News Breaker
Applications being accepted for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts for the 2023-2024 hunting season.[…]
Hunting
Features
Summer frogging
The tradition of catching frogs on summer nights goes back centuries. Our wetlands and waterways provide excellent habitat for the amphibians.[…]
Deer Hunting
High in the tree saddle
Lightweight, quiet, comfortable and portable, a tree saddle provides deer hunters with more options than other stands.[…]
Features
A duck calling journey
Gunny’s Custom Calls, LLC is a Veteran Owned Business that makes custom calls for duck hunters, collectors and competitions.[…]
Hunting
Grundens Deviation Tall Boot
The Deviation Tall Boot from Grundens offers everything you want in a boot, including comfort.[…]
Hunting
LDWF recognizes 2023 Louisiana Youth Hunter Education Challenge program winners
Terrebonne Parish won both the junior and senior team championships of the Louisiana Youth Hunter Education Challenge held June 3.[…]
Field Notes
Luke Ward has his sights set on nothing but bullseyes
Pineville High School junior Luke Ward pegged the highest score, a 293, at the 2023 Louisiana Schools State Bullseye Tournament in mid-March.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission extends CWD control area
A LDWF control area that bans supplemental deer feeding and carcass transportation due to CWD has been expanded into north Concordia Parish.[…]
Alligator
Applications open for alligator lottery harvests LDWF announces
The LDWF will conduct alligator lottery harvests on 21 LDWF WMAs, 28 public lakes and one U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) property.[…]
Hunting
Swagger QD42 Bipod
The Swagger QD42 is a different kind of shooting bipod, offering last-minute adjustments from any angle.[…]
Columns
The bawl and howl of the pack is music to the ears of coon hunters
Scooter Lacoste of Morganza has been raccoon hunting for 45 years and has some advice for those wanting to get started in coon hunting.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: 2023 turkey season produced another higher than average harvest for hunters
For the second straight year, the Louisiana turkey harvest was higher than average and in fact, the second best since 2009.[…]
Field Notes
Four tips to help you score more springtime squirrels
Springtime squirrels aren’t always easy to shoot. They are frisky, on the move and hunters are faced with the greening of the forest.[…]
Newsletters
Dad guides all three children to harvest gobblers in their first season
Paul Saltaformaggio helped all three of his talented children harvest their first gobbler during the same season.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves 2023-25 Hunting Regulation Notices of Intent
The LWFC approved notices of intent for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 hunting seasons at its May meeting Thursday, May 4, in Baton Rouge.[…]
Columns
Sloppy Doe
If you were lucky enough to bag a few deer this season, take out a pack of ground meat and get to cooking this Sloppy Doe recipe.[…]