Columns
Time for some bayou browsing
While hunters generally believe there can never be too many deer, the fact is that habitat can support only so many animals.[…]
Hunting
News Breaker
2015 Louisiana Duck Stamp competition to feature blue-winged teal
Blue-winged teal will be featured on the 2015 Louisiana Duck Stamp, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is encouraging artists to submit original artwork for the competition.[…]
Deer of the Year
Archer’s 16-pointer officially scores 200 1/8 inches Boone and Crockett
Jason Archer’s huge 16-point buck taken last November in Concordia Parish landed at No. 22 in the state record books after officially measuring 200 1/8 inches Boone and Crockett, according to the state’s deer program leader. […]
News Breaker
Duck breeding ground conditions excellent now in southern Saskatchewan, Reynolds says
On a recent auditing trip to monitor Ducks Unlimited’s efforts to restore wetlands in Saskatchewan, Louisiana’s waterfowl study leader was encouraged by both the number of birds and the habitat conditions he witnessed firsthand.[…]
Hunting
Cabela’s Wildlife & Land Management
Cabela’s has established a new Wildlife & Land Management product category featuring compact tractors and tractor attachments, food-plot seed, game cameras, game feeders and ATVs/UTVs to offer a complete wildlife habitat and land-management product solution to its customers.[…]
Hunting
Lease bids and lottery applications currently being accepted for houseboat mooring sites at Pass-a-Loutre WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting bids and lottery applications for five available houseboat mooring sites at Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area in Plaquemines Parish. […]
Hog Hunting
Taking down hogs — airboat style
In what Greg Hackney likened to “a carnival ride with a shotgun,” the Sportsman TV host recently traveled to Violet for an airboat hunt to take down some feral hogs in the marsh.[…]
Columns
Innovative sentencing
Wildlife enforcement agents don’t follow every case as it works it’s way through the justice system. Penalties for minor offenses such as fishing without a license or the various boating infractions are usually handled as bond forfeiture or a fine amount listed in the statute: The offender pays the fine to the sheriff’s office in the parish where the offense occurred, and that’s the end of it. […]
Columns
Am I falling apart?
One day back in early March, being in a bit of a rush, I leaned my back against the closet door jamb to pull on a pair of socks. Knowing better, but refusing to acknowledge the physical cautions that come with age, I pulled on my left sock in one quick motion as I stood balanced on my right foot.[…]
Deer Hunting
Rage Outdoors unveils the new 3-Blade Broadhead with KORE technology
Rage Outdoors, the world’s top manufacturer of expandable broadheads, just released the new 3-Blade Broadhead with KORE technology, featuring razor-sharp 1.08-inch long blades.[…]
Deer Hunting
PlotWatcher Pro with Tru-Video is a real timesaver
If you’re in the market for a trail cam to monitor your food plot this summer and don’t want to waste a lot of time reviewing images, check out the Day 6 PlotWatcher Pro with Tru-Video.[…]
Deer Hunting
Native plants make good summer food plots
The Southeastern United States has long been the envy of the rest of the country for our warm temperatures and sunshine. Winter temperatures may drop even into single digits occasionally in some areas of the South, but typically only for a very short time before it is back near 70.[…]
News Breaker
Adopted nutria returns home to the high life in Chackbay
Most folks would probably be a bit unnerved if they knew a large rodent had made a nest and was sleeping on the floor directly under their bed – but Chackbay’s Iva Evans says she sleeps like a baby every night.[…]
Columns
What the heck is Spigelia marilandica?
Spring has sprung across the Louisiana landscape, and Old Man Winter is history.[…]
Deer Hunting
Leave young fawns alone, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding everyone that a wild fawn should be left alone and undisturbed, even if the doe is seemingly not present in the area, according to a press release.[…]
News Breaker
Annual drawdown at Catahoula Lake underway one month early, LDWF says
The annual drawdown of Catahoula Lake has begun about one month early this year in an attempt by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to address the encroachment of woody vegetation on the lakebed, according to a news release.[…]