Newsletters
Youth waterfowl primer
The legacy of our state’s long and storied history in waterfowl hunting depends critically on the next generation wanting to head afield.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Newsletters
Teal hunters took advantage of smaller groups of birds over opening weekend
While the storied grounds of southwest Louisiana still produced teal for solid outings, many hunting marshes to the east had spotty results.[…]
News Breaker
Teal season opens in Louisiana on Sept. 14
The 2024 teal hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 14, statewide and runs through Sept. 29, the LDWF announced.[…]
Ducks
Winning the South Farm lotto
Take a chance on winning the Sherburne WMA South Farm lottery hunt. The focus of the South Farm is to provide wintering waterfowl habitat.[…]
Features
September teal season primer
The perennial early teal season can offer stellar wingshooting when the migrators are passing through and the season timing is just right.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for 2024-25 White Lake WCA youth, marsh and rice field waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth hunts, 30 marsh hunts, and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake WCA in Vermilion Parish.[…]
Ducks
Governor and LDWF Secretary request USFWS to expand black-bellied whistling duck harvest opportunity
The governor and LDWF Secretary sent a letter to the USFWS requesting more harvest opportunities for black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC allocates waterfowl breeding grounds funding to Delta Waterfowl and Ducks Unlimited
LDWF dedicated funding for development and preservation of migratory waterfowl breeding grounds to Delta Waterfowl and Ducks Unlimited.[…]
News Breaker
Iberville Parish man sentenced in federal court for migratory game bird violations
Iberville Parish man pleaded guilty in the Federal U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana for migratory game bird violations.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF solicits proposals for allocation of waterfowl breeding grounds habitat funding
The LDWF is seeking proposals for waterfowl breeding grounds habitat work through the next three years (July 2024 through June 2027).[…]
News Breaker
Act 114 to allocate waterfowl license dollars to the Louisiana Duck Fund
Governor Landry signs Act 114 to allocate waterfowl license dollars to the Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, and Print Fund.[…]
Ducks
The man who has tuned a million calls
Hired in 1968, by the late Paul “Dud” Dudley Faulk, Art LeJuene has tuned over a million duck calls for Faulk’s Game Calls.[…]
Features
Spring teal study provides knowledge to protect ducks, other fowl
This spring teal study and banding monitors low and high pathogenic avian influenza diseases, also known as bird flu.[…]
Ducks
Leucistic gadwall is bonus for Franklinton hunter
John Jones of Franklinton shot a leucistic hen gadwall, a bird as rare as perhaps 1 in 30,000, on Dec. 30, 2023.[…]
Columns
A love-hate relationship with winter
Here we are in 2024 and duck hunters got their wish. Miserable cold isn’t what everyone wants, but there are benefits for the outdoors.[…]
Ducks
Mother Nature’s coastal restoration at Neptune Pass already yields fish, wildlife benefits
As the rich sediment is deposited at the mouth of Neptune Pass, substantial land is being built into Quarantine Bay.[…]