Hunting
Hunting rules, regulations, season schedules for 2025-26 now available
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2025-26 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]
Hunting
Columns
Getting your duck dog ready
Switching a dog from a mark to a blind can be tough simply because you’re pulling a dog off a mark it can see and onto another it can’t.[…]
Columns
Venison and Chorizo Pupusas
Venison & Chorizo Pupusas are grilled corn masa pockets filled with wild game and melty cheese, topped with avocado crema and a curtido slaw.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves NOIs for changes to LDWF Nuisance Wildlife programs
The LWFC approved NOI for changes to the LDWF Nuisance Wild Quadrupeds and Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCO) program.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big&J Legit Minerals
Attract deer to your stand and keep them coming back with Big&J’s Legit Minerals.[…]
Hunting
LDWF launches online Bowhunter Education Course
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is excited to announce the launch of a new online Bowhunter Education Course.[…]
Field Notes
Spotlight on Sabine NWR
The Sabine National Wildlife Refuge contains 125,000 acres of marshland and is great for fishing, boating, bird watching and hunting.[…]
Dove
LDWF accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for the Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt and the White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt for 2025.[…]
Columns
Ready or not, CWD is here
Stay informed about CWD and follow the rules and regulations the department has established to manage the disease.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to hold public hearings July 26 and July 29 on CWD Control Area expansion NOI
The LDWF will conduct public hearings on a NOI that restricts supplemental feeding and deer carcass export from the CWD Control Area.[…]
Deer Hunting
Aging deer on the hoof
The key to field aging your deer is understanding the growth trends of your deer herd and this can only be accomplished by keeping good data.[…]
Columns
Sweet and sour frog legs
Sweet and sour frog legs is a variation of the popular dish that uses either chicken, shrimp or pork. The recipe beautifully balances flavors.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big & J Dig It
Big & J’s Dig It minerals will attract your deer herd throughout the summer, and keep them coming back once deer season is in.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp to go on sale June 1, 2025
The 2025-26 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp, also known as the Louisiana Duck Stamp, will go on sale June 1, the LDWF announced.[…]
Features
Feeling froggy?
Catching bullfrogs is quite challenging. There are strategies that David Simoneaux uses to ensure a nice catch of big bullfrogs on each trip.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana turkey hunters harvest more than 3,500 birds for the second consecutive year
Louisiana turkey hunters once again enjoyed a banner year in the recently completed 2025 turkey season, harvesting more than 3,500 birds.[…]