Dove
September dove traditions
With the rise in popularity of deer hunting, especially early archery hunting, the traditional Louisiana dove hunt has fallen on hard times.[…]
Year: 2026
Features
White trout get no respect
White trout are a great way to stock up the freezer before spring rolls back around. There’s no daily bag limit.[…]
Deer Hunting
Essential bowhunting gear
These hunting items are as compact and lightweight as possible. It is essential when public land hunting to be able to pack up quickly.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout have already moved in!
Summer-weary anglers, rejoice! Fall has arrived early this year. It may not feel like it, but speckled trout have moved to inside waters.[…]
Columns
Bobby Garland Slab Stalk’R
The Bobby Garland Crappie Baits Slab Stalk’R will catch slabs if finicky crappie aren’t eating the Baby Shad.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Drawdown for aquatic vegetation control scheduled on Vernon Lake
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown for parish/state/landowner maintenance, fish habitat improvement and vegetation control on Vernon Lake.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF releases nearly 50,000 giant salvinia weevils into Saline-Larto Complex
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries completed its second release of giant salvinia weevils into the Saline-Larto Complex.[…]
Deer Hunting
Excalibur Crossbow Suppressor CRT
xA hunt-ready recurve crossbow, the Excalibur Crossbow Suppressor CRT was designed for tight hunting setups.[…]
Fishing Reports
Hayden Mahon’s 47-inch bull red
Hayden Mahon and his buddy Noah went fishing off the piers and caught some monster reds.[…]
Hunting Reports
Blonde raccoon
William Daigle shared this photo of a raccoon in Andrus Cove.[…]
Fishing Reports
Lexie Lynn Eshleman’s big fish
Lexie Lynn Eshleman, 7, casted, hooked and reeled in this huge black drum all by herself in Hopedale.[…]
Fishing Reports
Big blue crab for Jack Marks
Jack Marks went crabbing in Rockefeller at one of the weirs on June 5 and caught this monster blue crab.[…]
Fishing Reports
Eli’s Grande Isle red snapper
Nine-year-old Eli Barrios landed some great red snapper while fishing with his family on May 30, 2026, about 40 miles south of Grand Isle on Stephen Delatte’s Hooked on Plastics 33 foot Invincible.[…]
Fishing Reports
Sheepshead at Berwick boat landing
I decided to go catfishing spur of the moment with my wife at the local Berwick boat ramp down River Road.[…]
Fishing Reports
Redfish time for Braylon
Thirteen-year-old Braylon Olivier of New Iberia caught this nice redfish while fishing Vermilion Bay.[…]
Fishing Reports
Jake Michael Neuville’s PB bass
Jake Michael Neuville, 11, was so excited to catch his PB, a 6-pound bass, on May 4 from a pond in Loreauville, La.[…]