Field Reports
Catch and cook: Shoreline speckled trout
Chas Champagne got to the eastern shorelines of Lake Pontchartrain to avoid the high winds and boat traffic and catch some speckled trout.[…]
Month: April 2024
Hunting Reports
Chris Russo’s St. Helena Parish doe
Chris Russo with a 148-pound doe he put down in St. Helena Parish.
Hunting Reports
Big group of hogs
This photo is from an evening hunt with outfitter Southern Eradicators, located near Crowley, La. The group was checking rice fields and crawfish ponds when they capitalized on a big group of hogs up to
Hunting Reports
William Fernandez’s first deer
William Fernandez, 12, of River Ridge shot his first deer on Jan. 21 with a 7 mm rifle near Kentwood, La. The doe weighed 135 pounds.
Hunting Reports
Earnest Baker’s Axis deer
Earnest Baker of Rayville, La., got this 200-pound Axis deer on Dec. 20, 2023 hunting in West Texas with his co-workers. It was killed with a Browning 7mm 08 X Bolt.
Hunting Reports
Analiese’s Michigan buck
Analiese Gaffey from Leesville, La., shot this whitetail in Michigan.
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: Western Elk
The best way to locate a spot to elk hunt is through a guide, but if you want to do it on your own, Andy Dyess of Madison, Miss., has advice.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hudson Vujnovich’s first deer
Ten-year-old Hudson Vujnovich with his first deer.
Hunting Reports
Adalyn Boling got her first deer
Adalyn Boling, 14, of Marrero, shot her first deer on Dec. 30, 2023 in Area 4.
Hunting Reports
Riley Deloach’s first banded duck
Riley Deloach killed his first band on a mottled duck on Jan. 14 in Gueydan, La. There were also two other bands killed on the same hunt by his cousin and friend.
Field Reports
Biloxi Marsh trout action
Tommy Vidrine launched out of Bay St. Louis, Miss., and headed to the Biloxi Marsh. He and his buddy got on a fast speckled trout bite.[…]
Hunting
LDWF to hold public hearing on 2024-25 Hunting Regulation NOI amendments
The LDWF will hold a public hearing on the proposed substantive changes to the 2024-25 hunting season rules and regulations.[…]
Fishing
LDWF Fishing Course Series announces expanded spring and summer fishing class dates
The LDWF is continuing the spring season of the Fishing Course Series (FCS) with a full schedule of courses across the state.[…]
Hunting Reports
Swamp Donkey
Justin Rose killed this 160+ inch deer in the swamp of Chackbay, La.
Field Reports
Catch and cook: This bait whacked specks on ledges
The wind direction was good and the water was as clean. It was only a matter of time before Marsh Man Masson found a productive pattern.[…]
News Breaker
14 subjects cited for turkey hunting violations during opening weekend
LDWF Enforcement agents cited 14 people for alleged turkey hunting violations during the opening weekend of the 2024 turkey hunting season.[…]