Deer of the Year
Williams resists urge to fish, bags big buck instead
While deer hunting in Red River Parish, Kevin Williams of Winnfield arrowed a non-typical 18-point buck on Nov. 19.[…]
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Fishing Hotspots
Redfish stack up at Sabine Lake
Redfish stack up thick in the winter at Sabine Lake. You can catch redfish cast after cast until your arms are sore.[…]
Deer of the Year
Local buck outshines Missouri buck for Taylor
Rilyn Taylor, 27, of Winnsboro, downed a 9-point Franklin Parish buck that scored 152 6/8 inches on Dec. 2.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hunter tags big Union Parish buck during cold front
On Nov. 5, Zachary Gunter grabbed his gear and headed for his Ten Mile Hunting Club in Union Parish and killed a trophy buck.[…]
Field Reports
Super-fast bite 5 minutes from the dock
Marsh Man Masson and Capt. Justin Bowles quickly mounted a trolling motor and scooted into the nearby marsh to see what fish they could catch.[…]
Deer of the Year
Coin flip determined fate of big Tensas Parish buck
Lane Cox was hunting at the Winter Quarters club in Tensas Parish when he killed a 13-point buck on Nov. 23.[…]
Bass Fishing
The lower Basin bass are in pre-spawn, spawn mode
When Bassmaster Elite Series pro Derek Hudnall wants to go bass fishing in January, he’ll turn to Lake Verret and the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Deer of the Year
Fifteen-year-old wins big buck lottery with 13-point trophy
Kaitlyn Bolton, 15, was selected for a lottery hunt on the McElroy Wildlife Management Area on Dec. 11 and killed a trophy buck.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The recipe for Dularge sheepshead, redfish and drum
Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are easy to come across this month in the Dularge area, according to Capt. Marty LaCoste.[…]
Fishing
Okuma Hakai DT baitcasting reel
Okuma’s new baitcast reel is their lightest and strongest offering yet. The Hakai DT is a reel that was literally built from the bottom up.[…]
Deer of the Year
Turner gets a big win with Morehouse buck
John Larkin Turner of Mer Rouge harvested a giant 10-point buck off his family farm in Morehouse Parish on Dec. 11.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: No CWD detected in LA deer so far; sampling completed, final results to come
The LDWF reported on Dec. 30 that to date that no chronic wasting disease has been detected in test results of Louisiana white-tailed deer.[…]
Columns
As the years race past, outdoor memories grow fonder
As time has passed, Kinny Haddox has grown to love writing about the outdoors and fantastic people as much as he enjoys hunting and fishing.[…]
Hunting
Top 5 stories of 2021
We researched the archives of LouisianaSportsman.com and came up with the 5 best-read stories of 2021. Check them out.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF’s ongoing CWD testing results indicate good news
The LDWF reports that to date, all testing results for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Louisiana deer have been negative.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper season to close Dec. 31, 2021
LDWF would like to remind anglers that the red snapper season is scheduled to close on Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m.[…]