NEW PRODUCTS
Fowl Foolers
Instead of wobbling side to side in the water like many other decoys on the market, Fowl Foolers decoys are designed to move front to back like a real duck.[…]
Hunting
Hunting
Government shutdown ends hunting, fishing on national refuges
Hunting and fishing — along with any other activities — are prohibited on all national wildlife refuges as part of the government shutdown that began today, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official confirmed.[…]
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.[…]
Deer Hunting
Chalmette man pleads guilty to negligent injury in unintentional shooting in St. Bernard Parish, LDWF says
A 28-year-old Chalmette man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a hunting incident in St. Bernard Parish on Jan. 4, 2013.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 5 tips to make sure your bow is ready to go on opening day
Sammy Romano, manager of Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, suggested a few basic pointers to make sure your bow is ready for next week.[…]
Deer Hunting
Excitement builds as countdown to deer season begins
The 2013 deer and hog season is almost here.
But while the anticipation steadily builds, I find myself wondering if I will be a part of the Oct. 1 bow season opener down at my beloved Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area.[…]
News Breaker
Last weekend’s cool front pushed more teal into Louisiana
What so far has been a miserable teal season got a slight boost on Sunday morning after the first cool front of the season pushed through the state over the weekend.[…]
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.[…]
Alligator
13-foot-4-inch, 760-pound alligator taken in West Baton Rouge Parish
As James “Jimbo” White peered through the scope of his .243 and lined up about a 50-yard shot on a massive alligator sunning himself on a bank in West Baton Rouge Parish, he developed a serious case of “alligator fever.”[…]
Columns
Prescribed fire as a management tool
Fire can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on the context of how fire is used in your wildlife management program.[…]
Alligator
Apex Predator goes gator hunting
Unfortunately, my wife and I weren’t picked for the public land alligator lottery this year from the more than 5,000 people who applied.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunters reminded of similarities between wild hog, bear silhouettes
As deer season prepares to ramp up and hunters begin to trek into the woods and marshes across the state, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to remind everyone of the similarity between wild hog and black bear silhouettes.[…]
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.[…]
News Breaker
2013 teal season off to a very slow start
Early reports from hunters across Louisiana indicate the slow opening weekend predicted for the start of teal season was pretty much right on target. […]
Deer Hunting
Who’s your daddy?
Research studies in the Southeast have found that a doe can be bred by multiple bucks and produce fawns with different fathers.[…]
Deer Hunting
How do you know when a doe was bred?
Determining breeding dates is a matter of normal biological activity for a deer biologist.[…]