Deer of the Year
First buck with crossbow a winner for Chandler
Mike Chandler of Arcadia took this Lincoln Parish 8-point buck on the 2,500 acre Simsboro Hunting Club on Oct. 2.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Bass Fishing
Father and son land big bass a month apart
Matthew Gantner and his father Tim shared a unique bonding experience recently — the two outdoorsmen each hauled in a trophy bass.[…]
Deer of the Year
Claiborne Parish hunters score with two opening-day trophies
Matthew Hawkins dropped a 10-point buck and Brandon Winters killed an 11-point beauty on opening day of Louisiana’s archery season.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck with taste for rice bran tests fate one time too many
Dustin Clouatre killed a 10-point buck at his Mount Pleasant hunting club, a 3000 acre private lease in East Baton Rouge Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Louisiana’s 2020 teal season ends with mixed results
The 2020 Louisiana teal season is in the books, and while many hunters struggled, others were able to put together a decent season.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Angler catches rare black jack
Nicholas Bourgeois caught this black jack, aka black trevally, out of Fourchon in August aboard the “Southern Pride.”[…]
Hunting
Pre-hunting season legal checklist
Checking your equipment is the first step towards a successful hunting season. Here’s a checklist to keep you safe and legal this season.[…]
Newsletters
Solari and his “goal STAR” trout
John Solari explains how he caught his 2020 STAR champion 29-inch long, 8.27 pound speckled trout off Calcasieu Point.[…]
Flounder
Angler lands piebald flounder on first visit to Pontchartrain
Austin Meche of Crowley hooked a three-pound piebald flounder on his first fishing trip to Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend spits out three double-digit largemouths
Two lunkers on the same day, two for the same fisherman Yeah, August is supposed to be a month that a lot of bass fishermen would like to forget. It’s hell-hot, fish are sluggish and
Newsletters
LWFC adopts two-zone East-West boundary for 2021-25 waterfowl seasons
The LWFC adopted a two-zone East-West boundary option for the 2021-25 waterfowl hunting seasons during its September meeting.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Cat 4 Laura leaves destruction across the Louisiana outdoors
When Hurricane Laura came barreling through it left a swath of destruction more widespread than many have ever seen or imagined.[…]
Field Reports
Reader Report: First bull red
David Clause of Eunice helps his Heather Ray bag her first bull red on a very eventful saltwater fishing trip that almost didn’t happen.[…]
Big Bass
Lake hidden in the woods produces trophy bass
Billy Willis, a 62-year-old bass angler from Ruston, hooked a trophy bass on Kepler Creek Reservoir on Aug. 22, 2020.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Snapping them up!
World War II veteran, Bobby Hebert, 98, of Lafayette, and his son, Joey, enjoyed a red snapper trip on July 19.[…]
Offshore Fishing
A great sword drill
Cameron Dworak and Kelsea Watts caught this238-pound swordfish on July 11, about 20 miles out of northeast pass in Venice. […]