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.[…]
Year: 2026
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.[…]
Field Reports
Two nights off-grid in gator country
No cell service, no roads, just an old hunting camp sitting deep in the wetlands where hunters and fishermen have stayed for generations.[…]
Deer of the Year
Reader Report: Fourteen-year-old knocks down big Avoyelles Parish 14-point
Reid Leger got an impressive 14-point buck while hunting on family land in Avoyelles Parish on Nov. 29, 2025.[…]
Deer of the Year
Union Parish hunter claims buck hours after seeing cell phone photo
Tim Brown was hunting on his lease in Union Parish on Dec. 2 when he bagged a 12-point buck he saw on his phone just hours earlier.[…]
Field Reports
Right in the heart of this great speck pattern!
Whether you’re looking for speckled trout that are big, or you just want numbers, this is the best pattern going on in the region right now.[…]
Other Hunting
Second Louisiana black bear hunting season concludes with 16 taken
A total of 16 Louisiana black bears, consisting of 10 males and six females, were harvested during the second bear hunting season.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC elects Chairman and Vice Chairman
At the January meeting of the LWFC, Commissioner Andy Brister was elected Chairman, and Commissioner Nathan Wall was elected Vice Chairman. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD case confirmed in a whitetail deer in Concordia Parish
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Concordia Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Commission approves first-ever special whistling duck season
After pleading with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana may get a special season on black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cold water means hot action for tuna and wahoo out of Venice
January offers Venice fishermen some of the hottest offshore fishing all year for yellowfin tuna and wahoo.[…]