Big Bass
Houston angler catches Toledo Bend lake-record bass
Bill Cook of Houston, Tex., caught a 15.67-pound lunker bass at Toledo Bend on Feb. 11. It is the lake’s new record.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Bass Fishing
Big Bass Rodeo is back for 2023
Nation’s longest-running freshwater fishing rodeo returns to New Orleans City Park March 25 Tickets are on sale now for the 74th-annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo in New Orleans City Park on Saturday, March 25. The one-day
Big Bass
Osbon gets big Bussey Brake bass in the boat
Casey Osbon of West Monroe caught a 10.25-pound bass on Feb. 6 from Bussey Brake Reservoir north of Bastrop.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mile-long walk puts Patterson in right spot for West Feliciana trophy
Gary Patterson of Central took down a 147 4/8-inch buck with his bow on public land in West Feliciana Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
“The Big Thirteen” leaves father, son crying tears of joy
Tucker Moses harvested a trophy buck, which scored 150 ½ inches, on private property in West Baton Rouge Parish.[…]
Big Bass
MLF tournament like a Krewe of Bass Mardi Gras parade on Toledo Bend
Four anglers caught double-digit bass at the Feb. 4 MLF Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
Big Bass
Second big bass dwarfs Pitt’s first one
Cody Pitt from Elmer, La., landed a 10.09-pound largemouth bass on Jan. 27 and a 13-pound, 6-ounce monster bass on Feb. 4.[…]
Hog Hunting
Losing the battle against feral hogs
Feral hogs remain a major problem in Louisiana. The swine, which ruin precious crops and ravage hunting grounds, have invaded all 64 parishes.[…]
Big Bass
Crowley angler lands huge Toledo lunker
Ryan Semmes of Crowley landed his personal best largemouth, an 11.79-pound whopper, working a submerged creek on the south end of Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer of the Year
Youngster thanks granddad and God for big buck success
Fisher Brown was hunting at the Panther Lake Hunting Club in Madison Parish when he shot a big buck with palmated antlers.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hunting from ground is productive for Beauregard Parish hunter
College student Cade Cavin was hunting on family property in Beauregard Parish when he killed an impressive 10-point buck on Dec. 30.[…]
Deer of the Year
Does alert McGehee to big buck’s approach
A big buck stepped out, one with an unusually tall rack and McGehee immediately identified it as the one he had seen on camera in velvet in October.[…]
Deer of the Year
Gunther chooses gun over bow to down big buck
Billy Gunther was hunting on private property in West Feliciana Parish on Dec. 17 when he downed a trophy12-point buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Young Pineville hunter outlasts highs and lows to bag big buck
Davis Oates killed this trophy buck on Dec. 21 on private property in Natchitoches Parish on Dec. 21, 2022.[…]
Deer of the Year
Never before seen buck surprises Habetz
Sean Habetz was hunting family land in Concordia Parish next to the Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge when he shot this big buck on Jan. 14.[…]
Outdoor Updates
First fish is all it takes to give Baton Rouge veteran fishing fever
Erick Crew, a local veteran of Baton Rouge, was taken fishing for his first time by his good friend Christopher Baumann.[…]