The Louisiana Sportsman staff is in the process of wrapping up the 300-page December issue today (Nov. 15) so subscribers and stores across the state can begin receiving their magazines next week — and it’s filled with information on how to be more successful in the coming month.[…]
A 25-year-old Metairie hunter who failed to show up for a duck hunt this morning (Nov. 13) was located this afternoon, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.[…]
International Paper donated more than 8,100 acres of land in Morehouse Parish to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, the agency announced today.[…]
A proposed constitutional amendment that would amend language in the 1974 Louisiana Constitution pertaining to the individual right to keep and bear arms will be on the Nov. 6 ballot.
If Louisiana voters approve this amendment to our state constitution, we will have the strongest guarantee of gun rights in the nation.[…]
One of the very first outdoor stories I wrote was about the devastation of the Atchafalaya Basin by Hurricane Andrew, and how a new 14-inch limit had been implemented with the hopes of bringing that huge overflow swamp back to full health.[…]
A water-control structure at Point-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area was damaged during Hurricane Isaac and is currently a navigation hazard for boats in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced yesterday (Nov. 1).
The control structure is the western weir on the WMA’s Montegut marsh management system, the LDWF said.
The water control structure, just south of the town of Montegut on the north side of Wonder Lake in Terrebonne Parish, is the first of two water control structures boaters will observe when traveling east from the Humble Canal. The structure was washed out by storm surge from the hurricane. The public is advised that crossing the breach created by the washout is prohibited and fishing near it is hazardous.[…]
Ballistic recently introduced their collection of protective cases for the new iPhone 5.[…]
One of my favorite “working” handguns has become my Smith & Wesson Military & Police Pro series pistol in 9 mm. This gun has a factory 4 1/2-pound trigger pull, and I recently purchased a Level III retention holster.[…]
The November issue of Louisiana Sportsman will be complete by the end of the day (Oct. 18) and hopefully circulating hunting camps soon.[…]
I was cutting up chicken the other night when my wife stopped and looked over my shoulder to make sure I was doing it properly.[…]
The wrist-worn Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) from NavELite allows you to acquire cardinal directions day and night in low-light or no-light situations.[…]
Perfect for transporting hunting equipment and wild game, Great Day’s Hitch-N-Ride Magnum adds greater carrying capacity to any off-road vehicle with a 2-inch hitch receiver.[…]
OK, admit it: You didn’t take Tropical Storm Isaac seriously. No, it’s alright. I didn’t either, even when when it finally churned it’s way up to a Category 1 hurricane. Really, what was there to fear? Isaac certainly was no Katrina.[…]
It is well understood that the coastal areas of Louisiana are rapidly eroding. And the day-to-day erosion advances whenever storm events such as Hurricane Isaac batter the state’s coastal areas.[…]
Final numbers aren’t in yet, but the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries said anglers in certain freshwater areas of Southeast Louisiana likely will feel the impact of Hurricane Isaac-related fish kills.[…]
On Saturday September 22nd, youth squirrel hunters were treated to the first chances at scoring on Atchafalaya Basin fox and cat squirrels for the 2012-13 hunting season.[…]