Deer Hunting
Hackney returns home to bowhunt in Arkansas
Greg Hackney and the crew took a road trip from Gonzales to Star City, Ark. for a little early-season bowhunting in the latest episode of Sportsman TV.[…]
Year: 2014
Deer of the Year
Webster Parish youth drops elusive 174-inch buck
It’s commonly said in Louisiana if you don’t like the weather just wait a while, and it’ll change. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Alabama angler wins IFA Kayak Tour Championship
Benton Parrott won the 2014 Inshore Fishing Association’s Kayak Fishing Tour Championship last weekend by just more than 1 inch, and claimed a Hobie Mirage Pro Angler and several other prizes for his first place finish.[…]
General
LDWF: Beauregard Parish trail cam photo just a bobcat
“After further review, the ruling on the field is overturned.”[…]
Columns
Early-season camera sites
As we move into the month of October, the transition period between late summer and fall here in the deep-south, let’s examine some of the criteria that can be used to select the best sites for trail camera surveillance.[…]
Deer of the Year
Youth hunter kills 163-inch monster in Ouachita Parish
There are very few things in the world that trump the feeling of taking a monster buck that you’ve had your eye on for a long time. […]
Inshore Fishing
Vortex Shad now available in three new colors
Just like fish sometimes prefer a different color bait, Chas Champagne knows fishermen are always on the lookout for their next new favorite lure.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Houma man arrested for multiple violations after boat chase Monday morning, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 32-year-old Houma man Monday after a boat chase in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Video: Impressive 50-yard crossbow shot smashes egg
If you can hit an egg at 50 yards with your crossbow, imagine the confidence you’d have with a deer at half that distance.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter arrows big Lincoln Parish 13-point
When Jackie James was a defensive end at Louisiana Tech in the mid-70s, he had to help out on some tackles other linemen missed. […]
Bass Fishing
Calcasieu River gives up a lunker
Vincent Collins isn’t a big bass fisherman, but that didn’t stop him from catching a really big bass.[…]
General
LDWF investigating potential cougar sighting in Beauregard Parish
Barry Price got quite a shock Friday when he was going over trail cam photos taken from his deer lease in Beauregard Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
New deer-breeding map helps nail down rut
So the deer-hunting season is open, and you’re spending time in the woods. But what you’re really waiting on is the rut, when bucks throw caution to the winds and leave their concealed haunts in search of love.[…]
Hunting
Choosing the right broadhead
Whether you set out this bow season with your old reliable fixed-blade broadheads, or decide to step up and pay a bit more for the latest mechanical broadheads on the market, the bottom line is that a well-placed shot with either one will bring a deer down.[…]
Columns
Island hopping
When it comes to easy access, protected water and a smorgasbord of fish, kayak anglers need look no further than Delacroix Island. Known locally as “The Island,” this historic St. Bernard Parish commercial fishing village is a kayak angler’s dream. The fishing area is unlimited, diverse and kayak friendly.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pairing a popping cork with a gold spoon
Conventional thinking says the bait of choice to target redfish under a popping cork is shrimp, right?[…]