Price Lake Road, a primary access point from La. Hwy. 82 on the western end of the Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge in eastern Cameron and western Vermilion parishes, is set to reopen Saturday, Oct. 26.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are looking for leads on an illegally killed black bear found in Avoyelles Parish on Oct. 8, according to a press release.[…]
As announced in the 2013-14 Wildlife Management Area season regulations, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding Bodcau WMA users that small game seasons will be closed there on Oct. 26-27.[…]
The Mr. Beams UltraBright lantern not only provides 260 lumens of light, but can also fully charge three smartphones via a USB port and still provide 15 hours of light on one set of 4 D-cell batteries.[…]
National wildlife refuges that were closed to all access during the 16-day federal government shutdown reopened early this morning, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official told Louisiana Sportsman.[…]
Construction has already begun on improvements to the Bayou Sorrel boat launch located in the heart of the Atchafalaya Basin, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.[…]
It’s a rather simple matter to underestimate the worth of Louisiana’s barrier islands. When the freshwater river flow slacks off a bit and shrimp are able inch closer to the coastline, barrier islands attract anglers and guides like moths to a flame.[…]
Louisiana’s Master Plan for coastal restoration, hurricane protection and flood control has a massive $50 billion budget that will be spread out over the next 50 years or so.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the temporary closing of Elmer’s Island on the southwestern tip of Jefferson Parish.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a training academy for enforcement agents starting in December to fill field office vacancies throughout the state in 2014, according to a press release.[…]
The Kisatchie National Forest is open for hunting and fishing despite the government shutdown that has closed other federal lands to all access, a U.S. Forest Service official told Louisiana Sportsman this afternoon.[…]
As a kid, I spent as much time as possible in the woods on the 600-acre working ranch on which we lived on the edge of Baton Rouge. During the summer, when I wasn’t sitting on a tractor bush-hogging a pasture or helping in the hay field, I ranged through the 300 acres of hardwoods doing whatever struck me at the time.[…]
Designed specifically as a potential life-saving device for all outdoor enthusiasts, the Fast Find Ranger is a lightweight and compact personal locator beacon providing a direct method of alerting search and rescue authorities from remote areas.[…]
All Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries properties, including state wildlife management areas and state wildlife refuges, will remain open during the current federal government shutdown, according to a press release.[…]
Here are the first place essays from each division. For a complete list of all winners and their essays, click here.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 30-year-old Labadieville man for alleged Migratory Bird Treaty Act violations related to a Sept. 2 incident at an Elmwood parking lot.[…]