Columns
Duck hunter Monopoly. Pay $200 and go directly to jail
Duck hunting rules and regulations are flustering. It takes a mathematician just to interpret legal shooting hours.[…]
Newsletters
Fishing
ASA convenes in New Orleans for annual Sportfishing Summit
Allowing more state control over red snapper was one of the hot topics at the American Sportfishing Association’s Sportfishing Summit.[…]
Field Reports
Hunting wild tree rats for food
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné takes to the woods to go squirrel hunting on public land in Mississippi.[…]
Columns
Dogs mastering “blind retrieve”
One of the metrics of a great dog is the “blind retrieve.” There will be times when a hunting dog won’t see a bird fall.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Hungry crappie on Lake D’Arbonne
Lake D’Arbonne has plenty of shad to attract crappie and the shad start gathering up on the edges of the main channels this time of year.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck plays cat-and-mouse game with hunter
On Nov. 2, Everitt “Rett” Blake killed a trophy 10-point buck on a 1500 acre plot leased by his family in Winn Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
O’Connell and Adams claim victory in Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship
Sean O’Connell of Mandeville and Edward Adams of Metairie secured a wire-to-wire win at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship.[…]
Bass Fishing
Look to Lower Atchafalaya for plenty of good bass
Barry Henry lives in a region that has so many bass fishing opportunities inside and outside the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Deer Hunting
MAGLITE XL50 LED Spectrum Red
Hunters walking in darkness will have no problem with this compact LED MAGLITE. It is convenient, bright and always ready to light your way.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The best month of the year for Pontchartrain speckled trout
One of the most popular Lake Pontchartrain areas to fish is the Train Trestle — and for good reason: it holds piles of fish every November.[…]
Columns
Speckled trout “ting” is really a “whole buncha tings” facing Louisiana
Marine biologists say we don’t have enough large egg-producing female speckled trout to keep our trout population from being self-sustaining.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend double-digit bass busts a buzzbait for Ben Suit
New Iberia native Ben Suit caught a 10.75-pound bass on Oct. 16 while fishing a two-day Louisiana Bass Cats tournament at Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer Hunting
Patterson hunter arrows trophy 9-point in Mississippi
Melvin Brown Jr. arrowed a 9-point, 215-pound buck on Sept. 16 while hunting from a deer stand on a lease near Fayette, Mississippi.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
November specks, reds in the Biloxi Marsh
According to guide Sal Fontana of Gotcha Hooked Charters, anglers should head to the Biloxi Marsh for a successful fishing trip this month.[…]
Field Reports
Catching speckled trout before a cold front hits
Fall is the best season to target limits of speckled trout in Louisiana, especially if you’re looking to fill the box with tasty fillets.[…]
Deer of the Year
Five-year quest for “ghost” buck ends for Lyons
Justin Lyons of DeQuincy took this piebald 10-point buck on Oct. 30 at his hunting club in Calcasieu Parish.[…]