Deer of the Year
Bolyer arrows trophy buck despite warm weather
Carson Bolyer of Minden battled 80 degree temperatures and hordes of hungry mosquitoes to take a Webster Parish 12-point buck on Oct. 20.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Deer of the Year
Baby and buck are double blessings for Baum
Calhoun’s Stuart Baum received a double blessing the last week of October. A new baby girl and a big 9-point buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 12-point downed after choosing corn over doe
Joe Carpenter took a trophy 12-point buck at Lower Place Hunting Club in Union Parish on Tuesday morning, Oct. 26.[…]
Deer of the Year
Choosing bow over primitive gun pays off for Hickman
Kody Hickman of Hornbeck killed a trophy 10-point buck at Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area on Oct. 9.[…]
Deer Hunting
Lady bowhunter arrows Megatron in Mississippi
Becky Nicosia of Baton Rouge took a big 160-inch buck nicknamed “Megatron” on land she owns in Adams County, Mississippi.[…]
Deer of the Year
Seldom seen buck shows up at right time for Saucier
Joshua Saucier dropped a big 12-point Allen Parish buck in it’s tracks at 60 yards late on the afternoon of Oct. 17.[…]
Deer of the Year
Son’s whispered instructions guide dad to big buck
Michael O’Neal got some help from his son, Wesley, to take down a 12-point trophy buck on Ashbrook Island.[…]
Hunting
Black Bear Report gaining momentum
The Louisiana Black Bear Report Facebook group was developed to call attention to the growing black bear problem.[…]
Events & Announcements
2021 Louisiana Legends Hall inducts six; presents three special outdoor awards
Six prominent Louisiana outdoor personalities were inducted into the Louisiana Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame.[…]
Big Bass
Just fish! Leesville man gets big reward
Nathaniel Street of Leesville went fishing at Vernon Lake the morning of Oct. 14 and landed a 13-pound lunker bass.[…]
Deer of the Year
Approaching doe results in downfall for Brutus
On Oct. 2, Timmy Dillard took a 10-point, 265-pound buck in Webster Parish that first appeared on his game camera in December 2019.[…]
Deer of the Year
Advice from friends results in 12-point buck for Brown
Hunter Brown took this 12-point buck, which measured right at 140 inches of antler mass, in Bienville Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC adopts deer hunting declaration of emergency for Joyce, Maurepas and Salvador/Timken WMAs
The LWFC passed a declaration of emergency reducing the number of either-sex deer hunting days at select WMAs.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The LWFC adopts NOI to add coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to add coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Dularge back in business after Ida
A month and a half after Hurricane Ida’s landfall, Marty LaCoste of Absolute Fishing Charters in Dularge is back to doing what he does best.[…]
Newsletters
Larry Reynolds accepts new position at LDWF
Larry Reynolds, the waterfowl program manager the past 13 years for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, has a new job.[…]