Alligator
Two plead guilty to St. Martin Parish alligator violations
Two men pleaded guilty to harvesting an alligator out of season last summer, then trying to conceal it from LDWF enforcement agents. […]
Hunting
Hunting
Commissioners propose reducing teal limit from six to four birds in September
Louisiana duck hunters could be looking at a four-teal limit next September, if a proposal made at January’s meeting of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is ultimately approved in April. […]
Deer Hunting
Rayville man busted for allegedly shooting five bucks this season
Robert M. Harris Jr. of Rayville was busted by the LDWF for a multitude of alleged deer violations in Tensas Parish, including harvesting over the limit of bucks, failing to comply with deer-tagging requirements and hunting deer from a public road in a moving vehicle. […]
Ducks
What happened to all the ducks?
For duck hunters wondering about specifics as to why the duck season was poor, Larry Reynolds, the waterfowl study leader for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shared his thoughts.[…]
Deer of the Year
Two big bucks downed 15 days apart — from same stand
Hunter Hanks downed two bucks totaling 300 inches of bone last fall just two weeks apart — from the same stand in Lincoln Parish. […]
Columns
It’s time to dog the hogs
Fill the upcoming void in hunting seasons by hog-dogging.[…]
Deer Hunting
Double drop-tine buck goes down in Lincoln Parish
Shannon Harper dropped a big Lincoln Parish buck with two impressive drop tines just days before January’s full moon. […]
Deer of the Year
Big 10-point hunted down in Morehouse Parish
Aaron McCready returned from a duck scouting mission — and wound up downing the biggest buck of his life in Morehouse Parish. […]
Deer Hunting
Mississippi men busted for allegedly spotlighting deer in Madison Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries busted two Mississippi men for allegedly spotlighting deer and killing a doe on the Mississippi River levee in Madison Parish. […]
Deer Hunting
Virginia hunter’s Illinois non-typical is new world record
Virginia hunter Luke Brewster’s 320 5/8-inch Illinois archery non-typical buck is the largest buck ever killed in North America. […]
Deer Hunting
Three cited for alleged deer hunting violations in St. Martin Parish
Agents cited three men in a case involving two illegally taken does off Belle River on Jan. 10, according to the LDWF. […]
Featured
January duck numbers 31 percent below long-term average
Larry Reynolds with the LDWF discusses the relatively poor January 2019 aerial waterfowl survey results, saying this season’s poor migration was influenced by a relatively warm, wet winter. […]
Deer Hunting
Lake Providence couple cited for alleged nighttime deer violations
A Lake Providence couple was ticketed after LDWF agents allegedly observed them shooting at deer from inside a vehicle at night in East Carroll Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
157-inch public lands buck goes down on Dewey Wills WMA
Robert Anderson dropped a big 11-point on Dewey Wills WMA — then the work began for he and his father to get the trophy out of the woods and back to his truck. […]
Deer Hunting
Avoyelles Parish hunter drops giant 190-class typical
Scotty Smith’s big 190-class typical buck from Avoyelles Parish is in the conversation for a potential new state record.[…]
Deer Hunting
166-inch buck goes down in Avoyelles Parish
Beau Chenevert let his stepdaughter pick their stand location on New Year’s Day in Avoyelles Parish. That allowed him to be in position to down an impressive 13-pointer that stretched the tape to 166 inches of bone. […]