Field Notes
Lean on online gauges, avoid hunting headaches
Some forethought in monitoring predicted wind strength and direction, combined with a close eye on water level gauges can serve duck hunters well.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Ducks
A good start for ducks in state’s East/West zones
The first couple of weeks of the East and West splits of the 2019-2020 Louisiana waterfowl season went from great to fair and seemed to change every day.[…]
Ducks
Try these two Louisiana duck WMAs
There are alternatives to emptying your checkbook to pay for great Louisiana duck hunting, like these two WMAs at opposite ends of the state.[…]
Ducks
The 2019 duck season kick-off
All of Louisiana’s waterfowl zones are open, but not all the hunting has started with a bang. Here’s a look at what some hunters have experienced so far.[…]
Ducks
Classic Louisiana duck hunt at Pecan Island
Hampton Rutland filmed this duck hunting trip to a classic Louisiana destination, Pecan Island, for his web series Louisiana Wetlands.[…]
Ducks
Hunters get first glimpse at duck numbers, but hold on…
Duck hunters looking for an early Christmas present from the LDWF November aerial waterfowl survey report will just have to wait.[…]
Newsletters
Kid shoots his first duck on film!
Hampton Rutland filmed this hunt for his web video series Louisiana Wetlands. Hampton had a plan to help his son Henry get his first duck.[…]
Ducks
Don’t shut the door on opening duck day
Duck hunting season is almost upon us here in Louisiana. Weed out common hunting mistakes so you’ll be ready when it opens again.[…]
Ducks
Avian-X Oversized Decoys
Avian-X’s new oversized TopFlight decoys come in six-packs of mallards and black ducks and are 17 inches long, 30% longer than normal-sized decoys.[…]
Ducks
Louisiana duck guide works with a Wink and a smile
Morehouse Parish guide Johnny Wink shares his almost 50 years of duck-hunting know-how to help hunters kill more ducks this season.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s waterfowl eyes in the sky
How does LDWF know how many ducks will be in-state for hunting season? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the numbers get crunched.[…]
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Ending Louisiana’s duck detour
The apparent healthy waterfowl population and subsequent drop in Louisiana’s harvest numbers begs the questions, “Why?” and “What can local hunters do?”[…]
Newsletters
Teal opener was hit or miss
The opening of the 16-day 2019 teal season had some hunters set up where teal wanted to be and shooting limits, while others didn’t see very much at all. […]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Coastal & Non-Game Resources Division Region
Here’a a WMA forecast for the 2019-20 hunting seasons on Louisiana WMAs in the Coastal & Non-Game Resources Division Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Pineville Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Pineville Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Monroe Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Monroe Region.[…]