Field Notes
Seventeen-year-old archer aims to be the best
Sofia Tapia, a junior archer at Airline High School in Bossier City, shot a personal best 282 at the 2025 U.S. Western Nationals.[…]
Year: 2026
News Breaker
Wildlife rehabilitation online training course available
A new online wildlife rehabilitation training course offered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now available.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces online lottery for Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop
The LDWF is accepting applications for the 2026 Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Workshop through an online lottery system.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in LaSalle Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in LaSalle Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
West Feliciana Parish hunter drills 13-point trophy buck
Robert “Rob” Gonzales was hunting on his property in West Feliciana Parish on Jan. 3 when he shot a 13-point buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cactus buck shocks WMA hunter
Ronnie Meyers of Livingston was hunting at Richard K. Yancey WMA on Jan 3 when he shot this giant cactus buck.[…]
Hunting Reports
Carson Rodrigue and his 10-point
On Oct. 25, 2025 the youth hunt began. This would be the seventh year that 13-year-old Carson Rodrigue would go on his youth hunt.[…]
Deer of the Year
Teen hunter nails big Madison Parish buck
Kennedy Collins was hunting with his girlfriend on Jan. 2 in Madison Parish when he bagged a 150-class trophy buck.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves notices of intent for hunting regs, hunting seasons and WMA rules for 2026-27
The LWFC adopted NOIs for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 hunting seasons, 2026-27 general and WMA hunting seasons and rules and regulations.[…]
Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for 2026 WMA lottery turkey hunts, White Lake WCA fishing lottery
The LDWF is accepting applications for WMA lottery turkey hunts and the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) fishing lottery.[…]
Columns
Winter kayaking essentials
Winter is in full swing here in the Deep South, but thankfully, kayak anglers can still find a few days where they can have success and fish safely.[…]
Fishing
Turtlebox Ranger Speaker
The Turtlebox Ranger bluetooth speaker is tough, versatile and delivers great sound.[…]
Columns
Teaching your hunting dog how to mark multiple birds
An avid hunter himself, Tyler Davis of North Pontchartrain Retrievers knows the practical reason for training dogs on multiple marks.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF issues Declaration of Emergency in response to CWD detection in Concordia Parish
A Declaration of Emergency has been issued by LDWF in response to a recently confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease detection.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to host several reef rodeos, giving Christmas trees a second purpose as fish habitat
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is hosting several Christmas Tree Reef Rodeos across the state.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWFC passes NOI to establish allowable sizes of spotted seatrout and red drum fillets under certain provisions
A Notice of Intent (NOI) was given to establish rules for allowable sizes of Spotted Seatrout and Red Drum fillets while on the water.[…]