Louisiana Sportsman

August 22, 2026

Make your own rod sleeves

January 20, 2015 Andy Crawford

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves.[…]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon.[…]

Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo

January 15, 2015 Field Reporter

Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland.[…]

7 steps to clean a squirrel

December 18, 2014 Andy Crawford

Squirrel season is open in Louisiana. Here are the 7 steps to easily, quickly and cleaning snatching the hide off of a squirrel. […]

Top 6 squirrel-hunting tips

December 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

Keith LaCaze is a lifelong hunter, and he chases pretty much everything that lives in the wild. Here are his top 5 tips for squirrel hunting.[…]

Hunters once had to walk all through their hunting grounds to scout, but now much of the work can be done digitally to keep human scent to a minimum.

Digital scouting equals scent-free scouting

December 15, 2014 Taylor Pardue

Technology gives and takes. And each Louisiana hunter has to make a decision about how traditional or modern they want to hunt.[…]

7 things you should have in your deer pack

November 18, 2014 Phillip Gentry

A list of items that are essential to success when deer hunting and to help ensure you have what you need during those long sits.[…]

Singer/songwriter Zack Logan, Steve Chiasson and Sampson, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, on a north Louisiana duck hunt.

Top 5 mistakes duck hunters make

November 17, 2014 Andy Crawford

Here are some steps to take that have helped Louisiana duck hunters work ahead of hunts to prevent headaches in the blind.[…]

Top 3 ways to kill a buck on opening day

November 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

Finding rich food sources is of paramount importance as the opening of deer season approaches. Here are three opening day tips.[…]

Spinning-wing decoys: On, off or out?

November 7, 2014 Darren Digby

Another flock of grays was lining up on approach to our spread, just as we’d planned.[…]

How deep are you fishing? How big is the bait you’re fishing? These are all considerations when choosing how big or small a jighead to use.

How to choose the right jighead

October 29, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Choosing the right jighead to match water depth and current can be much more important than the color, size or shape of the artificial lure you’re fishing.[…]

Mop up on monster mangrove snapper

October 15, 2014 Patrick Bonin

During the dog days of summer, Grand Isle’s Trout Master sometimes turns his attention away from chasing specks just long enough to head offshore in pursuit of different prey.[…]

Whether you set out this bow season with your old reliable fixed-blade broadheads, or decide to step up and pay a bit more for the latest mechanical broadheads on the market, the bottom line is that a well-placed shot with either one will bring a deer down.[…]

Field Notes