A 52-year-old Plaquemine man recently pleaded guilty to false swearing and alligator theft in 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish in connection with a 2011 investigation into illegally obtained alligator tags.[…]
The Bassmaster Elite Series will return to Toledo Bend Reservoir next May on the fourth stop of the 2014 tournament schedule.[…]
Some small trout are starting to bite in the marsh near Hopedale, but most specks haven’t made the move inside yet and can still be caught in Breton Sound, a guide said. […]
The annual Caminada Redfish Rodeo is scheduled for Sept. 27-29 in Grand Isle.[…]
Early reports from hunters across Louisiana indicate the slow opening weekend predicted for the start of teal season was pretty much right on target. […]
As reported by LouisianaSportsman.com last Tuesday, NOAA Fisheries confirmed on Friday there will be a 14-day red snapper recreational season beginning on Oct. 1.[…]
While all of the manpower and dirt-turning is located on Louisiana’s coastline and in the Gulf of Mexico, some might argue that the real grunt work of coastal restoration takes place some 1,200 miles away in Washington, D.C. — where the state expects to get the lion’s share of the $50 billion needed for its 50-year Master Plan that has been approved by the Louisiana Legislature and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.[…]
Applications are now being accepted for marsh and rice field lottery waterfowl hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish.[…]
It’s official: September of 2013 will go down as the lowest one on record for blue-winged teal in the annual waterfowl population estimates conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. yesterday supporting a coordinated Gulf states partnership that would chart a new course for the management of red snapper, according to a press release.[…]
Because of concerns regarding bacterial infections associated with field dressing and processing feral swine, the Hunters for the Hungry Processor Program will no longer accept freshly harvested wild hog donations effective immediately.[…]
In the Venice area, speckled trout remain in transition while conditions on the Mississippi River have improved for redfish and flounder, a guide said.[…]
Despite higher-than-anticipated catch estimates from the June season, it appears there will, in fact, be a 14-day federal recreational red snapper season beginning Oct. 1, officials told Louisiana Sportsman late Tuesday afternoon.[…]
Aerial surveys being conducted in advance of the opening weekend of Louisiana’s teal season have yielded disappointing results so far, according to the state’s waterfowl study leader.[…]
Agents from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently cited a Marksville man for alleged alligator hunting violations on the Richard K. Yancey and Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Areas.[…]
Speckled trout fishing on Big Lake this month has been relatively inconsistent, a guide said.[…]