Columns
Trying to stop the spread of CWD
CWD has taken hold in Louisiana, and we can’t pass off increased hunting regulations as just another attack on our freedoms.[…]
Month: May 2026
Features
Many opportunities in the fertile waters around Fourchon
In the fertile waters around Port Fourchon, practically any fish might hit a bait at any moment. Stay flexible and be prepared.[…]
Hunting Reports
Cooper Schexnayder’s nice 5-point
Nine-year-old Cooper Schexnayder killed this big 190-pound, 5-point in Clayton, La., on Jan. 11, 2026.[…]
Hunting Reports
Kailey Bergeron’s first duck
Hunting Reports
Mallory Belaire’s first buck
Mallory Belaire, 10, put the smack down on Jan. 10, 2026 and killed her first buck while hunting with her dad, Max Belaire, at their camp in the Atchafalaya Basin in Catahoula (Saint Martin Parish).[…]
Hunting Reports
Bentley’s 8-point
Bentley, 6, killed this 215-pound, 8-point in Washington Parish.[…]
Fishing Reports
Field Reports
Perfect marsh is loaded with fish!
It’s been a least a decade since Marsh Man Masson has seen this section of marsh look this good, and nature has filled it with fish.[…]
Hunting Reports
First solo hunt for Gerard Braud
Gerard Braud woke up at 5 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2026 and randomly decided to go hunting at the Bonnet Carré Spillway.[…]
News Breaker
Pearl River WMA Old Highway 11 reopened
Old Highway 11 on Pearl River WMA has reopened after the Pearl River has fallen below 16.5 feet, LDWF announced.[…]
Hunting Reports
Public land double for Scott Whiddon
During the final few days of rifle season in Area 4, I was presented with an opportunity I’ll likely never get again.[…]
Fishing Reports
Queen of reds
Mercedes Eshleman and her husband went fishing in Hopedale on Jan. 10, 2026 and Mercedes pulled in this 36-inch bull red.[…]
Fishing Reports
Jade Lavergne fishing on the Red River
Jade Lavergne of Bordelonville with her dad, Joseph Lavergne, and a big catfish they caught on Dec. 25[…]
Hunting Reports
Lawson Badeaux’s first deer
Lawson Badeaux, 8, harvested his first deer while hunting with his dad in Lorman, Miss.[…]
Hunting Reports
Waiting for the ducks to fly!
Jack Varnado, Dylan Johnson and Logan Samaha are seen here waiting on the ducks near Jonesville, La.[…]
Hunting Reports
Cody Walker’s first time deer hunting
Cody Walker shot his first deer the morning of Jan. 18 while hunting with his grandpa, East Feliciana Parish Chief Criminal Deputy Bill Cox.[…]