Fishing Hotspots
Hopedale inshore fishing is hoppin’
According to Capt. Marc Fradella, the speckled trout and redfish bite in Hopedale has been steady thanks to a plentiful shrimp supply.[…]
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Columns
Grits and Venison Grillades
This recipe is easy to master and gives you another way to use some of your prime cuts, including backstrap from that deer you harvested.[…]
Columns
Replacing mast-bearing trees for wildlife is a must
Hurricanes have taken a toll on habitat and the forests. Active involvement is a must to keep properties productive for wildlife.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: CWD sample from deer harvested in Tensas Parish confirmed as positive
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa has confirmed that CWD was found in an adult buck harvested in Tensas Parish.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Pro camp stove
The GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Pro camp stove is a cooking machine with a sleek design, stainless finish, and non-stick boil-over tray.[…]
Field Reports
Fish respond INCREDIBLY to this adjustment!
What’s the most fun aspect of fishing? To Marsh Man Masson, it’s putting a plan in place and executing that plan.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Big Bass Rodeo is back for 2022
The LDWF and New Orleans City Park are getting ready for the 73rd annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival in New Orleans City Park on March 26.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Worm your way to cold water trophy trout action
Capt. Adam Jaynes would strongly encourage you to wade if you are chasing after speckled trout this month at Big Lake.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck shows up after going missing over a year
Bubba Wiley took a trophy 11-point buck on Jan. 10, 2022 on property owned by family members in Catahoula Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer feeding and carcass export ban in Tensas, Franklin and Madison parishes
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries is imposing a feeding and carcass export ban on deer in Tensas, Franklin & Madison parishes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Greg Hackney going after bass early at Toledo Bend
Greg Hackney calls fishing Toledo Bend in February a chance to beat the crowd of bass anglers that covers the lake in March and April.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Pay attention to changing patterns for the best Delacroix trout action
The fishing in Delacroix this time of year can be really good, but the speckled trout patterns shift with the ever-changing weather.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 9-point Richland Parish buck hard to bring down
Gordon Sorey finally took down a 9-point trophy buck that survived being grazed by an arrow and creased by a bullet in Richland Parish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF estimates inland fish kills following Hurricane Ida
Following Hurricane Ida’s landfall, LDWF staff estimate that approximately 280 million fish were killed in inland waters.[…]
Deer of the Year
Refurbished rifle takes first buck for Suggs
High school student Tommy Suggs downed a trophy 10-point buck on family land in Catahoula Parish on Jan. 15.[…]
Features
Legends of the Outdoors – Dale Bordelon
Dale P. Bordelon, the owner of Bayou Beast Duck calls, is one of six new inductees in the Louisiana Chapter Outdoor Legends Hall of Fame.[…]