamp increase signaled
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in February OK’d bills that would reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and increase the cost of the federal duck stamp, Ducks Unlimited reported.[…]
Events & Announcements
Four inducted into CCA Louisiana’s Hall of Fame
At their annual state convention in New Orleans last weekend, four new members were inducted into the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s Hall of Fame.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bully those bass!
In the movie “A Christmas Story,” Scut Farkus is the neighborhood bully who torments Ralphie Parker and his friends. Until one day when something in Ralphie snaps, and he attacks his antagonist in a most ferocious manner.[…]
News Breaker
Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Tree Rat Smackdown
Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 as host Greg Hackney enjoys some time in the woods pursuing squirrels and even a few raccoons in Eudora, Arkansas.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pierre Part’s Crochet ready for second Bassmaster Classic
Cliff Crochet decided to make the eight-hour drive to North Alabama twice this past November to scout Lake Guntersville, where his second Bassmaster Classic cranks up on Feb. 21.[…]
News Breaker
January lightning strike creates hunting nightmare in Hopedale
When Will LeBlanc, Capt. Ted DeAgano III and seven buddies headed out for a Hopedale duck hunt last month, they were hoping for just another fun-filled morning with plenty of birds to shoot and all of the normal joking, laughing and camaraderie that accompanies a typical day in the marshes of south Louisiana.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two men arrested for alleged hunting violations on Bayou Cocodrie NWR, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arrested two men last Friday for alleged hunting violations on Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Events & Announcements
Head of state’s coastal restoration group resigns
Garret Graves, who has been Gov. Bobby Jindal’s lead on coastal restoration issues for the past six years announced his resignation yesterday.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sulphur angler lands 10.28-pound lunker at Toledo Bend
When Bennie Trahan of Sulphur launched his boat into the waters of south Toledo Bend last Friday morning, he never expected to catch the largest bass of his life.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Pinpointing Wreck Bay
Dear Capt. Paul:
Where is Wreck Bay out of Point a la Hache? What are the coordinates for the bay? I can’t seem to find it on my map.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show set for March 13-16
The Louisiana Sportsman Show has always included a full complement of boat dealers, but this year’s show scheduled for March 13-16 will provide an even great focus on the latest boat offerings.[…]