Hunting Reports
Doe management
Ashley Crawford practicing a little doe management on some great friends’ property on Jan. 11, 2022 in Gilbert, La.
Month: March 2022
Hunting Reports
Heidi Crawford’s first duck hunt
Heidi Crawford went on her very first duck hunt on Jan. 29, 2022 in Sandy Lake, La. She killed a mallard for her first kill.
Fishing Reports
Poverty Point slabs
Jeff Acreman and son, Bryce Acreman, of Monroe made a quick afternoon trip to Poverty Point Reservoir in Delhi. The crappie bite was on fire from 5 p.m. until sunset. Eleven of the fish caught[…]
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: Chemin-A-Haut and Lake D’Arbonne
Fishing, camping, hiking, kayaking and more is on the list for visitors to Chemin-A-Haut State Park and Lake D’Arbonne State Park.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Ladyfish
Ladyfish are long, cylindrical shaped fish that are found along inshore waters along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hula Popper 2.0
Arbogast hit a bass fishing home run when it marketed the Hula Popper 2.0, a spittin’ image of the G760 model of the original Hula Popper.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Millennium Field Pro Turkey Seat
The Millennium Field Pro Turkey Seat gets hunters’ rumps completely off the ground, and their backs away from barky tree trunks.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bossier City girls are taking it to the high school bassin’ world
Alexis Virgilitto and Tayor Bacot of the Parkway High School won the Bass Federation High School State Championship at Caddo Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big Bass Rodeo reels in plenty of winners
On March 26, New Orleans City Park hosted the 73rd annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival, with over 500 anglers competing.[…]
Field Reports
Trapping wild coyotes to save our rabbit population
Predator management is important and learning how to set coyote traps and raccoon traps can help you balance the wildlife on your property.[…]
Fishing Reports
Rutherford Beach bull red
Austin Leger with a bull red caught on cut mullet at Rutherford Beach in, Creole, La., on March 4, 2022.
News Breaker
Recreational greater amberjack season to reopen May 1, 2022
The LDWF would like to remind anglers that the recreational greater amberjack season will reopen in Louisiana and federal waters on May 1.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winners of LDWF chronic wasting disease sampling contest
Evelyn Lindow, of Alto, and Frank Gates, of Saline, are the winners of the LDWF chronic wasting disease sampling contest.[…]
Field Reports
Marsh Man Masson catches fish on new shrimp
After seeing the Savage Gear 3D shrimp in a pool with an underwater camera, Marsh Man Masson knew he had to give it a few casts in the marsh.[…]
News Breaker
Alabama man cited for commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish
LDWF Enforcement Division Agents cited an Alabama man for alleged commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on March 17.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents rescue three stranded boaters in Toledo Bend
The LDWF Enforcement Division took part in a successful search and rescue mission for three stranded boaters in Sabine Parish on March 26.[…]