Deer Hunting
What are deer eating?
Develop a program to improve your property’s deer forage if your goal is to have quality whitetails with nice antlers and good body weights.[…]
Year: 2026
Field Notes
Protect yourself from Vibrio Vulnificus
The more algae blooms, the more Vibrio Vulnificus bacteria grows and the more dangerous it becomes in coastal waters.[…]
Field Notes
Lake Claiborne State Park
Many people stay at Lake Claiborne State Park to fish Lake Claiborne. It is one of the most popular lakes for catching hybrid striped bass.[…]
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.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Booyah Pad Crasher
After Pad Crashers and Poppin’ Pad Crashers were released, Booyah’s plastic frog line got so popular it is one of the company’s best sellers.[…]
Bass Class
College angler overcomes obstacles to have great senior season
Champ Morales of Livingston had a great senior season on the Southeastern Louisiana University Fishing Team with teammate Grayson Aguillard.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]
Field Notes
A closer look at Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA
Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area consists of 33,488 acres of mostly marsh. It is located 15 miles south of Houma.[…]
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
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.[…]