Deer of the Year
Claiborne Parish hunter downs velvet brute
Parker Bailey of Haynesville took a gnarly mossy-horned velvet buck on Oct. 26 in Claiborne Parish after waiting out the rain.[…]
Month: October 2019
News Breaker
Red snapper season to reopen for weekends only
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season on weekends only.[…]
News Breaker
Possible new No. 2 tripletail in state
Joshua Jorgensen, the creator of the online fishing series BlackTipH, was with Blake Rigby of Tripletail Charters when he caught a 39.3-pound tripletail.[…]
Deer of the Year
Late afternoon bow hunt produces big 10-point
Andy Harrison killed a Union Parish 4 ½-year-old buck on October 17 that was scored by Buckmaster official scorer, Greg Hicks, with 148 inches of antler.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass are biting like it’s fall, sort of
Pro bass angler Greg Hackney was surprised at how many other boats were fishing the marsh and how the bass reacted to his fall fishing tactics.[…]
Dove
LDWF clarifies that dove season in North Zone remains open
The second split of dove season in Louisiana’s North Zone remains open until Nov. 17, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
Big Bass
Plaquemine angler lands Toledo Bend lunker
Wesley Miller, 26, of Plaquemine, hooked a 10.06-pound lunker bass on Monday, Oct. 14 during his first-ever trip to Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Bienville Parish 9-point goes down
Caleb Guin killed a big Bienville Parish 9-point buck on Oct. 11 near Castor and enjoyed an LSU win at Tiger Stadium that same weekend.[…]
Newsletters
Trout in transition months
Capt. Charlie Thomason has spent many years following speckled trout through this transitional period in the fall and he has some key concepts.[…]
Fishing
Get Out and Fish! community fishing program
The Get Out and Fish! community fishing program fishing event will be held October 26, 2019 at Joe Brown Park in New Orleans.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caddo Lake producing healthy largemouth bite
With football and hunting in full swing, the fishing pressure at Caddo Lake is gone and the lake is producing some good catches of quality, healthy bass.[…]
Deer of the Year
Smith hunts veteran’s weekend, votes, and downs 10-point
J.D. Smith of Farmerville hunted the morning of Oct. 12 on the special weekend reserved for military veterans and downed a beautiful 10-point buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF makes chronic wasting disease testing service available to hunters
The LDWF has coordinated with Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory to provide testing on harvested deer for the presence of CWD.[…]
Deer of the Year
High school senior sticks stud Grant Parish 8-point
High school senior Hunter Greer, 17, of Creola, shows off the big 8-point buck he stuck on Oct. 9 near his home in Grant Parish.[…]
Flounder
Early flounder bite is spot on
Ulysse “Bootsie” Toups Jr. caught 24 flounder in three days fishing along Highway 1 near Grand Isle. Toups said reports indicate the flounder are all over.[…]
Alligator
Is ‘gator hunting due for a big change?
Commercial alligator trapping and alligator farming is being heavily affected due to a highly contested ban on alligator skins in California.[…]