Deer Hunting
Hunters nearly gored by deer in video
What do you do when you shoot a nice deer and a second rack buck refuses to leave? That’s the decision that faced some hunters who decided to video the confrontation.[…]
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Events & Announcements
NOAA navigational chart PDFs available free during pilot program
April 13, 2014 will mark the end of an era for nautical navigational charts.[…]
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LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters to be alert for whooping cranes
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding waterfowl hunters to be alert for whooping cranes in marshes and fields that contain legally-hunted game birds.[…]
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Louisiana’s wood duck banding efforts garner USFWS award
Louisiana’s aggressive efforts at banding wood ducks were honored this week at a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director’s Honor Awards ceremony in Atlanta.[…]
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DU launches Beards for Conservation
If you grow out your beard during duck season, Ducks Unlimited invites you to participate in Beards for Conservation.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout move into West Bay diversion
The cut in the west bank of the Mississippi River known as the West Bay Freshwater Diversion was packed with boats when we passed it Sunday morning, so it wasn’t a surprise that even on a Tuesday there would be several boats already anchored up with Jason Hall eased off the throttle and eased his bay boat into the slot.[…]
Events & Announcements
Sportsman TV this weekend: Gator Teal
Watch Cox Sports Television this weekend as Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney and crew get hunting season kicked off right with a morning teal hunt in Buras, followed up by a gator hunt in Delacroix that afternoon.[…]
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Vitter gets NOAA agreement to update policies for Gulf of Mexico fisheries
Earlier this week, U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) announced the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agreed to develop guidelines to review allocation quotas, and also fill its leadership role in potentially increasing the recreational quota for red snapper.[…]
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U.S. Army annual permit no longer required for hunting on Fort Polk and Peason Ridge WMAs
U.S. Army officials announced the federal permit previously required to hunt on Fort Polk and Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Areas are no longer required, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish in the roseaus
As angler Hal Schramm surveyed the roseau cane blowing gently in the breeze along the outer edges of Blind Bay Monday morning, he started fishing – but not just for bull reds lurking near the banks.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Texas pair wins 2013 IFA Redfish Tour Championship in Houma
After two days of fishing, one-hundredth of a pound was all that separated first- and second-place at the Inshore Fishing Association’s Redfish Tour Championship in Houma last weekend.[…]
Hunting
Four arrested for night-hunting violations in Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish Sheriff’s deputies and agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested four people for alleged night-hunting violations on Oct. 21, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bull reds swarming Southwest Pass
A run yesterday across a sloppy Gulf of Mexico from Tiger Pass to Southwest Pass was rewarded with beautiful, clear water. Eddie Permenter, Glenn Young and I — who were in Venice for the annual Marsh Madness media trip — quickly had lines in the water with expectations of quick bites.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish are rolling on the river
The bulls were running Sunday afternoon on the Mississippi River near Venice, and like any good rodeo cowboy, Mike Wilson was doing his best just to hang on for the ride.[…]
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LDWF biologists rescue offshore fishermen near Southwest Pass
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists on a regularly scheduled sampling trip assisted in the rescue Wednesday of five offshore fishermen whose vessel inadvertently struck an oil platform.[…]
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Public comments on reallocating red snapper quota to be heard next week in New Orleans
The possibility of reallocating the red snapper quota will likely be a hot topic at next week’s Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in New Orleans, although it’s not even officially on the agenda.[…]