Ducks
Black-bellied whistling duck hunters reminded they must complete required report by Nov. 8
The LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters who received a permit for the black-bellied whistling duck season ito complete the required report.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Columns
Make sure your hunting dog is ready physically and mentally
Regardless of when your duck hunting season begins, dogs need to be ready to go both physically and mentally.[…]
Features
2026-27 WMA Waterfowl Forecast
No Wildlife Management Area in Louisiana gave up more ducks during the 2025-26 season than Dewey W. Wills WMA.[…]
Ducks
LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters to report black-bellied whistling duck harvest and effort
Even if you did not hunt, but obtained the black-bellied whistling duck permit, you are required to complete a report.[…]
Ducks
Kinder hunter bags leucistic blue-winged teal
Jeremy Fruge of Kinder killed a rare blue-winged teal on Sept. 26 while hunting a small teal pond on the side of his house.[…]
Ducks
LWFC member proposes plan to limit the harvest of hens next season
Commission member Duke Lowrie said plans to push for the reduction of hen mallards and hen northern pintails when the LWFC meets in January.[…]
Ducks
Preparing for Louisiana’s special black-bellied whistling duck season
On Oct. 3-11, hunters can hit the sheer variety of habitat that black-bellied whistling ducks have taken over all around the state.[…]
Columns
Majestic mornings in the duck blind
Now that this year’s special September teal season is over, waterfowlers have another special season for black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
Ducks
Special black-bellied whistling duck season to open Oct. 3
The special nine-day Louisiana black-bellied whistling duck season will begin Saturday, Oct. 3, and run through Oct. 11.[…]
News Breaker
The September 2026 waterfowl population estimates
Based on recorded observations, the September 2026 estimate of blue-winged teal in coastal Louisiana and the Little River Basin was 73,000.[…]
News Breaker
Teal season opens in Louisiana on Sept. 19
The 2026 statewide September teal hunting season begins Sept. 19 and runs through Sept. 27, the LDWF announced.[…]
Columns
Hiring a professional dog trainer
When deciding to get a dog, there’s three options: buy one already trained, self-train it, or send it to a trainer.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agent recognized for waterfowl enforcement efforts
A LDWF Enforcement Division agent was recognized for his waterfowl enforcement efforts at the Sept. 3 LWFC meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
Features
Early teal season gives waterfowlers a tune-up
Louisiana’s September teal season gives sportsmen a tune-up before the regular duck hunting season starts.[…]
Columns
Sportsmen worried what SpaceX deal means for Pecan Island
Much to the dismay of duck hunters, coastal restoration folks and residents of Vermilion Parish, 130,000 acres of Pecan Island were sold.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for the 2026-27 White Lake WCA youth and marsh waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth waterfowl lottery hunts and 30 marsh waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake WCA in Vermilion Parish.[…]