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May 24, 2026

The GAIM Shooting Simulator is more than just a video game.

Don’t knock this video game!

September 25, 2025 Brian Cope

The GAIM Shooting Simulator allows you to go hunting at your convenience from your home, no matter the weather.[…]

Lake Bistineau State Park covers 750 acres on the shoreline of its namesake waterbody in Webster Parish. People can fish piers like this one or launch boats to enjoy abundant opportunities for water sports. (Photo courtesy Louisiana Office of State Parks)

Lake Bistineau State Park offers many outdoor activities

September 21, 2025 John N. Felsher

Lake Bistineau State Park covers 750 acres on the western shoreline of its namesake waterbody in Webster Parish.[…]

Josiah Shockley, left, has a firm lip grip with his right hand on a 10.36-pound bass he caught while fishing a LHSBN divisional tournament at Toledo Bend in 2023 with his Albany High School partner, Landon Watts. Watts caught a 7.60-pounder the next day.

Watts and Shockley aren’t afraid of putting in the work to be successful college anglers

September 11, 2025 Don Shoopman

Landon Watts of Independence and Josiah Shockley of Albany look ahead to fishing the college ranks at Northwestern State University.[…]

Cameron Prairie NWR provides a blind along a soil conservation levee suitable for ducks and geese. (Photo by John Flores)

Cameron Prairie NWR lottery hunts

September 9, 2025 John Flores

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge annually offers hunters both Senior and Youth Waterfowl Lottery Hunts.[…]

Jared Sullivan shows off a dove he bagged. Dove hunting can provide great sporting opportunities, but most people only hunt doves during September. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

It’s time to focus on doves

August 31, 2025 John N. Felsher

Dove season offers a fantastic opportunity to introduce children to hunting. In the right spot, action can come fast.[…]

This plain-bellied water snake has labial lines that can help someone identify it as nonvenomous. (Photo courtesy Kevin Hood)

Reliable ways to identify venomous vs. nonvenomous snakes

August 24, 2025 Kevin Hood

Tips that can be used from a safe distance to help you quickly and safely identify snakes you encounter in your yard or while in nature.[…]

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site

August 21, 2025 John N. Felsher

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site brings to life stories of Creole, Acadian and early American settlers.[…]

These two alligators, 10-foot and 11-foot, were killed by Jen Adams alongside her husband Ronnie Adams. The lines were set under a full harvest moon in Violet, La.

Advice on preparing for alligator season

August 18, 2025 John N. Felsher

Sportsmen preparing for alligator season should be sure to hone their marksmanship skills and check their weapons.[…]

Sulphur High School Fishing Team members Caden Doucet, left, and Kade Ellender, right, flank their captain, Luke Ellender, while showing their five-fish limit after a tournament May 3.

High school bass fishing duo ready for the spotlight

August 14, 2025 Don Shoopman

Sulphur High School Fishing Team members Kade Ellender and Caden Doucet have proved to be among the state’s best this past season.[…]

Cypremort Point State Park offers abundant outdoors activities

July 31, 2025 John N. Felsher

Almost surrounded by water, Cypremort Point State Park offers easy access to activities such as boating, sailing, kayaking and fishing.[…]

Calling all duck hunters

July 29, 2025 Christopher Harp

Grab your favorite duck call, start to practice, get out to your local calling competition and meet some great people.[…]

Out of State Destinations: South Florida’s invasive iguanas

July 28, 2025 John N. Felsher

Sportsmen can hunt iguanas and catch fish species found nowhere else in the United States amidst South Florida urban sprawl.[…]

Busting snake myths

July 27, 2025 Kevin Hood

Debunking some of the most common myths out there that are often passed down or shared on social media by people who think snakes are evil.[…]

Deep frying shrimp is pretty simple. Just remember to get the oil hot, lightly bread the shrimp, and be careful not to overcook it. (Photos by Brian Cope)

90-second fried shrimp

July 24, 2025 Brian Cope

Deep frying shrimp is pretty simple. Just remember to get the oil hot, lightly bread the shrimp, and be careful not to overcook it.[…]

High school archer keeps making strides and improving his performance

July 17, 2025 Don Shoopman

Fourteen-year-old high school archer Andrew Hebert’s target shooting scores are trending up after four years in the sport.[…]

Many advantages come from hanging your deer stand now instead of waiting until closer to hunting season.

Hang your deer stand now

July 15, 2025 Brian Cope

July is the perfect month to hang your deer stand, for numerous reasons.[…]