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February 4, 2023
HomeAuthorsDarren Digby

Articles by Darren Digby

About Darren Digby
Darren Digby has been hunting and fishing the marshes of Southeast Louisiana since childhood. He lives in Baton Rouge with his wife Ella.
Features

Specklebellies save the day

November 18, 2022 Darren Digby

Hunters accustomed to chasing ducks that are interested in upping their specklebelly game need to mind the details. […]

Ducks

Extra thought at installation can save your duck blinds

July 22, 2022 Darren Digby

A bit more forethought can go a long way in adding resilience to your duck blind to prevent a rebuild year after year. […]

Newsletters

Cool fronts made for more challenging teal season

September 28, 2021 Darren Digby

As Louisiana’s early teal season wrapped up, hunters in the southwest saw a productive season, while southeast hunters had spotty success. […]

Features

Shoreline protection comes with a bonus: new places to fish

April 23, 2021 Darren Digby

Shoreline protection systems have an added benefit to battling coastal losses: they provide great places for gamefish to ambush prey. […]

Newsletters

Avoyelles Parish hunter bags rare leucistic teal

February 2, 2021 Darren Digby

Todd Couvillion of Darrow killed a rare leucistic green-winged teal on a late-January morning in an Avoyelles Parish rice field. […]

Ducks

Whistle up a black-belly this season

November 8, 2020 Darren Digby

Black-bellied whistling ducks are becoming a greater presence in Louisiana marshes. Here are some things to know about this big bird. […]

Geese

How ‘bout 3 specklebellies?

October 16, 2020 Darren Digby

Hunters chasing specklebelly geese will now have the opportunity to take up to three per person, up from the longtime daily limit of two. […]

Newsletters

Louisiana’s 2020 teal season ends with mixed results

October 1, 2020 Darren Digby

The 2020 Louisiana teal season is in the books, and while many hunters struggled, others were able to put together a decent season. […]

Features

It’s September, time to get real for Louisiana teal

September 3, 2020 Darren Digby

Teal season is on the horizon for Louisiana hunters; here are some tips for getting more of the fast, little ducks in your sights and on your duck straps. […]

Field Notes

Lean on online gauges, avoid hunting headaches

December 9, 2019 Darren Digby

Some forethought in monitoring predicted wind strength and direction, combined with a close eye on water level gauges can serve duck hunters well. […]

Ducks

Don’t shut the door on opening duck day

November 1, 2019 Darren Digby

Duck hunting season is almost upon us here in Louisiana. Weed out common hunting mistakes so you’ll be ready when it opens again. […]

Deer Hunting

An 8-legged threat to hunters

September 9, 2019 Darren Digby

It’s no surprise that spiders are a common culprit for hunters’ annual ailments in the field, some even resulting in hospital visits. […]

Extreme amounts of winter rainfall, snow melt and spring rains and flooding will provide waterfowl with plenty of breeding habitat but put farmers in a jam.
Outdoor Updates

Mississippi Flyway flooding wrecks crop production

June 26, 2019 Darren Digby

A winter and spring that was a boon for waterfowl habitat has turned out to be a bane for farmers, as flooded fields continue to hamper planting efforts. […]

News Breaker

Top tactics for public waterfowling success

October 30, 2018 Darren Digby

With so many quality options for chasing waterfowl on the Bayou State’s public land, most hunters usually find a few birds for the pot. […]

Field Notes

Scouting for teal

September 10, 2018 Darren Digby

Teal hunters with the ability to move around a bit would do well to put in some scouting time for best odds on opening day. […]

Ducks

Late-season duck calling tips

January 15, 2018 Darren Digby

As many manufacturing processes trend toward computerized, assembly-line production techniques, there are still some things best done the old-fashioned way — like Faulk’s Game Calls.  […]

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