Featured Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

January 27, 2020

Sea Fog and Speckled trout move into Fourchon barges 2-3-19

After a 3-day absence, Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine finds speckled trout have moved back to the Fourchon Barges in large numbers. […]

Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show to be held March 14-17!

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Find all the newest boats at special prices during the 2019 Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show March 14-17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. […]

Benji Nelson and his 7-year-old daughter, Rylee, pose with the big 12-point Catahoula Parish buck he shot on Dec. 29 near Sicily Island.

170-class buck downed in December near Sicily Island

Patrick Bonin

Benji Nelson took a risky shot on a big Catahoula Parish buck in late December – and wound up with the deer of a lifetime that stretched the tape to more than 170 inches of bone. […]

Three common conditions that cause trout to move. Here’s how to find them

Ann Taylor

As water and weather conditions change, the key to a good fishing trip might be just a few feet. […]

Public access to Catahoula Lake in jeopardy

Kinny Haddox

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Dec. 28, 2018 in favor of landowners, meaning public access to legendary Catahoula Lake could be in jeopardy. […]

St. Landry Parish man cited for alleged night-hunting violations

Patrick Bonin

A St. Landry Parish man was ticketed by LDWF agents for allegedly hunting a deer from a public roadway. […]

Dillon Savoy and his 16-month-old son Ryder pose with the big buck he shot on Jan. 17 at the White Castle Hunting Club in Iberville Parish.

St. Amant hunter downs big White Castle 15-pointer at close range

Patrick Bonin

Dillon Savoy got the thrill of a lifetime when he and a 15-point buck got within 10 yards of each other on a spoil bank in Iberville Parish. Savoy ultimately downed the deer with buckshot after some heart-pounding moments for his biggest buck ever. […]

Tensas Parish deer hunters removed gear from their campers as flood waters rose in January. Even mobile camps like these got flooded because before water rose quickly, and roads went under and were closed.

Wintertime flooding impacts North Louisiana hunting and fishing

Kinny Haddox

Excessive fall and early-winter rainfall frustrated North Louisiana sportsmen, scattering ducks, making deer hunting tough and forcing the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to close major roads leading to popular wildlife management areas. […]

Josh Goins founded the Flyway Federation in 2018 to bring about change in the flyways and get more birds down to Louisiana.

Flyway Federation: ‘Hot-cropping’ a big reason for poor Louisiana duck seasons

Patrick Bonin

Most Louisiana duck hunters didn’t exactly have a banner season in 2018-19, and according to Josh Goins, at least part of the reason is a change in agricultural practices in the northern part of the flyways that concentrate birds and keep ducks from migrating south until after the season is over. […]

Two men pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing an alligator out of season, and then trying to hide the carcass from game wardens.

Two plead guilty to St. Martin Parish alligator violations

Patrick Bonin

Two men pleaded guilty to harvesting an alligator out of season last summer, then trying to conceal it from LDWF enforcement agents. […]

This evidence photo from the LDWF shows the illegally taken buck shot allegedly shot by Robert M. Harris Jr. on Jan. 19 in Tensas Parish.

Rayville man busted for allegedly shooting five bucks this season

Patrick Bonin

Robert M. Harris Jr. of Rayville was busted by the LDWF for a multitude of alleged deer violations in Tensas Parish, including harvesting over the limit of bucks, failing to comply with deer-tagging requirements and hunting deer from a public road in a moving vehicle. […]