Columns
Boom Boom Shrimp
Aaron Pierce built one of the most popular popping corks, the Four Horsemen Tackle Popping Cork. He’s now created the Boom Boom Shrimp.[…]
Year: 2023
Field Notes
Squirrel hunters have high hopes for Big Lake WMA
Biology supervisor Mitch McGee believes this squirrel hunting season will be better because Big Lake WMA had an improved mast crop in 2022.[…]
Field Reports
We watched bass whack our baits in gin-clear water
Marsh Man Masson went to float the Tangipahoa River in Southeast Louisiana and target Kentucky bass with Bayou State legend Joe Lavigne.[…]
Field Reports
Ditches like this are loaded with speckled trout!
Marsh Man Masson set out to find small bayous that drain white shrimp from backwater marshes, knowing where speckled trout would collect.[…]
Bass Fishing
Save the Date for the 75th Annual New Orleans Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival
The 75th Annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo and Fishtival at New Orleans City Park will be held on March 23, 2024.[…]
Deer of the Year
Good luck finally runs out for huge Mississippi River buck
Zach Jones of Sterlington shot an 8-point buck with his bow on Oct. 13 at Ashbrook Island along the Mississippi River.[…]
News Breaker
Reports of black panther sightings by Rapides Parish residents
Rapides Parish locals claim to have seen and heard what they believe is a black panther roaming near the levee banks of Lower 3rd Street.[…]
Columns
Bull reds are fun? Who woulda thunk it
On a recent trip, Capt. Shane York and Todd Masson made the journey to the edge of Barataria Bay for bull reds.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational Gag Grouper state, federal fishing season to close Oct. 19
The federal NOAA has issued an emergency season modification for the recreational Gag Grouper fishery, which closes October 19.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mackenzie’s Fisherman’s Soap
Mackenzie’s Fisherman’s Soap is the perfect cleaner for anglers and hunters.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: American Opossum
Opossums are the only marsupials found in North America. They are known for their small size, pointed faces, and hairless prehensile tails.[…]
Columns
Venison Meat Pies
It didn’t take Jason Thornton long before he developed his own version of meat pies. But they would include venison instead of beef.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hungry alligators beat hunter to trophy Black Bayou Refuge buck
Gage Paulk was hunting on the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 2 when he had to scare off two alligators to get to his buck.[…]
Hunting Reports
Wayne’s big boar
Wayne Patton killed this 300+ pound boar with his Diamond Back AR-15 using an ATN night vision scope in Arcadia, La.[…]
Columns
New regulations won’t hinder exciting Louisiana kayak tradition
Will proposed new regulations end the iconic Cajun Sleigh Ride, a highly revered right of passage for coastal Louisiana kayak anglers.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Oct. 1, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper estimates through Oct. 1, 2023.[…]