Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for 2026 WMA lottery turkey hunts, White Lake WCA fishing lottery
The LDWF is accepting applications for WMA lottery turkey hunts and the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) fishing lottery.[…]
Hunting
Columns
Teaching your hunting dog how to mark multiple birds
An avid hunter himself, Tyler Davis of North Pontchartrain Retrievers knows the practical reason for training dogs on multiple marks.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF issues Declaration of Emergency in response to CWD detection in Concordia Parish
A Declaration of Emergency has been issued by LDWF in response to a recently confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease detection.[…]
Deer of the Year
Reader Report: Fourteen-year-old knocks down big Avoyelles Parish 14-point
Reid Leger got an impressive 14-point buck while hunting on family land in Avoyelles Parish on Nov. 29, 2025.[…]
Deer of the Year
Union Parish hunter claims buck hours after seeing cell phone photo
Tim Brown was hunting on his lease in Union Parish on Dec. 2 when he bagged a 12-point buck he saw on his phone just hours earlier.[…]
Other Hunting
Second Louisiana black bear hunting season concludes with 16 taken
A total of 16 Louisiana black bears, consisting of 10 males and six females, were harvested during the second bear hunting season.[…]
Deer Hunting
CWD case confirmed in a whitetail deer in Concordia Parish
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Concordia Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Commission approves first-ever special whistling duck season
After pleading with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana may get a special season on black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ragley hunter fills last tag with once-in-a-lifetime buck
Jon Jukes of Ragley was hunting on private property in Beauregard Parish on Dec. 3 when he bagged a big 13-point buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunting big bucks in bad weather
Do you make the choice to stay home instead of hunting in bad weather? Or do you actually consider braving the elements for that big buck?[…]
Columns
Venison Scotch Eggs
With their satisfying combination of textures, Venison Scotch eggs perfectly embody an outdoorsman’s comfort food.[…]
Field Notes
FTA Trappers College
The Fur Takers of America Trappers College is aimed at those involved in or interested in professional and recreational wildlife trapping.[…]
Deer Hunting
An inside perspective on youth lottery hunts
Youth hunts are a wonderful activity. They introduce young hunters to the joys, trials and tribulations of deer and turkey hunting.[…]
Newsletters
St. Mary Parish hunter kills 528-pound black bear
Lannie Buteau of New Iberia got one of eight permits issued for Bear Management Area 1 and shot this 528-pound black bear in St. Mary Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter takes down big 12-point
Luke Conway of Natchitoches shot a big 12-pointer his Winchester 308 lever action while hunting in Natchitoches Parish on Nov. 26, 2025.[…]
News Breaker
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza causing mortality in wild birds
H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is causing mortalities in wild birds in Louisiana, the LDWF announced.[…]