Dove
Dove lottery hunts at Elbow Slough WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting applications for the 2019 Elbow Slough WMA lottery dove hunts until July 26.[…]
Small Game
Deer Hunting
What happens to the wildlife when the Morganza floods?
With the Corps of Engineers considering opening the Morganza Floodway, we take a look at how the opening will affect deer, turkeys, small game and bears.[…]
Small Game
Photographer captures images of giant multicolored squirrel
The giant Malabar squirrel isn’t native to the United States, but what small game hunter wouldn’t love to pursue this colorful animal?[…]
Dove
LDWF looking for landowners and farmers to lease land for dove season’s opening day
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is seeking private landowners and farmers from throughout the state who would lease their land on opening day for dove hunting. […]
Features
Top tactics to help you hunt squirrels
Fall is here. Hunting season is here. At the core of it all is this simple fact: For fun and challenging hunting, squirrels are hard to beat[…]
News Breaker
Four cited for alleged squirrel hunting violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited four men for alleged squirrel hunting violations on opening day in Winn Parish.[…]
Dove
Multiple dove-baiting citations issued opening weekend by LDWF
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries were busy last weekend during the opening days of the 2018 dove season, writing 39 citation to 29 hunters for baiting doves and other related offenses.[…]
Columns
Safety tips for opening day of dove season
The first split of Louisiana’s 2018-19 dove season will open Sept. 1 in both north and south zones. The north zone’s first split will run through Sept. 23. Subsequent splits are Oct. 6 – Nov. 11 and Dec. 16 – Jan. 14. In the south zone, the first split ends on Sept. 9. The second split dates are Oct. 6 – Nov. 25, and final split is Dec. 16 – Jan. 14.[…]
Small Game
Sportsman TV gets ‘squirrelly’ in brand new episode
Hackney and ‘Sue Bob’ track down tree rats tonight at 6:30 on CST
Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney is never at a loss for words, but his co-host this week was: Sue Bob, a top-notch squirrel dog, just kept her nose on the ground and tracked down bushy tails for tonight’s brand new episode.[…]
Sidebars
Damp, cloudy and gray — perfect day
While any day spent squirrel hunting in January and February is better than one spent at work or at home, some are definitely better than others according to veteran hunters Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher.[…]
Sidebars
Pick out the right dog
There are no officially recognized breeds of squirrel dogs. It seems that members of every breed, from pit bull terriers to Chihuahuas, can be trained to tree squirrels.[…]
Sidebars
Good training makes for a good squirrel dog
According to Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher, squirrel dogs need to be worked three or four times a week from October through February.[…]
Sidebars
A perfect start for young hunters
Boredom, a common affliction of young deer and duck hunters, is never a problem when hunting squirrels with dogs.[…]
Features
Dog day afternoon (or morning)
Everything was gray.
The woods were drab, leafless and gray. The bare tree trunks and limbs were gray. The dead leaves underfoot were gray. And the sky was heavily overcast with uniformly gray clouds.[…]
News Breaker
Rabbit hunters cited for alleged violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested one Alabama man and cited another for alleged wildlife and criminal violations in connection with a rabbit-hunting license-check stop on Jan. 3 in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Sidebars
Artillery hold is key for dead-on accuracy
Achieving the greatest accuracy from an air rifle requires some changes in one’s typical shooting habits. Instead of holding the rifle with a firm grip, you have to use the loosest grip possible and allow it to recoil freely. […]