Ducks
Give ducks a pass if you see telemetry devices attached
The majority of ducks outfitted with tracking units are hens, thus hunters are encouraged to give hens a pass in the name of conservation.[…]
Ducks
Columns
Waterfowling: The happiness of sharing misery with your buds
After a successful duck hunt, all the hardships are soon forgotten. Sound familiar? If you are a duck hunter, it does.[…]
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Planning your waterfowl hunts around weather
Blustery post-front conditions are no guarantee of a hefty duck haul, warm weather patterns with other wind directions have produced also.[…]
Ducks
Louisiana’s waterfowl hunting legacy is worth preserving
Dale Bordelon was invited to by anthropologist Dustin Fuqua to put a time frame on some old duck calls found at Oakland Plantation.[…]
Columns
It’s time to train, but use caution with hunting dogs
Keeping a hunting dog in peak physical condition, as well as sharp mentally, can be a challenge during the hotter months.[…]
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Hunters not allowed to shoot mottled ducks early; limits reduced
Mottled ducks will be off limits for the first 15 days of the season with a limit of one per day after that in both zones.[…]
Ducks
Conservation leaders give pre-season report on waterfowl outlook
Ducks Unlimited Canada and Delta Waterfowl Canada both feel Saskatchewan and Manitoba prairie lands are vital for Louisiana’s duck season.[…]
Columns
The Duck Commander: There’ll never be another one like him
There will never be another Duck Dynasty. There will never be another Phil Robertson. The show made West Monroe famous.[…]
Ducks
LWFC adopts amendment to 2023-24 West Zone duck season
The LWFC adopted an amendment that will alter the second and third split dates for the West Zone duck season for 2023-24.[…]
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STORMR Stealth Gauntlet Gloves
Stealth Gauntlet neoprene gloves from STORMR keep your hands warm, dry and camoflauged when waterfowl hunting.[…]
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Foul weather helps boost fowl success for state’s duck hunters
Weather proved to be the key ingredient in making for a successful 2022-2023 Louisiana waterfowl season for some.[…]
Columns
Dog’s first hunting season
Time to get out there and put some birds on the water and cash in on your dog’s first waterfowl hunting season.[…]
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Cajun culture influence on duck hunting gets national TV exposure
Chad Belding, whose show is the No. 1 rated series on The Outdoors Channel, filmed an episode of “The Fowl Life” in Louisiana.[…]
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Waterfowlers enjoy the fast and furious shooting woodies provide
Matt Miller and Dustin Koeppel, both from Slidell, are die-hard duck hunters that have developed knacks for finding wood ducks.[…]
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Don’t duck the details
By January, ducks have been around the area for a while and know every place they can be safe and where they shouldn’t go.[…]
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Improving pintail populations
Georgina Eccles’s pintail study will hopefully give waterfowl experts the insight to help give a boost to future pintail populations.[…]