Features
Gueydan guides: Don’t play games with specklebellies
With specklebellies occupying more attention from waterfowl hunters, especially around Gueydan, don’t take any chances. Cover all your bases.
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Ducks
Louisiana ducks are disappearing. What do hunters do about it?
The information gathered through aerial surveys over the past few years indicates a significant downward trend in duck numbers.[…]
Deer Hunting
Keep it simple, and you’ll kill more deer
Berwick bowhunter Duval Arthur Jr. has gone back to basics when he plans his deer-hunting excursions. That change has paid off.[…]
Bass Fishing
Christmas cheer for bass fishermen at Caney Lake
December bassing on Caney Lake can be a huge gift to anglers. Here’s how Corey Harris catches hawgs this month.
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Features
The plight and fight of Grand Isle
Dodie and Buggie Vegas, owners of the iconic Bridgeside Marina, have suffered enormous losses after Hurricane Ida.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass in the marsh? Why not?
Bass are showing up, getting established and growing larger in areas where you would have found only redfish and trout a decade ago.[…]
Deer Hunting
Smile, Mr. Buck
Lessons from an outdoor photographer can help you get up close and personal to a nice trophy buck this season.[…]
Ducks
Goose, goose, duck!
Geese can add an extra facet to a Louisiana duck hunt in November. Take advantage when the goose seasons match up with duck season.[…]
Features
2021-22 Louisiana WMA duck preview
Public-land hunters have plenty of options around Louisiana this season, even after Hurricane Ida’s game-changing visit.[…]
Features
Pop the top for fall trout
Topwater baits are extremely productive on fall speckled trout along the Gulf Coast. They’re hungry enough to eat anything that moves.[…]
Deer Hunting
Antlers ‘R’ Us
Chancy Lee Frith with K&K Taxidermy in Ragley has learned plenty about deer hunting from his successful customers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Get over the hump for fall largemouths
One place bass will gang up in October to fill their bellies are underwater humps. Here’s how one angler attacks them.[…]
Features
You can “rig” the trout game by knowing your oil and gas rigs
Nearshore, inshore oil and gas rigs along Louisiana coast provide speckled trout with places to fatten up around productive structure.[…]
Features
Jean Lafitte’s redfish: Barataria estuary’s fall currency
Redfish now preside over Jean Lafitte’s old stomping grounds in the Barataria estuary. Here’s how to put them in your treasure chest.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s WMA small-game forecast 2021-22
Biologists think it will be a good season for squirrels and rabbits on public-hunting areas across Louisiana. Here’s where to find them.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attakapas Island WMA is great spot during archery season
The Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area is great spot for hunters during archery season for deer in Louisiana.[…]