Field Reports
Community hole comes through with SPECKLED TROUT!
Community holes are popular for a reason. We visited one that delivered speckled trout, despite my usual disdain for the place.[…]
Month: December 2021
Deer of the Year
Turner gets a big win with Morehouse buck
John Larkin Turner of Mer Rouge harvested a giant 10-point buck off his family farm in Morehouse Parish on Dec. 11.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: No CWD detected in LA deer so far; sampling completed, final results to come
The LDWF reported on Dec. 30 that to date that no chronic wasting disease has been detected in test results of Louisiana white-tailed deer.[…]
Columns
As the years race past, outdoor memories grow fonder
As time has passed, Kinny Haddox has grown to love writing about the outdoors and fantastic people as much as he enjoys hunting and fishing.[…]
Field Reports
Specklebelly goose hunting and cooking with Kendall Frederick
Jared Serigné went on a specklebelly goose hunting in Gueydan with the guys from Vermilion Waterfowl then went back to the camp to cook.[…]
Hunting
Buras man arrested for harassment and simple assault on hunters
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Buras man for allegedly harassing hunters on public property in Plaquemines Parish on Dec. 26.[…]
News Breaker
St. Martinville man cited for illegally selling fish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a subject for alleged fishing and crab violations in Lafayette Parish on Dec. 1.[…]
Hunting
Top 5 stories of 2021
We researched the archives of LouisianaSportsman.com and came up with the 5 best-read stories of 2021. Check them out.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF’s ongoing CWD testing results indicate good news
The LDWF reports that to date, all testing results for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Louisiana deer have been negative.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper season to close Dec. 31, 2021
LDWF would like to remind anglers that the red snapper season is scheduled to close on Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m.[…]
Field Reports
Simple soft-plastic bait modifications
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares how he makes simple modifications to his soft-plastic lures to help him catch more fish. Get more from Brian Latimer below: YouTube – Brian Latimer Facebook – facebook.com/brianlatimerfishing Instagram – instagram.com/brian_latimer Website[…]
Deer of the Year
Tull downs trophy that neighbor grazed eight days earlier
On Dec. 9, Shreveport firefighter and paramedic Austin Tull put an arrow into a big 12-point buck at Soda Lake Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Bass Fishing
Zoom’s Trick Worm still producing after four decades
Hundreds of anglers have been sold on the Zoom Trick Worm over the years, hooked on it, you might say, just like the bass they target.[…]
Bass Class
Live Oak H.S. senior off to good start, setting sights on special scholarship
Winning the Live Oak High School fishing team’s John Morgan Spring Scholarship would mean a lot to Chance Shelby of Watson.[…]
Columns
Don’t even think about ever dry-firing a bow
A list of the dos and don’ts of bowhunting, the more common causes of archery mishaps and some expert advice for avoiding an accident.[…]
Hunting Reports
Rusty Tullier’s Ville Platte buck
On Nov. 27, around 9:30 a.m., a hot doe pulled this 185-pound, 8-point broadside within 30 yards of Rusty Tullier who was hunting his private lease in Ville Platte.