Ducks
Planning your waterfowl hunts around weather
Blustery post-front conditions are no guarantee of a hefty duck haul, warm weather patterns with other wind directions have produced also. […]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Early season archery hunts
Early season archery hunting can often times be the most difficult time of the hunting season to be successful. […]
Ducks
Hand carved pirogue, wooden decoys, vintage shotgun; Bordelon walks the talk
Dale Bordelon, a resident of Effie, loves hunting out of a dugout pirogue made from a tree right from the swamp. […]
Field Notes
Squirrel hunters have high hopes for Big Lake WMA
Biology supervisor Mitch McGee believes this squirrel hunting season will be better because Big Lake WMA had an improved mast crop in 2022. […]
Columns
Venison Meat Pies
It didn’t take Jason Thornton long before he developed his own version of meat pies. But they would include venison instead of beef. […]
Columns
Find your best release
Archery hunters have three types of release aids to choose from. Which works best for you? […]
Columns
Contrary to popular belief, October is not the first month of deer season
October is the tenth month of deer season. Deer are fair game and Louisiana hunters are up and at ‘em and ready to hunt. […]
Columns
“Safer Communities Act” is poorly cloaked gun control aimed at America’s children
Biden’s administration has interpreted the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in a way that draws the ire of wildlife and fisheries agencies. […]
Features
2023-24 WMA Small Game Hunting Guide
Biologists give their reports for the annual WMA Small Game Hunting Guide. Giving Louisiana hunters the outlook for squirrels and rabbits. […]
Ducks
Give ducks a pass if you see telemetry devices attached
The majority of ducks outfitted with tracking units are hens, thus hunters are encouraged to give hens a pass in the name of conservation. […]
Deer Hunting
Millennium M350 Tree Seat
The Millennium M350 Tree Seat is the perfect blend of tree stand and ground seat. […]
NEW PRODUCTS
Bergara BMR Carbon
The Bergara BMR Carbon is a great rifle for small game hunting or for plinking. […]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s 2023-24 Rut Report
The 2023-24 deer season is upon us and it will be interesting to see what kind of season it is following months of severe drought conditions. […]
Deer Hunting
LDWF hosts public meeting to provide latest information on CWD
In a meeting held in Concordia Parish, officials asked for hunters and landowners to aid them in their fight to control the spread of CWD. […]
News Breaker
Youth Squirrel Season set for Sept. 23-24 on certain LDWF WMAs
The upcoming youth squirrel season on several LDWF WMAs is set for Sept. 23-24, and offers an additional hunting opportunity. […]
Ducks
Louisiana’s waterfowl hunting legacy is worth preserving
Dale Bordelon was invited to by anthropologist Dustin Fuqua to put a time frame on some old duck calls found at Oakland Plantation. […]