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Hunter shoots rare ducks during second split
Jake Pierron harvested the 10th oldest male blue-winged teal on record, then two weeks later shot a hybrid blue-winged teal/cinnamon teal.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Hunting Reports
Jeremy Mathews and his piebald buck
Hunter Jeremy Mathews harvested a piebald 8-point buck at the Piney Woods Hunting Club in Jonesboro this season.[…]
Hunting Reports
Will Whitten’s red stag
Will Whitten of Shreveport was able to go with the Bayou Outdoors Foundation to harvest this red stag at Cane Row Ranch in New Iberia.[…]
Big Bass
Huge Toledo Bend bass runs off “little” brother, winds up in Tater Reynolds’ boat
Tater Reynolds of Florien caught this 11.06-pound bass on Jan. 7 and weighed it in at Buckeye Landing Marina on Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer of the Year
West Feliciana Parish hunter drills 13-point trophy buck
Robert “Rob” Gonzales was hunting on his property in West Feliciana Parish on Jan. 3 when he shot a 13-point buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cactus buck shocks WMA hunter
Ronnie Meyers of Livingston was hunting at Richard K. Yancey WMA on Jan 3 when he shot this giant cactus buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Teen hunter nails big Madison Parish buck
Kennedy Collins was hunting with his girlfriend on Jan. 2 in Madison Parish when he bagged a 150-class trophy buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF issues Declaration of Emergency in response to CWD detection in Concordia Parish
A Declaration of Emergency has been issued by LDWF in response to a recently confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease detection.[…]
Deer of the Year
Reader Report: Fourteen-year-old knocks down big Avoyelles Parish 14-point
Reid Leger got an impressive 14-point buck while hunting on family land in Avoyelles Parish on Nov. 29, 2025.[…]
Deer of the Year
Union Parish hunter claims buck hours after seeing cell phone photo
Tim Brown was hunting on his lease in Union Parish on Dec. 2 when he bagged a 12-point buck he saw on his phone just hours earlier.[…]
Newsletters
Commission approves first-ever special whistling duck season
After pleading with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana may get a special season on black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
Big Bass
Angler’s last-chance cast yields personal best bass at Toledo Bend
Gene Kidder of Opelousas was fishing with his son when caught this 11.9-pound trophy bass on Dec. 18 at Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ragley hunter fills last tag with once-in-a-lifetime buck
Jon Jukes of Ragley was hunting on private property in Beauregard Parish on Dec. 3 when he bagged a big 13-point buck.[…]
Newsletters
St. Mary Parish hunter kills 528-pound black bear
Lannie Buteau of New Iberia got one of eight permits issued for Bear Management Area 1 and shot this 528-pound black bear in St. Mary Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter takes down big 12-point
Luke Conway of Natchitoches shot a big 12-pointer his Winchester 308 lever action while hunting in Natchitoches Parish on Nov. 26, 2025.[…]
Deer of the Year
Young hunter drops big 12-point at Loggy Bayou WMA
Grady Bridges and his dad, Chris, were hunting at Loggy Bayou WMA on Nov. 28 when Grady got a big 12-point buck.[…]