Dove
LDWF accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for the Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt and the White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt for 2025.[…]
Newsletters
Field Notes
Sam Houston Jones State Park provides great outdoors opportunities
Sam Houston Jones State Park provides visitors with opportunities for hiking, bird watching, fishing, camping and other outdoors activities.[…]
Columns
Ready or not, CWD is here
Stay informed about CWD and follow the rules and regulations the department has established to manage the disease.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fish tacos with fig and tomatillo salsa
In many areas, anglers can catch saltwater and freshwater fish in the same trip, sometimes even from the same spot.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to hold public hearings July 26 and July 29 on CWD Control Area expansion NOI
The LDWF will conduct public hearings on a NOI that restricts supplemental feeding and deer carcass export from the CWD Control Area.[…]
Columns
Bringing the Atchafalaya Basin back
Louisianans can explore the Atchafalaya Basin in pursuit of bass, sac-a-lait, goggle eye, hand-sized bluegill and numerous other fish.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council asks fishermen for information on hogfish
The Gulf Council would like to gain a better understanding of what’s happening with hogfish in the Gulf from fishermen.[…]
Field Notes
The importance of snakes
The best way to ensure healthy hunting and fishing habitats is to just leave snakes to do what they do. They are our natural pest control.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF names Capt. Jason Russo as Louisiana’s new Boating Law Administrator
The LDWF is proud to announce that Capt. Jason Russo has been named the state’s new Boating Law Administrator.[…]
Newsletters
Venice guide puts customers on giant Warsaw grouper
Andrew Bateman, a fishing guide with Paradise Outfitters in Venice, put his clients on a giant Warsaw that weighed in at 269 pounds.[…]
Field Reports
This canal was loaded with crabs!
Crabbing is in its prime right now, and Marsh Man Masson found an easily accessible canal just LOADED with them![…]
Columns
Unique kayak fishing tournaments
Tournaments came naturally to kayak fishing, but many of these events have found unique ways to up both the competition and the fun.[…]
Fishing
Bote DEUS Aero Kayak
Bote’s DEUS Aero kayak is lightweight, keeps you high and dry, and is the perfect craft to put you on more fish.[…]
News Breaker
Fishing, fuel and the future
This June 18, as we cast our lines into the waters, let’s take a moment to recognize the men and women of the USA energy workforce.[…]
Field Reports
Prehistoric beasts lurking in the bayou
Using heavy-duty lines baited with fish heads or chunks of chicken, hunters place their sets where alligator snapping turtles hide.[…]
Columns
Sweet and sour frog legs
Sweet and sour frog legs is a variation of the popular dish that uses either chicken, shrimp or pork. The recipe beautifully balances flavors.[…]