Dove
It’s time to focus on doves
Dove season offers a fantastic opportunity to introduce children to hunting. In the right spot, action can come fast.[…]
Month: August 2025
Fishing Reports
Maurice Terrebonne’s big speckled trout
Maurice Terrebonne caught this big trout in late June off of Elmer’s Island.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 17, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 720,127 pounds, or 80.5%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Making Cajun crab dip with Louisiana blue crabs
A lot of people know blue crabs from Maryland, but a lot of seafood restaurants get their blue crabs from Louisiana.[…]
Field Reports
20-inch redfish all of a sudden everywhere
Where they came from, no one really knows, but redfish between 18 and 21 inches are suddenly all over the Louisiana marsh.[…]
Columns
The next five years for waterfowl hunters
What happened during the August LWFC meeting will govern how duck hunters spend their time for the next five years.[…]
Fishing Reports
Jasmine Hammontree’s record fish
This is 8-year-old Jasmine Hammontree. She loves exploring the outdoors and has a passion for fishing. From a 41-inch redfish at Grand isle to a 40-pound alligator gar on the Sabine River[…]
Big Bass
Baton Rouge angler catches double-tagged fish at Toledo Bend
Henry Boudreaux of Baton Rouge caught this 11.21-pound bass on Aug. 21 and weighed it in at Buckeye Marina on Toledo Bend Lake.[…]
Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest on Sept. 3-10
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 3-10 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]
Hunting Reports
Kennedi Leblanc’s first deer
Kennedi Leblanc killed her first deer on private land in St. Mary Parish on Feb. 16, 2025 using a crossbow.[…]
Fishing Reports
Madison and Josh Brasseal love to fish
Madison and Josh Brasseal love to fish![…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 10, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 630,445 pounds, or 70.4%, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]
Dove
LDWF to offer dove lease fields in DeRidder, Colfax on Sept. 6
The LDWF will have lease fields available in DeRidder and Colfax for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 6.[…]
Features
Preparing for hunting season
Whether hunting deer, ducks or squirrels, Louisiana sportsmen must prepare for the upcoming season well before the magic day begins.[…]
Field Notes
Reliable ways to identify venomous vs. nonvenomous snakes
Tips that can be used from a safe distance to help you quickly and safely identify snakes you encounter in your yard or while in nature.[…]
Fishing Reports