The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway this Sunday (Jan. 10) at about 10 a.m. to relieve pressure on main line levees, maintain river stages and regulate the flow of the Mississippi River from the spillway southward.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can you provide the coordinates for Little Grey Duck Lake and Grey Duck Lake in the Golden Meadow/Catfish Lake Area?[…]
A brand new Deer Area 5 in the Atchafalaya Basin and the early release of duck season dates for the 2016-17 hunting season were just a few of the changes in a Notice of Intent adopted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at its meeting Thursday in Baton Rouge.[…]
Most hunters who head for dove fields only around Labor Day weekend might be missing out on the opportunity for some great wing-shooting, because dove seasons in most Southeastern states don’t end until mid-January.[…]
A 60-year-old Cottonport man was cited for allegedly shooting a spotted fawn after a license and game check on Jan. 6 at Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area in Concordia Parish.[…]
An off-duty game warden with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited five men for allegedly hunting rabbits during illegal hours on his personal property near Minden, according to a press release.[…]
An off-duty game warden with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited five men for allegedly hunting rabbits during illegal hours on his personal property near Minden, according to a press release.[…]
A Lake Charles hunter downed a gigantic 9-point on Giles Island the day after Christmas that is currently the pending No. 2 typical white-tail in the Mississippi Magnolia Records.[…]
Only days before deer season came to an abrupt halt on Winter Quarters Hunting Club in Tensas Parish, Ruston’s Daniel Alexander got in a good lick before the rising waters of the Mississippi River shut the area down. […]
All of us can probably recall Christmases from our past that we vividly remember — when Santa Claus came through with that extra-special gift we had been thinking about and hoping for.[…]
With rods and reels, tackle boxes, ice chests, life jackets and other assorted gear all requiring a spot in your boat, space on-board is definitely at a premium. […]
With Mississippi River levels continuing to rise, some expect the earliest-ever opening in the 85-year history of the Bonnet Carre Spillway — which would relieve pressure on the levees protecting New Orleans and divert freshwater into Lake Pontchartrain for the first time since 2011.[…]
The rising Mississippi River could claim another casualty, with deer hunting season shutting down within much of the Atchafalaya Basin as early as Friday (Jan. 8), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Even though I practice and prepare to limit human error, one or two things are bound to eventually go wrong when I average several hunts each week all season long. […]
Anglers heading out to catch red snapper in state waters later this week can now safely fish beyond the long-established 3-mile boundary and go out to 9 nautical miles from shore without fear of being ticketed by the Coast Guard – at least for now.[…]
When we left off in November, the deer action had slacked off just as quickly as it had begun. But after five blank hunts, the switch finally flipped on again in December. […]