Hunting Reports
Jase’s first deer kill
Jase LeBlanc with his first whitetail harvest at age 7 on his family farm in Claiborne, Miss.
Year: 2022
Fishing Reports
Slade’s shark
Slade Dowden and his Paw Paw Andy Martarona show off Slade’s 46-inch long shark that was released afterwards. It was caught off their wharf at their camp in Moss Lake on Aug. 21, 2022
Deer Hunting
Cleaning and disposing of deer in the CWD control area
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is here to stay for now, and it is up to hunters to try to keep it contained. Unfortunately, Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) detected its first CWD case in […]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Heritage is a hand-me-down
The Duck Camp Dinners crew is back in the bayous as Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois wraps up his last hunt of the season. […]
Field Reports
Sight fishing for sheepshead with Matrix Fluorocarbon
Chas Champagne goes sight fishing for sheepshead using Matrix Flouro Line from Matrix Shad so the fish can’t see his line. […]
Hunting
Use precautions when preparing and handling harvested wildlife
The LDWF would like to remind hunters and the public to take care in handling and preparing harvested wildlife. […]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to provide CWD testing drop-off locations in Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes
The LDWF is providing Chronic Wasting Disease drop-off locations within the Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes CWD Control Area. […]
Deer Hunting
Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes CWD Control Area regulations for the 2022-23 deer season
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted regulations for the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Area in northeast Louisiana. […]
Bass Fishing
Toledo bass offer anglers a chance to throw the bait of their choice
October is a “game-changer” month at Toledo Bend. It’s a time to catch bass on whatever moving baits you like to throw, including topwaters. […]
Fishing Reports
Bubba’s marsh redfish
Bubba Himel with two Dulac redfish caught on a 1/4-ounce jig head and a Shrimp Creole Matrix slow retrieved.
Field Reports
Louisiana teal hunt blast and cast
Jared Serigné went on an early season Louisiana teal hunt with some buddies and then they caught some largemouth bass. […]
Field Reports
Marsh speckled trout crush new bait!
It’s rare that you come across something new in fishing that actually works, but the speckled trout just wouldn’t leave this lure alone. […]
News Breaker
Agents cite subject for closed season squirrel hunting in Lafayette Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited a subject for alleged hunting violations in Lafayette Parish on Sept. 20. […]
Columns
The Womack Journal: Trapped after success
Legendary Louisiana hunter Warren Womack of Bluff Creek talks about the buck he killed with his bow on Nov. 2, 1991. […]
Ducks
LDWF to hold wood duck hunting seminar in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a wood duck hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5. […]
Deer Hunting
Bowhunter bags trophy Mississippi velvet buck
Avid bowhunter Holt Martin of Lake Providence, La., took this big buck during Mississippi’s first special velvet season in Issaquena County. […]