Hunting Reports
Brittany Ezell-LeJeune’s Area 2 buck
Brittany Ezell-LeJeune and her sidekick, her son Blayson LeJeune, with the Area 2 Hornbeck, La., buck she took on Nov. 19, 2023. The 8-point had a 16-inch inside spread.
Year: 2024
Fishing Reports
Dulac black drum
On a cold Friday in December, Paul Mangum, his nephew, Jack Mangum, and friends caught a large black drum off the bank in Dulac. After a long day of bait stealers and no bites, they
Bass Fishing
Hit the pond for bass
Spending a day fishing for bass on the pond with a handful of lures is a great way to spend a day in March.[…]
Columns
Joining a retriever club is great for you and your hunting dog
Training and keeping your hunting dog sharp is a year-round obligation. Join a retriever club to do that and make them better.[…]
Fishing Reports
Brody Vines testing out his baits
Brody Vines, 11, creator of Bro Bro’s Wiggle Worms, testing out his baits in Sicily Island, La.
Hunting Reports
Graham Boquet’s first deer
Graham Boquet, 7, of Thibodaux, got his first deer with a 6.5 Grendel AR platform hunting with his dad in Porterville, Miss. The 6-point had a broken tine.
Hunting Reports
Chris Prescia’s buck
On Dec. 9, 2023, a warm morning at 66 degrees, Chris Prescia harvested this nice buck during the rifle lottery with a 45 yard shot from a 35 Whelen at 8:23 a.m. It dropped in
News Breaker
Avoyelles Parish men cited for turkey hunting violations and trespassing
LDWF enforcement agents cited two men for alleged turkey hunting violations in Winn and Rapides parishes on Feb. 24.[…]
Field Reports
One bait made a major difference at the Lake Pontchartrain Trestle
During a trip to the Lake Pontchartrain Trestle, Marsh Man Masson changed his lure and it paid dividends almost immediately.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Lake Pontchartrain grand slam
In the spring and fall, big speckled trout meet up at the train trestle that spans eastern Lake Pontchartrain to feast on bait.[…]
Field Notes
Benton archer on target
Benton High School sophomore Madison Hammersla started off this year on target at the 2024 Archery in Louisiana Schools North Regional.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend gives up 10 double-digit bass in eight days
The bass fishery at Toledo Bend Reservoir is on fire, spitting out big fish at a clip of better than one per day.[…]
Hunting Reports
Sutton’s 9-point buck
Sutton McDearmont with his South Bossier Parish 196-pound 9-point buck taken on Dec. 8, 2023.[…]
Big Bass
Traffic jam at boat ramp leads to new Bussey Brake record bass
Sid Wilde of Robert was fishing at Bussey Brake Reservoir on March 8 when he caught a new lake record bass that weighed 15.78 pounds.[…]
Field Reports
Catch, clean and cook: Toledo Bend crappie spawn
Kendall Frederick made a trip to Toledo Bend in late February and found some beautiful crappie up shallow.[…]
News Breaker
Students earn more than $17,000 in scholarships and prizes at 2024 ALAS Bullseye Tournament
Thirty-one students received scholarships and gift cards worth more than $17,000 at the 2024 ALAS State Bullseye Tournament in Alexandria.[…]