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An overview of the past year in the Louisiana outdoors
It’s the perfect time to look back on 2024 and the impacts the last 12 months have had on fishing and hunting in our Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
Down on the Dock
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What went right, what went wrong in 2025
Among a handful of 2026 wishes is that our elected officials would adopt a hands-off policy when it comes to our Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
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An outdoors Christmas wish list
The outdoors men and women of our state can only hope federal and state officers will scan our Christmas list and grant our wishes.[…]
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Wildlife violators
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement has acted on at least six “alleged” violators from information taken from social media platforms.[…]
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Eye on the marsh
During the fall months, you must keep one eye on the calendar and the other on the weather — tropical weather.[…]
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The future of the Atchafalaya Basin
In response to a plea from recreational anglers, the LDWF secretary called for a public meeting about the Atchafalaya Basin’s problems.[…]
Alligator
After incredible rebound, alligator population continues to grow
Alligators are so prolific in South Louisiana that they are becoming a nuisance. We may need to expand the number of lottery hunts.[…]
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Anglers adjust to new regulations for popular fish species
What we learned in the five-year-long fight over speckled trout helped by pushing new redfish rules through much more quickly.[…]
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Safety measures for summer fishing
More of us trek to our favorite fishing spots in the late spring and summer than any other time of the year. Here are some safety tips.[…]
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“Burrs under the saddle” make the ride in outdoor Louisiana a little prickly
Erosion, subsidence and degradation of the lands built by thousands of spring floodwaters depositing sediment across our coast.[…]
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Coastal fishermen can color the month red
Louisiana has settled in on a redfish management plan that might check at least most of the boxes in a strategy to restore this species.[…]
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Pogie fishing damage facts stack up
The reason catching pogies has become such a hot-button item is we have more recreational fishermen than we had 40 years ago.[…]
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A love-hate relationship with winter
Here we are in 2024 and duck hunters got their wish. Miserable cold isn’t what everyone wants, but there are benefits for the outdoors.[…]
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Time to right the ship — leadership — of our state’s wildlife and fisheries
The heart-felt hope is that newly elected governor Jeff Landry appoints the just-right people to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, it doesn’t really look like Louisiana
Louisiana is supposed to be green and lush even in late fall and winter — well, at least some green and a dash of lush. We’re not.[…]
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Red snapper guessing game
The pounds of red snapper we don’t catch in Louisiana will be added to any the other four Gulf States don’t take and divided for next year.[…]