Field Notes
Jimmie Davis State Park
Jimmie Davis State Park is surrounded by pine and hardwood forests and people love to fish Caney Creek Lake for bass, bluegill, crappie, etc.[…]
Newsletters
Newsletters
Hunter shoots rare ducks during second split
Jake Pierron harvested the 10th oldest male blue-winged teal on record, then two weeks later shot a hybrid blue-winged teal/cinnamon teal.[…]
Columns
Venison Lo Mein
Venison Lo Mein is a twist on a beloved Chinese noodle dish known for its satisfying texture and savory flavor.[…]
Big Bass
Huge Toledo Bend bass runs off “little” brother, winds up in Tater Reynolds’ boat
Tater Reynolds of Florien caught this 11.06-pound bass on Jan. 7 and weighed it in at Buckeye Landing Marina on Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer of the Year
West Feliciana Parish hunter drills 13-point trophy buck
Robert “Rob” Gonzales was hunting on his property in West Feliciana Parish on Jan. 3 when he shot a 13-point buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cactus buck shocks WMA hunter
Ronnie Meyers of Livingston was hunting at Richard K. Yancey WMA on Jan 3 when he shot this giant cactus buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Teen hunter nails big Madison Parish buck
Kennedy Collins was hunting with his girlfriend on Jan. 2 in Madison Parish when he bagged a 150-class trophy buck.[…]
Columns
Winter kayaking essentials
Winter is in full swing here in the Deep South, but thankfully, kayak anglers can still find a few days where they can have success and fish safely.[…]
Columns
Teaching your hunting dog how to mark multiple birds
An avid hunter himself, Tyler Davis of North Pontchartrain Retrievers knows the practical reason for training dogs on multiple marks.[…]
Deer of the Year
Reader Report: Fourteen-year-old knocks down big Avoyelles Parish 14-point
Reid Leger got an impressive 14-point buck while hunting on family land in Avoyelles Parish on Nov. 29, 2025.[…]
Deer of the Year
Union Parish hunter claims buck hours after seeing cell phone photo
Tim Brown was hunting on his lease in Union Parish on Dec. 2 when he bagged a 12-point buck he saw on his phone just hours earlier.[…]
Newsletters
Commission approves first-ever special whistling duck season
After pleading with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana may get a special season on black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cold water means hot action for tuna and wahoo out of Venice
January offers Venice fishermen some of the hottest offshore fishing all year for yellowfin tuna and wahoo.[…]
Big Bass
Angler’s last-chance cast yields personal best bass at Toledo Bend
Gene Kidder of Opelousas was fishing with his son when caught this 11.9-pound trophy bass on Dec. 18 at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big crappie are the stars this month at Toledo Bend
Plenty families take extended holidays in December and January to catch crappie on Toledo Bend with Living the Dream Guide Service.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
January trout fishing out of Cocodrie or Dularge
Veteran charter boat captain Tommy Pellegrin of Houma knows just how good the speckled trout fishing gets at Cocodrie and Dularge[…]