NEW PRODUCTS
Escort 22LR
Hatsan has entered the rimfire market with a bolt-action .22 rifle, simply named the 22LR. It is only 41 inches long and weighs 6.1 pounds.[…]
Small Game
Dove
LDWF accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA lottery dove hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area lottery dove hunts for the 2021-2022 hunting season.[…]
Features
Spring squirrels: a tasty bonus treat for Louisiana hunters
Louisiana’s three-week spring squirrel season gives hunters a chance to test their dogs — and put some great game on the table.[…]
Field Reports
How to clean and cook a squirrel
Squirrel hunting season is going strong, offering up fast action and tasty meals for hunters who also know how to cook them.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF issues correction for youth squirrel season dates for WMAs
Youth squirrel season on select LDWF WMAs will be Sept. 26-27 and not Sept. 28-29 as was incorrectly published in the hunting pamphlet.[…]
Dove
LDWF to offer Boyce lease field and WMA fields for opening day of dove hunting
The LDWF will have available a lease field near Boyce in Rapides Parish for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 5.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to host squirrel hunting seminar for beginners
The LDWF will hold a squirrel hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Sept. 19. The event will be held at LDWF’s Waddill Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Dove
The lowdown on Louisiana doves
Louisiana’s dove season opens in both the North and South Zones on Saturday, Sept. 5, and the season in both zones actually runs into late January, 2021.[…]
Dove
LDWF accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA lottery dove hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA lottery dove hunts for the 2020-21 hunting season. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2020.[…]
News Breaker
Spring squirrel season opens May 2
Spring squirrel hunting season begins May 2 in Louisiana and the LDWF reminds hunters to use social distancing practices due to the coronavirus pandemic.[…]
Newsletters
Spring squirrel season a great reason to stay in the woods
There’s no reason for hunters to leave the woods after turkey season ends. Just stay and have fun chasing bushytails in May.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC approves NOI clarifying language on DMAP extended season options
The LWFC approved a notice of intent clarifying language on extended season options and extended squirrel season on Tier 1 Participation in the DMAP.[…]
Newsletters
Louisiana squirrel season update
Cody Cedotal, small-game study leader with the LDWF, had a very positive report on the state’s squirrel hunting season thus far.[…]
Dove
LDWF clarifies that dove season in North Zone remains open
The second split of dove season in Louisiana’s North Zone remains open until Nov. 17, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
Apex Predator
Hunting black squirrels with a bow
The author explains how he’s taken black fox squirrels along the Mississippi River and surrounding bottomland hardwoods with a bow.[…]
Field Notes
6 tips for successful early-season squirrel hunts
The Louisiana hunting season for squirrels begins Oct. 5. Read on for six tips offered by veteran squirrel hunters to fill your game bag.[…]