Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter downs trophy buck after getting wife’s blessing
Lane Cox of Ruston headed to his Tensas Parish hunting club on Oct. 19 and was able to harvest a trophy buck with his crossbow.[…]
Newsletters
Deer of the Year
Bossier Parish bowhunter arrows massive 20-point buck
On Oct. 23, Zach Halbert was able to shoot a 20-point buck with his bow on private land in Bossier Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Former Southern U football star, now an attorney, arrows East Baton Rouge monster
Robert Chapman Jr. was hunting with his son in East Baton Rouge Parish on Oct. 3 when he got a 13-point buck with his bow.[…]
Field Reports
Tons of Kentucky bass in this public river
Marsh Man Masson and Independence resident Joe Lavigne head down the Tangipahoa River trying to catch Kentucky bass.[…]
Field Notes
Rebel State Historic Site
The Rebel State Historic Site houses the Louisiana Country Music Museum, the grave of an unknown soldier, a stage and amphitheater.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hunter downs 140-incher in Catahoula Parish
Capt. Corey Clark with the Pineville Police Department got a trophy buck on private land in Catahoula Parish on Oct. 1.[…]
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister’s 7-inch RT Slug SI
Mister Twister’s 7-inch RT Slug SI soft plastic just hit the market in late summer, but Greg Yates got his hands on it 5 ½ months ago.[…]
Columns
Mild weather and close trout make for great days in the kayak
This is the time of year kayak anglers dream of: mild weather, short paddles and limits of hungry trout make for a great day on the water.[…]
Field Notes
Hunters, don’t leave home without a rangefinder
Comparing three of the top-rated laser rangefinders. The Vortex Crossfire HD 1400, the Maven RF.1 and the Vortex Razor HD 4000 GB.[…]
Field Notes
Left-handed bow is game changer for high school archer
Hollan Hicks, now entering his sophomore year at Benton High School, has the goal of a perfect score as he approaches archery competitions.[…]
Alligator
Team lands monster alligator in Tensas River area
On Sept. 22, David Hanson took a group of hunters from Oklahoma hunting in Tensas Parish where they caught an over 14-foot male gator.[…]
Ducks
Kinder hunter bags leucistic blue-winged teal
Jeremy Fruge of Kinder killed a rare blue-winged teal on Sept. 26 while hunting a small teal pond on the side of his house.[…]
Hunting
LDWF explains how agents will handle suppressors this hunting season
With the recent federal suppressor rule change, the LDWF wants hunters to know how its agents will handle firearm suppressors in the field.[…]
Columns
Dove Piccata
The dove breasts are lightly dredged in ranch-seasoned flour and quickly seared before being finished in a bright lemon-caper piccata sauce.[…]
Ducks
LWFC member proposes plan to limit the harvest of hens next season
Commission member Duke Lowrie said plans to push for the reduction of hen mallards and hen northern pintails when the LWFC meets in January.[…]
Deer of the Year
From cull buck to wall hanger in one year
On Oct. 2, Rick Guillot was hunting on his lease in Red River Parish when he used his Mathews bow on a trophy 13-point buck.[…]