Big Bass
Ned Rig finesses bass into the boat
The coldest month of the year is here, but you still want to go out and catch some bass. The question is: How?[…]
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Duck hunters report slow start to second split
Despite a well-timed cool front and brisk temperatures Saturday morning, many Louisiana duck hunters didn’t have the second-split opening weekend they were hoping for.[…]
Deer of the Year
Tensas NWR gives up pending No. 1 crossbow buck
Crowville’s Garry Ward has hunted the Tensas National Wildlife Refuge property since he was 6 years old — and at 58 he scored what has been green scored as the largest buck ever taken with a crossbow in Louisiana.[…]
Events & Announcements
Two potential new WMAs on track for Morehouse and Union parish
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reached a tentative agreement with Molpus Woodlands Group that would give Morehouse and Union parish two brand new wildlife management areas, possibly as early as next spring.[…]
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December aerial survey: Duck numbers double since November
The second split of duck season opens in all three Louisiana zones on Saturday morning, and if the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual December survey is any indication, hunters might see more action based on the sheer number of birds in the state.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to read the astro tables to see more deer
Some people live and die by astro charts, swearing all they have to do to be more successful is time their trips to coincide with the listed major and minor feeding periods.[…]
Deer Hunting
Up big-buck odds with ‘scrape transplant’
Gary Frisbee hunts in western North Carolina’s high country near his home outside Hot Springs, where the deer herd isn’t particularly large. Still, the 28-year-old has killed plenty of big bucks in his first 15 years in the woods.[…]
Deer of the Year
Central hunter downs 160-inch monster in Pride
Luke Milstead’s Dec. 7 hunt in Pride probably won’t ever be featured in a “how-to” video on tactics to take down a trophy whitetail. […]
Deer of the Year
Mount Olive hunter follows hunch, shoots 150-class Bienville Parish buck
Mike Brown, a retired electrician from Mount Olive in Bienville Parish, stayed in his stand longer than he normally would have on Tuesday, Dec. 15, hoping for a repeat of what he had seen just a few days earlier.[…]
Deer of the Year
DeRidder hunter drops ‘Hightower’ buck in Beauregard Parish
This past Nov. 7 was pretty much a day most LSU football fans would rather forget.
The vaunted No. 2-ranked Tigers went into Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa with Heisman hopeful Leonard Fournette in tow, and got completely dominated by the one-loss Crimson Tide, 30-16. […]
Events & Announcements
Melancon tapped as new LDWF secretary
Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon has been named the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by Governor-elect John Bel Edwards, according to news reports.[…]
Events & Announcements
Melancon tapped as new LDWF secretary
Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon has been named the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, according to news reports.[…]
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2016 turkey season lottery hunt applications available
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for 2016 turkey season lottery hunts on state wildlife management areas.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two Morgan City men cited for illegal night hunting
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wrote up two Morgan City men on Saturday in connection with a couple of night-hunting cases in Assumption Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Should you cull bucks?
The morning is crisp and clear, with an almost imperceptible breeze — in short, a wonderful day to spend in a deer stand.[…]
Events & Announcements
Shrimp season to close in most state waters Dec. 21
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham accounced the fall shrimp season in most state waters will close at official sunset next Monday, Dec. 21.[…]