Louisiana Sportsman

May 6, 2026

Lock, stock and barrel

January 15, 2015 Terry L. Jones

The flintlock musket was common on the early American frontier, and settlers’ lives often depended on it. As a result, flintlock terminology has become part of our everyday language.[…]

About Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area

January 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area is big, with its 69,806 acres sprawling nearly 30 miles north to south between the Mississippi and Red rivers.[…]

Todd Fitzmorris aka “Coot”

January 15, 2015 Capt. Steve Himel

Todd Fitzmorris, who is known as “Coot” when posting reports on the LouisianaSportsman.com forum, has been prowling the marshes of Southeast Louisiana since the age of 15.[…]

Target other species during the late duck season

January 15, 2015 Capt. Steve Himel

Like most hunters in Southeast Louisiana, grays and teal make up most of the ducks taken by Capt. Nash Roberts IV, but during the latter days of hunting he will often target other species.[…]

The second split of 2013-2014 season has been recognized by hunters in Southeast Louisiana as one of the poorest in many years. I, like many other hunters, struggled with low tides and what seemed to be a total lack of ducks.[…]

Coushatta man cited for alleged deer hunting violations

January 14, 2015 From News Reports

Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Coushatta man for alleged deer hunting violations on Jan. 7 in Red River Parish.[…]

DU celebrates more than 5 million acres conserved in United States

January 13, 2015 From Ducks Unlimited

Since 1984, Ducks Unlimited has successfully conserved more than 5 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the United States, according to a release.[…]

Natchitoches hunter downs 11-point Red River Parish buck

January 13, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Mike Waters started rattling for big bucks last year with some success, and decided to employ the same tactic when he hunted an old cutover near Coushatta in Red River Parish on the cold, cloudy afternoon of Dec. 29.[…]

Coyotes prompt quick decision on 170-class buck

January 13, 2015 Glynn Harris

Mark Cappel of Pineville makes his living working in the oil and gas industry in Alaska, so he doesn’t get to hunt his family’s land in Rapides Parish very often.[…]

Brother-sister duo downs big Madison Parish bucks

January 12, 2015 Glynn Harris

Dr. David McGehee is a Ruston-based pediatrician whose family owns a prime piece of property in Madison Parish. His two adult children don’t have the opportunity to deer hunt often, but both capitalized this season after their dad let a couple of big deer slip through his fingers.[…]