Ducks
Duck, duck…snow
Cole Barthel and a group of Simmons’ Sporting Goods hunters limited out the morning of Jan. 11 hunting in the rare north Louisiana snow. […]
Articles by Kinny Haddox
Hunting Reports
Happy New Year’s Deer
Ten-year old William Haddox of Baton Rouge got a brand new Weatherby 7mm-08 rifle for Christmas and it didn’t take him long to put it to good use. William started off the year right with […]
Hog Hunting
Trophy feral hog “Mr. T” meets his demise in Marion
Matt Talbert was hunting on the Struttin’ Buck Hunting Club when he killed a nearly 300-pound big hog nicknamed Mr. T. […]
Bass Fishing
January bass in Louisiana lakes
January bass are starting to stir in Louisiana lakes. Hunter Freeman has the ticket to celebrate while turning the calendar page to 2021. […]
Newsletters
Gulf Fishery Council snapper estimates triple those used by federal authorities
At the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s latest meeting, one of the main topics of discussion was “The Great Red Snapper Count.” […]
Bass Fishing
Fall means a big move for Louisiana’s largemouths
Look shallow for shad schools and the bass that are following them. It might seem bass-ackwards, but it make sense. […]
Features
Christmas on a Louisiana lake
St. Nick’s visit frees the slabs and brings Christmas cheer to the bayou in this Louisiana Night Before Christmas poem. […]
Crappie/Bream
Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them
Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie. […]
Ducks
Hunt. Cook. Eat. Tips from a duck-hunting Louisiana chef
Charlie Zaunbrecher, executive chef at the renowned Bartholomew Club in Jones, shares duck hunting, cooking tips. […]
Ducks
Don’t shoot the Mojo!
Spinning-wing decoys are no longer a novelty among duck hunters, who understand how and why they attract ducks to decoy spreads. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass coming in bunches at Bussey Brake
Cooler weather bunches up baitfish at Bussey Brake, which gets bass fired up in November. Daron Bonz Goyne gives his fishing tips. […]
Deer of the Year
Stars align for young Choudrant deer hunter
Gray Worthey with his 14-point Hogue Island buck shot during the opening week of bow season. The big buck scored 170. […]
Features
Former LSU football player preaches hunter safety after accident
Former LSU football player Matt Branch preaches hunter safety less than two years after accident that almost took his life. […]
Features
Map out those ‘little blue dots’ — small ponds
Don’t pass up small-lake or pond fishing; it can be very rewarding. They provide plenty of good times for the savvy angler. […]
Newsletters
Solari and his “goal STAR” trout
John Solari explains how he caught his 2020 STAR champion 29-inch long, 8.27 pound speckled trout off Calcasieu Point. […]
Flounder
Angler lands piebald flounder on first visit to Pontchartrain
Austin Meche of Crowley hooked a three-pound piebald flounder on his first fishing trip to Lake Pontchartrain. […]