Columns
Hiring a professional dog trainer
When deciding to get a dog, there’s three options: buy one already trained, self-train it, or send it to a trainer.[…]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Excalibur Crossbow Suppressor CRT
xA hunt-ready recurve crossbow, the Excalibur Crossbow Suppressor CRT was designed for tight hunting setups.[…]
Alligator
Recreational alligator harvest lottery to open Aug. 20
LDWF recreational alligator harvest lottery will open Aug. 20 through Aug. 30. LDWF will conduct the recreational season beginning Oct. 1-31.[…]
Alligator
Will new recreational season have an impact on our booming alligator population?
It’s certainly no great revelation that the American alligator has taken over our marshes and swamps. Outdoorsmen are seeing more of them.[…]
Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on WMAs
LDWF is accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on LDWF Wildlife Management Areas for the 2026-2027 hunting season.[…]
Hunting
Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana to host 2026 Clean Out Your Freezer Day on Aug. 23
Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is back again asking Louisiana to make more room in their freezer for the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Columns
Wild Hog Tortilla Kebabs
These Wild Hog Tortilla Kebabs are crispy, smoky and packed with flavor. They are a great meal after a day spent working the land.[…]
Ducks
LWFC backs ‘Duck Factory’ protections, amberjack permit
For decades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has purchased easements on wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region.[…]
Hunting
Neos HMR riflescope
Whether a hunter is outfitting a first rifle or upgrading a well-worn setup ahead of the season, Athlon has a scope built to match.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery now open
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery is now open to hunters through Aug. 28. The hunt will be held Dec. 5-20, 2026.[…]
Deer Hunting
Anatomy of a deer skull
The head of the deer receives all the sights, sounds and smells on the landscape and processes this information in a matter of seconds.[…]
Hunting
EXO Pro Elite Electronic Hearing Protection
The EXO Pro Elite has significant upgrades in hearing protection, sound clarity, comfort and overall performance.[…]
Features
Hunting blinds 101
Various blind options work for different situations, but one factor remains constant. Effective hunting blinds must mimic the surroundings.[…]
Field Notes
Tips on how to extend your hunting career
You have to want to hunt badly enough, enduring some pain and other setbacks, to ultimately achieve the goal of hunting later into your life.[…]
Alligator
LDWF alligator management program honored during Scales of Success program in Washington, D.C.
Once on the brink of extinction with only about 100,000 left in 1972 in the state, the LDWF developed its alligator management program.[…]
Hunting
LDWF releases 2026-27 hunting regulation online pamphlet
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2026-27 hunting regulation pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]