Louisiana Sportsman

Duck season met expectations

January 17, 2021 John Manion

Most Louisiana hunters have shared similar experiences this season, with low duck numbers and only spotty successes.[…]

Louisiana duck season over; Catahoula Lake fight is not

February 3, 2020 Kinny Haddox

The issue of who legally owns the massive Catahoula Lake area and the fight to keep it open for public waterfowl hunting access is not over yet.[…]

Deke with his take after a morning hunt in Venice.

The 2019 duck season kick-off

November 27, 2019 John Manion

All of Louisiana’s waterfowl zones are open, but not all the hunting has started with a bang. Here’s a look at what some hunters have experienced so far.[…]

2016-17 duck season dates set by LWFC

April 8, 2016 From News Reports

Four months ahead of the typical August announcement, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the 2016-17 duck season dates — along with hunting season dates for other species and the general and WMA hunting rules and regulations — at its April meeting on Thursday in Baton Rouge.[…]

West Monroe doc documents 2015-16 duck season with video

February 11, 2016 Patrick Bonin

When Hampton Rutland heads out for a duck hunt, he has to take along a lot more than just his decoys, shotgun, shells and hunting bag.[…]

LWF Commission sets 2015-16 duck season dates

August 6, 2015 From News Reports

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday voted to set the dates for the state’s 2015-16 waterfowl season, and opted to push the opening day for Coastal Zone hunters up to the first Saturday in November this year — Nov. 7.[…]

Solid duck season overall ends in the coastal zone

January 26, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Coastal zone hunters across the state trekked to their blinds for the last time yesterday, ending a season that for many featured the most ducks they had seen in years.[…]

Finishing duck season strong

January 15, 2015 Capt. Steve Himel

The second split of 2013-2014 season has been recognized by hunters in Southeast Louisiana as one of the poorest in many years. I, like many other hunters, struggled with low tides and what seemed to be a total lack of ducks.[…]

Dewey Wills WMA greentree reservoir bone dry for duck season opener

November 19, 2014 From News Reports

If heading to the greentree reservoir at Dewey W. Wills Wildlife Management Area for some opening-day duck hunting was on your calendar, you’d better find another option: The reservoir is pretty much bone dry.[…]

Most hunters report successful duck season opener

November 17, 2014 Patrick Bonin

On Friday afternoon, the state’s waterfowl study leader reported encouraging aerial survey results, indicating the largest number of birds Louisiana’s seen in early November for at least 10 years. […]

Opening day of duck season pushed back one week for Louisiana’s coastal zone

August 7, 2014 Patrick Bonin

For the first time in almost 40 years, waterfowl hunters in Louisiana’s coastal zone will not be in their blinds on the second Saturday in November for opening day of duck season.[…]

Ruston hunter documents duck season with aerial drone and GoPro

February 25, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Hampton Rutland didn’t originally start out with the idea of documenting his first-ever duck season on new property into a tidy 4-minute video, but the GoPro Hero3 camera he got for his birthday last year spurred him on.[…]

Duck season ends strong for most, despite continued drought

February 1, 2012 Darren Digby

Following a heralded first split, Louisiana duck hunters had high hopes for the second portion of the 2011-2012 waterfowl season.[…]

Duck season opener forecast positive; drought still a concern for field hunters

November 9, 2011 Darren Digby

With what was a solid September teal season for most now faintly in the rearview mirror, Louisiana waterfowlers are keenly focused on the imminent kickoff to the state’s “big duck” season.[…]

Duck season ends on positive note, drought hurts some

February 2, 2011 Darren Digby

The 2010-2011 duck season looks to be one that will be talked about for a while in Louisiana waterfowling circles. Without a doubt, the birds came down to our state, aided largely by frequent cold fronts and a flyway-wide drought that put more birds in Louisiana ponds for most hunters.[…]

Duck season tentatively set

August 5, 2010 From News Reports

Duck hunters will again have a 60-day season and be able to kill six birds each day if tentative season dates set today (Aug. 5) by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is ultimately approved.[…]