Louisiana Sportsman

December 8, 2025

Avoyelles Parish hunter bags rare leucistic teal

February 2, 2021 Darren Digby

Todd Couvillion of Darrow killed a rare leucistic green-winged teal on a late-January morning in an Avoyelles Parish rice field.[…]

Louisiana’s 2020 teal season ends with mixed results

October 1, 2020 Darren Digby

The 2020 Louisiana teal season is in the books, and while many hunters struggled, others were able to put together a decent season.[…]

Early season teal hunt on public land

September 23, 2020 From News Reports

The Magnolia Outdoorsman crew heads to a piece of public land in Southeast Louisiana for a early season teal hunt.[…]

It’s September, time to get real for Louisiana teal

September 3, 2020 Darren Digby

Teal season is on the horizon for Louisiana hunters; here are some tips for getting more of the fast, little ducks in your sights and on your duck straps.[…]

LDWF accepting applications for 2020 White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts

June 29, 2020 From News Reports

The LDWF will conduct nine lottery teal hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish. The deadline to apply is July 31.[…]

Teal opener was hit or miss

September 16, 2019 Patrick Bonin

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. […]

Early season teal hunt on Catahoula Lake

September 16, 2019 louisianasportsman

Hampton Rutland filmed this early season teal hunting video for his web video series Louisiana Wetlands and shared it with Sportsman TV.[…]

Aerial teal survey ‘weak,’ estimate is 115,000 birds

September 12, 2019 Patrick Bonin

If you’re venturing into a blind this weekend for the opening day of teal hunting season, you need to read this before going out.[…]

White Lake WCA teal season lottery hunts

June 25, 2019 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for the 2019 lottery teal hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish.[…]

Louisiana duck hunters could be looking at a four-teal limit next September, if a proposal made at January’s meeting of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is ultimately approved in April.

Commissioners propose reducing teal limit from six to four birds in September

January 29, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Louisiana duck hunters could be looking at a four-teal limit next September, if a proposal made at January’s meeting of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is ultimately approved in April. […]

Teal opening weekend produces mixed results

September 18, 2018 Patrick Bonin

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ aerial survey last week indicated only a fraction of the typical numbers of blue-winged teal had arrived in the state ahead of opening weekend— and for the most part, hunters who ventured out Saturday and Sunday validated those estimates.[…]