NEW PRODUCTS
Hawke Sport HD IR 3-9×40 scopes
Mounting a scope is a necessary step toward the accuracy needed from a .22 to squirrel hunt or shoot targets. The sighting-in process has traditionally been time consuming.[…]
Other Hunting
News Breaker
Dove season second split dates corrected for Elbow Slough WMA
The dove season dates for the second split of the 2013-14 dove season at Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area are listed incorrectly in the printed version of the current Louisiana Hunting Regulations booklet.[…]
Columns
Stopping the September squirrel poacher
Game wardens love September. We love September because the first hunting seasons of the fall begin and the monotony of water patrol in the hot sun ends.[…]
News Breaker
Plaquemine man pleads guilty to gator-related violations
A 52-year-old Plaquemine man recently pleaded guilty to false swearing and alligator theft in 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish in connection with a 2011 investigation into illegally obtained alligator tags.[…]
Other Hunting
Are doves becoming homebodies?
It’s a given that food keeps animals around.
Food plots attract and hold deer.[…]
Other Hunting
‘Dove trees’ pull in more doves
One of things I recall most vividly from this particular dove hunt with my brother-in-law was looking way down the field to my right and wondering why one group of hunters seemed to be shooting so much.[…]
Columns
Hey, it’s still good, good, good!
Lately, the Moreland clan has been spending a lot of time at the Baton Rouge Orthopedic Clinic; it started with a surgery on my wife’s shoulder for a torn rotator cuff, followed by surgery on our son Ruffin’s leg, followed by an air cast for me to help heal a bad ankle.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF cites Marksville man for alleged gator violations
Agents from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently cited a Marksville man for alleged alligator hunting violations on the Richard K. Yancey and Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Areas.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF enforcement agents preparing for opening weekend of dove season
As hunters throughout Louisiana make final preparations for the first shots of the 2013-14 dove season starting up Sept. 7, another group of people is also busily preparing for opening weekend.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to provide public dove hunting opportunities on private lands, WMAs
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is providing public dove hunting opportunities for opening day on leased private land and state wildlife management areas throughout the state.[…]
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First in Line — Opening-day dove-hunting strategies
My brother-in-law jockeyed for position along the line of trucks, ATVs and UTVs lining up down a long gravel driveway beside a farm shed in Tensas Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Man vs. Squirrel: an epic battle for feeder supremacy
It has come down to this. I’m currently the high bidder on eBay, for coyote urine.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest DeRidder man for possession of stolen crab traps on Calcasieu Lake
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested Robby Joe Wiley, 38, of DeRidder in connection with an investigation into stolen crab traps on Calcasieu Lake last week.[…]
News Breaker
Old Highway 11 on Pearl River WMA closed in St. Tammany Parish
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that effective immediately, Old Highway 11 on Pearl River Wildlife Management Area in southeastern St. Tammany Parish has been closed to motorized traffic.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Encore Boat Builders introduces aluminum catamaran line
There’s a new cat prowling the waters this fall and it has an excellent lineage.[…]
News Breaker
‘Chupacabra’ just plain coyote ugly, state veterinarian says
The trail cam photo taken earlier this month east of Toledo Bend shows what almost looks like a small hyena, with big ears, very little hair, striped hocks and a furry neck.[…]