Louisiana Sportsman

One by one, we baited 30 wire traps with oily cut-bait. After leaving them to soak overnight, we returned to find giant crawfish inside.[…]

Justin White got this DeSoto Parish 8-point on Nov. 30, 2025. It rough scored 135 3/8 inches.[…]

Chandler Crews, 8, harvested this 8-point while hunting with his grandpa, Harlan.[…]

Hugh Junca brought home this 185-pound, 12-point buck from Olla, La.[…]

Lennon Landry, 5, of New Iberia shot his first and fourth deer hunting with his dad this season at their lease in Bienville Parish.[…]

Luke Thibodeaux got his first deer while hunting with his dad, Aaron Thibodeaux, in Chatham, La.[…]

The LDWF will conduct commercial alligator lottery harvests on 23 LDWF WMAs, 28 public lakes and one USACE property beginning on Aug. 26.[…]

The Berkley PowerBait MaxScent ‘Moeba is a new finesse soft bait designed to stand out in today’s high-pressure fisheries.[…]

The Black Label Custom Soft Plastics Piglet is a soft plastic creature bait Cliff Pace put on the market approximately three years ago.[…]

LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth has increased the red snapper bag limit to 5 fish per person per day for Memorial Day weekend.[…]

Chuck Jones’ Expert Collective is a brand new YouTube hunting and fishing series that is different from the majority of outdoor shows.[…]

The red snapper landings estimate through May 3, 2026 indicate that 8,307 pounds were landed during the first three days of the season.[…]

The LDWF congratulated Ciera Gonzales, DeeDee Mahoney, Eric McVicker and Andy Crawford for winning the 2026 hard license card contest.[…]

Kayak anglers that do not use topwater lures are missing out on some of the most exciting kayak fishing there is.[…]

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division will be participating in “National Safe Boating Week” from May 16-22.[…]