Deer Hunting
Governor signs Act 272 into law relative to tracking mortally wounded deer with dogs
Act 272 recognizes the ethical obligations of a hunter to recover game they have taken and provides for a legal method to do so.[…]
Hunting
Dove
LDWF now accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt for the 2024 hunting season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer epigenetics
While habitat and nutrition certainly play important factors in harvesting big bucks, there’s also something called deer epigenetics.[…]
News Breaker
Act 114 to allocate waterfowl license dollars to the Louisiana Duck Fund
Governor Landry signs Act 114 to allocate waterfowl license dollars to the Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, and Print Fund.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana State Legislator passes House Bill 684 re-establishing a black bear season in Louisiana
The Louisiana State Legislature passed House Bill 684 to allow LDWF to fund the management and conservation of the Louisiana black bear.[…]
Features
Bear angry
If you want to rile folks up, just get in a discussion about black bears in the state and where, how and why they should be hunted.[…]
Alligator
Three Texas men cited for illegal possession of live alligator in New Orleans
LDWF enforcement agents on June 14 cited three subjects for alleged illegal possession of an alligator in Orleans Parish.[…]
Field Notes
Haughton High School archer is on top of her game
Haughton High School archer Zoe Bayne turned in a dominating performance as a freshman in the 2024 ALAS State Bullseye Tournament.[…]
Hunting
LDWF agents arrest six subjects for hunting contest fraud
LDWF agents arrested six subjects for their roles in allegedly committing fraud in hog hunting contests in Caldwell and Bienville parishes.[…]
Alligator
LDWF announces bid process for alligator hunting on certain WMAs, WCAs and refuges for 2024 alligator harvest seasons
The LDWF is accepting bids for alligator hunting on WMAs, WCAs, and state wildlife refuges for the 2024 alligator harvest season.[…]
Hunting
Students sharpen hunting skills at Youth Hunter Education Challenge
More than 100 young hunters came together to compete for awards in regional Youth Hunter Education Challenge events hosted by the LDWF.[…]
Ducks
The man who has tuned a million calls
Hired in 1968, by the late Paul “Dud” Dudley Faulk, Art LeJuene has tuned over a million duck calls for Faulk’s Game Calls.[…]
Columns
Quail, woodcock offer special challenges for hunters, dogs
There are still some places that hold huntable numbers of quail and woodcock where hunters and their dogs can pursue them.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to hold public hearing on amended black bear hunting NOI
The LDWF will conduct a public hearing May 21 in Monroe to collect input on the amended Louisiana black bear hunting season NOI.[…]
Hunting
American Bench Craft Working Man’s Belt
Pairing perfectly with work pants, shorts or jeans, this belt moves from on-the-job to in-the-woods without missing a beat.[…]
Alligator
LDWF alligator lottery harvests on WMAs and other public grounds
The LDWF will conduct alligator lottery harvests on 22 LDWF WMAs, 28 public lakes, and one USACE property Aug. 28-Nov. 2, 2024.[…]