Features
Trick turkeys, then take ’em
A turkey you’ve hunted and tried all the turkey hunting tricks on without success means you’ll have to think outside the box to take him.[…]
Hunting
Features
Unhang stubborn turkeys
Tips for taking a tom turkey that’s hung up, gobbling his head off, not coming within gun range and driving you crazy.[…]
News Breaker
Tunica Hills WMA to be closed several weekends for turkey lottery hunts
Tunica Hills WMA will be closed to the public for all activities on the final weekend of March and all weekends in April.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winners announced in 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest
While the number of entries at the 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales was somewhat low compared to past years, the quality of bucks entered was excellent.[…]
Alligator
California’s alligator ban defeated
Judge for the Eastern District of California has sided with Louisiana in a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on alligator products.[…]
Ducks
LWFC adopts amendment to 2023-24 West Zone duck season
The LWFC adopted an amendment that will alter the second and third split dates for the West Zone duck season for 2023-24.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: cottontail rabbits
Cottontail rabbits are the most common rabbits in North America, and are prized by small game hunters in Louisiana.[…]
Hog Hunting
LWFC adopts resolution asking EPA to expedite consideration of feral hog toxicant testing and registration
The LWFC adopted a resolution urging the EPA to expedite consideration of experimental use permits for feral swine toxicant testing.[…]
Deer Hunting
National Deer Association selects LDWF as its 2022 Agency of the Year
The National Deer Association has selected the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as its 2022 Agency of the Year[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
FORLOH Hooded Long Sleeve Shirt
FORLOH’s hooded long sleeve shirt is the perfect garment for warm-weather turkey hunting.[…]
Deer Hunting
Always a show highlight, popular Big Buck Contest is back
With hunting season in the books, it’s time to make plans to bring your bucks to the Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest, scheduled for March 17-19.[…]
Columns
Venison stroganoff
This is an easy “two pot” meal, one for the venison stroganoff and one for the starch that can be prepared at home or at the camp.[…]
Columns
Lasting results on the outdoors
However you do it, make a plan to pass along the life-long outdoor pleasures you’ve had in our Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Mossberg 500 Turkey .410
Mossberg’s 500 Turkey .410 is the perfect gun for turkeys or squirrels.[…]
Features
Turkey troubles
A better understanding of wild turkeys, their breeding cycle, nesting habits and other factors could help Louisiana turkeys thrive.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Wild hogs
Wild hogs are among the most reproductively efficient breeders on earth, and can thrive in most any environment.[…]