Featured
Red snapper study offers up to $500 for tagged fish
Gulf researchers are offering up to $500 for select tagged red snapper in a study this summer to check the accuracy of federal snapper figures […]
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Deer Hunting
Virginia hunter’s Illinois non-typical is new world record
Virginia hunter Luke Brewster’s 320 5/8-inch Illinois archery non-typical buck is the largest buck ever killed in North America. […]
Deer Hunting
Female poacher gets caught by Oklahoma game warden on dating app
According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens Facebook page, a woman got caught bragging about killing a deer to a man she was conversing with on a dating app. Little did she know the man she was chatting with was an Oklahoma game warden. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Iaconelli’s ‘Fish My City’ visits New Orleans
The second episode of “Fish My City” with bass pro Mike “Ike” Iaconelli airs tonight at 9 p.m. on Nat Geo Wild — and the featured urban area this time around is New Orleans.
News Breaker
Five Mississippi men cited for over the limit of redfish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited five Mississippi men for alleged redfish violations in Plaquemines Parish on Oct. 12.
Inshore Fishing
CCA: Big Lake oyster reefs on the comeback
The removal of oyster dredges on Big Lake could be having a positive effect on the estuary’s oyster population. According to a press release from the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana, biologists with the state’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries saw a 50 percent increase in total abundance of oysters on Calcasieu Lake […]
Cobia
Gulf Council requesting input from anglers on potential cobia changes
In response to a potential decline in cobia numbers, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is considering ways to reduce harvests — including increasing the minimum size limit, decreasing the possession limit, imposing a vessel limit — or some combination of all these measures.
News Breaker
Four cited for alleged squirrel hunting violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited four men for alleged squirrel hunting violations on opening day in Winn Parish.
Deer Hunting
Mansfield man ordered to pay more than $6,000 for wildlife violations
A 30-year-old Mansfield man was recently convicted in both Desoto and Bossier parishes for selling deer and squirrel meat to an undercover enforcement agent, resulting in more than $6,000 in civil restitution, fines and court costs.
Coastal Projects
Proposed Elmer’s Island airstrip nixed
Amidst criticism from conservation groups and the general public, a proposed airstrip on Elmer’s Island isn’t getting off the ground.
Deer Hunting
Carcass importation ban expands to include Louisiana lands east of Mississippi River
At its October meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a declaration of emergency that expands the current cervid carcass importation ban to include Louisiana lands east of the Mississippi River.
Bass Fishing
Two cited for over the limit of bass on Bayou Black
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged fishing violations last month after they were allegedly found with 53 bass in Terrebonne Parish.