Hunting
Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday set for Sept. 1-3
The upcoming Labor Day Weekend has an added bonus this year: Louisiana’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is slated for Sept. 1-3, 2023.[…]
Newsletters
Columns
Species Spotlight: Blue crab
Blue crabs are among the most important of all saltwater species for a variety of reasons.[…]
Events & Announcements
New and improved Louisiana Sportsman Classifieds
Louisiana Sportsman has given our classifieds a makeover; a facelift that provides our readers with a site that is easier to use.[…]
Field Reports
Cruising Lake Catherine for big redfish
Chas Champagne ties on the Matrix Craw from Matrix Shad and goes to Lake Catherine to work on some big redfish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for 2023-24 White Lake WCA waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth, 30 marsh and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area.[…]
Deer Hunting
Reader Report: Finding trophy buck completed father-daughter dream hunt
Emily Adams of Mandeville, a freshman at Ole Miss, was at her family’s hunting property with her father when she killed a 10-point buck.[…]
Features
Probing bluewater, scoping deer and nabbing gators
Dr. “Bubba” Bonneval, who not only spent a lifetime in the outdoors, he also spent a lifetime helping people as a physician.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fresh shrimp for Campo’s Marina
Jared Serigné went with the guys from Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach to catch shrimp. Then took the shrimp to Crave Restaurant.[…]
Fishing
PFD, determination and a hero save fisherman’s life
Delcambre shrimper George Romero had to fend for himself as he drifted east along the Gulf Coast wearing an inflatable PFD.[…]
News Breaker
2023 Waterfowl Population Survey results
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its report on 2023 Waterfowl Population Status based on surveys conducted in May and early June.[…]
Dove
LDWF to offer dove lease fields in DeRidder and Colfax on Sept. 2
The LDWF will have lease fields available in DeRidder and Colfax for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 2.[…]
Hunting
5.11 EDC PL1 Flashlight
The tiny 5.11 EDC PL1 flashlight is big on features. Carry it in your pocket or clip it to your key ring and you’ll never go without light.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sulphur High School Bass Fishing Team pays it forward
The Sulphur High School Bass Fishing Team helped construct over 70 artificial reefs to benefit habitats around Louisiana.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landings jump to 688,570 pounds
LA Creel indicates that 688,570 pounds, or 73.7% percent, of Louisiana’s private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
Field Reports
This Venice shoreline produced fish
All the heat is impacting fish populations. Those impacts were evident on a trip Marsh man Masson made this week to Venice.[…]
Field Notes
A hunter’s friend
M&L Industries follows a recipe that has been refined to promote farming equipment as multipurpose tools that expand benefits to hunters.[…]