Deer of the Year
Borrowed gun, sultry weather don’t stop Leone from mowing down big buck
Logan Leone of Stonewall shot this 15-point buck with a borrowed Weatherby .257 on Oct. 28 in DeSoto Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Ducks
LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters of new mottled duck hunting regulations for 2023-24 season
The harvest of mottled ducks is prohibited in the first 15 days of the regular duck season in both the East and West zones.[…]
Newsletters
Anglers fishing off Mississippi Delta land Gulf’s largest blue marlin
On Oct. 19, the Best Trait, captained by Chris Mowad, fished the Blind Faith rig and landed a blue marlin that weighed 1,145.60 pounds.[…]
Columns
Mechanical vs. fixed broadheads
The difference between mechanical and fixed broadheads is that mechanical ones open on impact, while fixed ones stay in the same configuration.[…]
Field Reports
Everything is biting at the mouth of the Mississippi River
Marsh Man Masson hopped aboard with Capt. Triston Elston to see what they could catch in Venice, and the action was virtually nonstop.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Bobcat
Bobcats are highly adaptable and can thrive in diverse environments, including forests, swamps, deserts, and even urban areas.[…]
Features
Redfish stocking
The LDWF issued the state’s first-ever permit to stock hatchery-raised redfish. The initial stocking will be limited to Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches trophy doesn’t escape teenage hunter this season
Landen Ray, 17, used his 350 Legend to take a trophy 8-point buck on private family land in Natchitoches Parish on Oct. 18.[…]
News Breaker
$6,000 reward offered for information about shot black bear in West Feliciana Parish
A reward totaling $6,000 for information that would lead to an arrest about a Louisiana Black Bear found dead in West Feliciana Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Heading to Bayou Lacombe
Chas Champagne heads to the west and fish one of the most beautiful places in Lake Pontchartrain, Bayou Lacombe.[…]
Big Bass
Preuett’s big Toledo Bend bass was an unexpected surprise
Bass pro Brett Preuett, a part-time fishing guide on Toledo Bend, caught a 10.84-pound lunker bass on Oct. 18.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fish, oysters, shrimp and crabs
Jared Serigné’ caught fish, oysters, shrimp and crabs. Then headed to Kitchen Table Cafe in Arabi for them to make blackened redfish.[…]
Deer of the Year
High schooler gets rid of the “shakes” to harvest trophy buck
Brinlee Buxton, 17, of DeQuincy shot a big 12-point buck on a private land in Beauregard Parish on Oct. 20.[…]
Field Reports
Landing tons of fish because of the Versamaxx Bolt
On a recent trip, Marsh Man Masson made an easy adjustment that took him from occasional fish bites to every-cast action.[…]
Ducks
Hand carved pirogue, wooden decoys, vintage shotgun; Bordelon walks the talk
Dale Bordelon, a resident of Effie, loves hunting out of a dugout pirogue made from a tree right from the swamp.[…]
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The Little Missouri River located in southwestern Arkansas has about six miles of trout water below Lake Greeson’s Narrows Dam.[…]