Stretching over two miles with a 150-foot-wide gate on the ICW, the Great Wall of Chalmette may be south Louisiana’s ultimate fishing hole.
Brush piles can be dynamite places to fish for bass, especially on lakes that don’t have much natural cover.
The post-rut phase of deer season can be an opportunity to score on a nice buck, if you are willing to adjust your tactics a bit.
Ring-necked ducks as a proportion of our total aerial survey count on the coast have been creeping upwards for 20 years.
Banding woodcocks is something the department does annually to gain valuable information used in the management of this species of gamebird.
A long-ago rabbit hunt on Christmas Day is one of the author’s favorite outdoor memories from his childhood.
The outdoors men and women of our state can only hope federal and state officers will scan our Christmas list and grant our wishes.
Winter kayak fishing can be safe and productive as long as common sense is used in deciding when the conditions are right.
The brand-new Snag Proof Zoo Kick is sure to prove as good as, if not better than, its predecessor from the mid-2010s, the Wobbletron Frog.
Located about 70 river miles south of New Orleans, the areas adjacent to and in the outfall of Neptune Pass teem with fish and wildlife.
This Mexican Pizza recipe truly represents the unique blend of flavors that make up Mexican cuisine, but uses ground venison.
Chris Bates was hunting on public land in Rapides Parish on Nov. 6 when he got a trophy 9-point buck with his bow.
Changes to regulations meant to stop the spread of evasive reptile and amphibian species were passed by the LWFC.
Klint White of DeRidder was hunting in Beauregard Parish when he downed a big 240 pound, 20-point buck on Nov. 8.
Riley Daniel downed this Webster Parish 10-point with a Ruger American .308 on Oct. 19.
John Caleb Johnson of Lincoln Parish got a trophy 10-point buck on Nov. 2 in Jackson Parish that scored 140.
Rough estimates number the feral swine at more than 900,000 in Louisiana with the outlawed quadruped in all 64 parishes.
Carolyn Alexander was hunting with her husband, Alec, in Beauregard Parish on Nov. 9 when she got a trophy 17-point buck.
Sean Kennon of DeQuincy, La., downed his trophy buck while hunting on public land in Vernon Parish on Oct. 18.
Gracie Sherrill of Calhoun was hunting at her family's hunting club in Bienville Parish on Oct. 26 when she downed a 150-class 8-point buck.
Austin Spillman of Patterson was hunting on private land in Madison Parish when he downed a big 8-point at 25 yards with his crossbow.
On Oct. 26, Clayton Flournoy downed a big 14-point buck while hunting at the Lisbon Hunting Club in Claiborne Parish.
Brittany Canterberry was hunting with her husband in Union Parish when she shot a big 10-point buck on Oct. 26.
Blake and Lakelynn Devine of Devine Sportfishing Company seize the moment to provide charter trips yielding big Venice tuna this month.
The Red River offers some of the best opportunities for winter fishing, and Travis Brown has mastered the art of catching these crappie.
Many speckled trout, including some big ol’ yellowmouths, have been caught at Calcasieu Lake for many years during December.
The Magnum Rat-L-Trap triggers bites at Toledo Bend as big bass start showing up this first month of winter, if not before.
The author witnessed a very unusual hunt during the 2023-24 season when he went bow hunting on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA.
Stone Smith and Drake Wadsworth of the Northwestern State University Fishing Team qualified for three national collegiate tournaments.
In his initial exploration of the river, Sieur d’Iberville ascended the Mississippi to near the mouth of the Red River.