Louisiana Sportsman

Use your GPS while turkey hunting

April 8, 2016 Captain Paul Titus

Turkey hunters who own handheld GPS units have a great advantage over other hunters.[…]

How to snell a hook

April 7, 2016 Andy Crawford

A snell knot is a knot a lot of anglers overlook, but it’s one of the best ways to ensure the point of a hook pulls into a fish’s mouth.[…]

West Coast Trout Slayer

April 7, 2016 Sportsman Network

Captain Travis Miller came to Louisiana from San Diego years ago and along that journey found his calling as a fishing guide in Dularge, LA.[…]

Fishing the Spawn Period

April 7, 2016 Sportsman Network

Greg Hackney discusses how he fishes the Spawn period.[…]

Reel Inn Dularge

April 7, 2016 Sportsman Network

If you are looking for a place to stay in Dularge, Louisiana[…]

LDWF monitoring for CWD in state’s white-tailed deer population

April 7, 2016 From News Reports

Even though no cases of chronic wasting disease have been found in Louisiana, the state is stepping up preventive efforts to monitor Louisiana’s native white-tailed deer population for the incurable brain infection.[…]

Iberia Parish man dies in Gulf boating accident

April 6, 2016 From News Reports

A 19-year-old Iberia Parish man died after the boat he was in partially sank in the Gulf of Mexico about 10 miles south of Cameron Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

Public Rambling: Hog season wrap-up

April 6, 2016 Ricky Aucoin

Hog season has come and gone on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA, and only one more hog was taken by rifle since my last column, when I shot a 75-pounder during the final week of the season. […]

ULL senior creates sawzall-powered fillet knife

April 6, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Remember the old ’80s Ginsu knife infomercial, which depicted the Japanese kitchen blade cutting through tin cans, blazing through a box of frozen spinach and chopping a piece of wood — then cutting a piece of bread so thin “you could almost see through it?”[…]

Edwards orders state agencies to adhere to Coastal Master Plan

April 5, 2016 From News Reports

Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order on Monday directing all state agencies to operate in a manner consistent with Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan, with BP dollars designated for restoration projects not being diverted to assist with the state’s budgetary crisis.[…]