Columns
The Womack Journal: Trapped after success
Legendary Louisiana hunter Warren Womack of Bluff Creek talks about the buck he killed with his bow on Nov. 2, 1991.[…]
Newsletters
Ducks
LDWF to hold wood duck hunting seminar in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a wood duck hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5.[…]
Deer Hunting
Bowhunter bags trophy Mississippi velvet buck
Avid bowhunter Holt Martin of Lake Providence, La., took this big buck during Mississippi’s first special velvet season in Issaquena County.[…]
Deer Hunting
WiseEye on the prize
When a buck walks by the WiseEye, it not only takes a picture, it analyzes all kinds of data and can track that specific deer’s movements.[…]
Field Reports
We whacked the fish on dead shrimp
Marsh Man Masson toted along a bag of dead shrimp this week, and used it to put 10 different species in the boat in Venice.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Bobwhite quail
Bobwhite quail are small birds that prefer walking more than flying. Their numbers have declined, but are still highly regarded.[…]
Columns
How to properly set up your hunting bow
Use these steps to properly set up your bow. Failure to do so often results in frustration, additional work, and even total failure.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Royal Jug and Gun Club
Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois hunts a grit pile with a father-son duo, and sees first hand the effort that goes into feeding an entire camp.[…]
Columns
Redfish blues
Todd Masson says he hasn’t see a decline in a fishery population like he’s witnessing with Louisiana redfish right now.[…]
Columns
Hunting camp stories abound, but tales of payback just never go away
Every deer camp has a cartoonish character like Elmer Fudd that comes back to the camp with outrageous stories of their adventures.[…]
Hunting
Boone and Crockett cites Baton Rouge hunter’s record book bear
Baton Rouge hunter William C. Jenkins harvested a monstrous Alaskan brown bear and was recognized by Boone and Crockett.[…]
Alligator
Louisiana’s tag-only alligator season reaches every corner of the state
For sportsmen, alligator hunting is a way to have fun, get tasty wild groceries and also help control populations on a smaller scale.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: Tough stand, tough shot, tough find
Warren Womack got his 28th bow kill, a doe, by holding three willow saplings together to secure his stand.[…]
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: Fairview-Riverside, Fontainebleau and Tickfaw
The trio of state parks, Fairview-Riverside, Fontainebleau and Tickfaw, have plenty of great fishing, kayaking, camping and activities.[…]
Fishing
Jackson Parish brothers worm their way into live bait business
Cole Burton, 5, and Clay Burton, 7, started raising worms to fish with and now they’ve gone in to business.[…]
Deer Hunting
HyperFlite Crossbow Arrows
Designed for use with Barnett’s Hyper series of crossbows, HyperFlite Arrows offer greater penetration, accuracy, toughness and consistency.[…]