Hunting Reports
Caleb Blanchard’s nice buck
Caleb Blanchard, with nephew Lucas Guillotte, after a successful hunt in St. Mary Parish on Nov. 26, 2022.
Month: January 2023
Fishing Reports
Big bass for Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith from Ward, Ark., with a nice bass caught on Bald Knob Lake in Central Arkansas. He was using a swim bait in about 8 feet of water. It weighed 6 pounds and 10[…]
Hunting Reports
Carter Buchholz’s great season
Carter Buchholz, 9, of Covington had some great hunts this season. These ducks were taken on Nov. 6, 2022 near Alexandria and the deer was taken on Nov. 22, 2022 near Mandeville.
Hunting Reports
Janson’s first rabbit
Janson Pellissier, 10, got his first rabbit on Nov. 27, 2022 in Laplace, La. It was his first hunt.[…]
Hunting Reports
Bryce Walker’s first deer
Bryce Walker took down this deer on his first deer hunt. It was his first time ever shooting a .270 and his first time ever setting up and shooting all by himself. He put a[…]
Hunting Reports
Ghost deer
Rachel Darbonne Smith caught an amazing shot on her game camera north of Eunice, La., of two deer standing on their hind legs swinging their front hooves at each other as if boxing.[…]
Hunting Reports
Vernon Parish wildlife
Amanda Jeane submitted these photos taken in Vernon Parish.
Hunting Reports
Bubba Himel’s personal best buck
I have been hunting here since 2001. I had been hunting my box stand watching deer all weekend determined to wait for a nice buck.[…]
Fishing Reports
Bayou Guyago redfish
Ross Ford holds a 30-inch redfish from Bayou Guyago.
Columns
Sign-up for a kayak tournament
Fresh or salt, there are tournaments to fit every kayak angler’s fishing style, and they are sure to make you a better fisherman.[…]
Bass Class
Teurlings bass duo
Baylen Guy and Brandt Babineaux did well in eight tournaments on the Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation circuit.[…]
Deer of the Year
Gunther chooses gun over bow to down big buck
Billy Gunther was hunting on private property in West Feliciana Parish on Dec. 17 when he downed a trophy12-point buck.[…]
Field Reports
Fish from the bank
Bass pro Brian Latimer made a video for people who fish without boats. He said if you’re a shoreline angler, don’t think of it as a handicap.[…]
News Breaker
Agent cites St. Landry Parish men for hunting violations
A LDWF enforcement agent cited two St. Landry Parish men for multiple hunting and boating violations on Dec. 30, 2022 in St. Landry Parish.[…]
Field Reports
These baits paid off
Sometimes you pick the right fishing lure, and never have to make a bait switch throughout the entire trip.[…]
Deer of the Year
2022-23 Deer of the Year
We reviewed all of our 2022-2023 big buck stories and share a few of the latest with a look back at the top of the class.[…]