Hog Hunting
Varmint: Why wild hogs spread so quickly
Louisiana has a strange relationship with Sus scrofa — the feral hog.[…]
Year: 2015
Sidebars
Cutting the mumbo jumbo
Most duck hunters — even expert callers — don’t understand the language of duck calls. Some incorrectly associate call style with numbers of reeds.[…]
Sidebars
The Yentzen story
The first duck call that ever touched my lips was a Yentzen.[…]
Field Notes
Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo
Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland.[…]
Sidebars
Goose Busters — Who you gonna call?
The first official Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries aerial survey for Northeast Louisiana back in November showed more than 160,000 geese in the Mer Rouge region the week duck season opened.[…]
Sidebars
Don’t get stuck in a duck-hunting rut
Sometimes, late-season ducks will kick you right out of your duck blind. If you are paying attention.[…]
Sidebars
Duck boys grew up
The first time I wrote about Matt Laird and Matthew Turner, they were sophomores in high school — both standout prep athletes and excellent students.[…]
Deer Hunting
Stand placement is key to deer-hunting success
While Savant sees early morning and afternoon as prime deer times, if hunting public land has taught him anything it’s that other hunters think the same way.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunting journals prove simple is best approach
Warren Womack keeps detailed journals from virtually every hunt he’s ever been on. He records where he hunted, the date and time, any deer seen and weather conditions — with the occasional accompanying photographs or video.[…]
Deer Hunting
Target nuttall oaks for late-season success
Warrent Womack is always on the lookout for mast-bearing trees during deer season. Any seasoned deer hunter knows the affinity between whitetails and acorns during the fall and winter.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Know when to go to the Wall
Currently, the Corps is busy building a road/bridge over the Bayou Bienvenue Locks, which makes it necessary for them to close the locks on weekdays.[…]
Deer Hunting
Free Resources at QDMA.com
Although QDMA will offer suggestions and give presentations on forming local cooperatives, there are a few things hunters can go ahead and do if they’re not quite ready to go that far just yet.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
It’s rainbeaux trout time in Louisiana. Each winter, East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes stock selected ponds with this coldwater species.[…]
Deer Hunting
Coushatta man cited for alleged deer hunting violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Coushatta man for alleged deer hunting violations on Jan. 7 in Red River Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Angler talks about Poverty Point 14-pounder
For most fisherman, dealing with a backlash can be a frustrating, time consuming ordeal that often results in a bird’s nest of line being surgically removed from your reel- all while your buddies are hauling in a steady stream of fish over the gunnels.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hitting the road: Fishing for wintertime speckled trout on Highway 1
As Tommy Vidrine’s Chevy pickup crested the bridge over Caminada Pass heading west from Grand Isle, the lights of Port Fourchon shimmered in the distance.[…]