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.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Deer of the Year
Crickett Collins nails buster buck with crossbow
Crickett Collins killed a 13-point buck on the evening of Oct. 14 in Morehouse Parish with her Raven crossbow.[…]
Deer of the Year
Alvis employs “do it yourself” in retrieving his buck
Terry Alvis killed this 11-point trophy buck from his ground blind with a Raven crossbow on Oct. 7 in Union Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Brister arrows big Franklin Parish buck
Dustin Brister arrowed a fine Franklin Parish 10-point buck on Oct. 2 that weighed 235 pounds and scored 148 4/8 inches.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lamm gets monster buck, but it doesn’t come easy
Jason Lamm of Crowley killed a trophy buck that scored 167 on Oct. 1 on his family’s hunting club in East Carroll Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Action taken by LWFC to modify speckled trout size and bag limits
The same issues affecting speckled trout is affecting redfish and ducks. The habitat loss is too great to support the fisheries we expect.[…]
Deer of the Year
Masters downs big buck he named Maximus
Joel Masters took an impressive 10-point nicknamed Maximus on a hunt with his dad in rural Sabine Parish on Oct. 2.[…]
Newsletters
Kayaker gets whopper tripletail during Grand Isle tourney
Brendan Bayard was fishing in the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club’s Fall N Tide tournament in Grand Isle when he caught a 19-inch tripletail.[…]
Deer of the Year
Second chance results in trophy buck for Perritt
Tyler Perritt took down a 9-point buck when he was hunting in West Feliciana Parish on the opening day of archery season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Pre-charged pneumatic devices may be used to hunt deer during modern firearm season only
Pre-charged pneumatic devices may be used by hunters only during the modern firearm season beginning with the 2022-23 season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Cleaning and disposing of deer in the CWD control area
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is here to stay for now, and it is up to hunters to try to keep it contained. Unfortunately, Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) detected its first CWD case in
Hunting
Boone and Crockett cites Baton Rouge hunter’s record book bear
Baton Rouge hunter William C. Jenkins harvested a monstrous Alaskan brown bear and was recognized by Boone and Crockett.[…]
Alligator
Louisiana’s tag-only alligator season reaches every corner of the state
For sportsmen, alligator hunting is a way to have fun, get tasty wild groceries and also help control populations on a smaller scale.[…]
Fishing
Jackson Parish brothers worm their way into live bait business
Cole Burton, 5, and Clay Burton, 7, started raising worms to fish with and now they’ve gone in to business.[…]
Newsletters
Opinions may vary, but early season teal haven’t disappointed
Some guys limited out and some shot zeroes during the opening week of the teal hunting season in Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Abandoned pogie net full of dead fish discovered near Holly Beach
Another black eye for the pogie industry off the Louisiana coast — an abandoned net full of dead fish was left just off Holly Beach.[…]