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.[…]
Newsletters
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.[…]
Deer of the Year
Making sure things were just right helped Preaus arrow early season buck
Dan Preaus of Farmerville was hunting in Union Parish when he killed an 8-point buck with his bow on Oct. 3.[…]
Deer Hunting
Millennium M350 Tree Seat
The Millennium M350 Tree Seat is the perfect blend of tree stand and ground seat.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Loading up on fresh shrimp
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné caught some shrimp for a nice feast where he cooked New Orleans style barbecue shrimp.[…]
Ducks
LDWF to hold wood duck hunting seminar for beginners Nov. 4 in Baton Rouge
The LDWF will hold a wood duck hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Nov. 4 at LDWF’s Waddill Wildlife Refuge from 9 a.m.-noon.[…]
Columns
Boom Boom Shrimp
Aaron Pierce built one of the most popular popping corks, the Four Horsemen Tackle Popping Cork. He’s now created the Boom Boom Shrimp.[…]
Field Notes
Squirrel hunters have high hopes for Big Lake WMA
Biology supervisor Mitch McGee believes this squirrel hunting season will be better because Big Lake WMA had an improved mast crop in 2022.[…]
Deer of the Year
Good luck finally runs out for huge Mississippi River buck
Zach Jones of Sterlington shot an 8-point buck with his bow on Oct. 13 at Ashbrook Island along the Mississippi River.[…]
News Breaker
Reports of black panther sightings by Rapides Parish residents
Rapides Parish locals claim to have seen and heard what they believe is a black panther roaming near the levee banks of Lower 3rd Street.[…]
Columns
Bull reds are fun? Who woulda thunk it
On a recent trip, Capt. Shane York and Todd Masson made the journey to the edge of Barataria Bay for bull reds.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational Gag Grouper state, federal fishing season to close Oct. 19
The federal NOAA has issued an emergency season modification for the recreational Gag Grouper fishery, which closes October 19.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mackenzie’s Fisherman’s Soap
Mackenzie’s Fisherman’s Soap is the perfect cleaner for anglers and hunters.[…]