Louisiana Sportsman

Britt Buller shot this big Jeff Davis Parish 11-pointer on Oct. 27. The buck green-scored 146 inches.

Big Jeff Davis 11-point caps off wild week

November 6, 2018 Glynn Harris

They say good things come in threes — and Britt Buller proved it during a wild stretch of hunting late last month in Jeff Davis Parish.[…]

Todd Risinger busted this big Union Parish buck on Oct. 29. The big 10-point green-scored north of 145 inches.

Big Union Parish 10-pointer goes down

November 5, 2018 Glynn Harris

As the owner of a construction company, West Monroe’s Todd Risinger is able to follow his passion for deer hunting — and that typically means a trip up to Illinois this time of year to bowhunt big bucks up there.[…]

Kenneth Miller dropped this big Sabine Parish 10-pointer on Oct. 26. The buck green-scored 154 inches.

Nice 10-point goes down in Sabine Parish

November 2, 2018 Glynn Harris

Friday, Oct. 26 was the last day of primitive firearms season in Area 2 — and Kenneth Miller took full advantage of the final hours of that season.[…]

Trip Taylor downed this big DeSoto Parish 13-pointer on Oct. 24.

13-point DeSoto Parish buck bites the dust

October 31, 2018 Glynn Harris

Vacation time well spent for 155-inch-plus deer The number 13 might be considered unlucky by some, but it’s probably one of Trip Taylor’s favorites right now. The 29-year-old deer hunter from Greenwood had been seeing[…]

Former LSU QB downs 167-inch monster

October 17, 2018 Glynn Harris

It is a well-known fact that on the football field, LSU and Ole Miss are mortal enemies: Very little love is lost between the two state-line rivals. Although it may be difficult to imagine, on Oct. 4 a former Ole Miss quarterback passed up the chance to down a huge 14-point buck, and handed the honor over to a former LSU QB. That Ole Miss guy is Bob Lane – and the LSU fellow is his 59-year-old dad, Robert Lane.[…]

This map highlights Louisiana lands east of the Mississippi River in red where the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission expanded the cervid carcass importation ban.

Carcass importation ban expands to include Louisiana lands east of Mississippi River

October 8, 2018 From News Reports

At its October meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a declaration of emergency that expands the current cervid carcass importation ban to include Louisiana lands east of the Mississippi River.[…]

A notice of intent presented to the LWFC yesterday would move the closed season for female blue crab harvest from the spring of 2019 to the fall, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

LWFC: Changes likely in blue crab harvest regs for 2019

September 7, 2018 From News Reports

At their meeting Thursday in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a notice of intent to change regulations for the commercial and recreational harvest of blue crabs in 2019.[…]

Colby Fruge struggles to get a weakened doe into fishing buddy Clint Cryar's Gator Trax Sunday afternoon. The pair were in the Choctaw Canal when they saw the deer stuck in the fork of a tree, and videoed their rescue mission.

Video: Fishing buddies save trapped doe

September 4, 2018 Patrick Bonin

When Clint Cryar and Colby Fruge headed out for a fishing trip Sunday afternoon, dodging the rain and catching a few catfish were all they really had in mind. […]

Louisiana hunters and fishermen are being asked to not transplant or transport roseau cane from a quarantine area south of Highway 10, in an effort to prevent the spread of an insect that is destroying large swaths of the plant in the Delta.

LDWF asks duck hunters not to transport roseau cane

August 27, 2018 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a quarantine for about the southern one-third of the state which prohibits transporting and transplanting roseau cane, to prevent the spread of roseau cane scale.[…]

Ricky Smith. left, and Dustin Adams show off their winning checks from the Ride the Bull 9 kayak fishing tournament Saturday on Grand Isle. In addition to the cash, both anglers won brand new Wilderness Systems kayaks.

Tandem kayakers team up to win Ride the Bull 9

August 27, 2018 Chris Holmes

If you were anywhere near Grand Isle this weekend, you probably couldn’t help but notice kayaks everywhere you looked. More precisely, 628 kayak anglers were spread across the island before gathering at Bridge Side Marina Saturday morning for Ride the Bull 9, the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament.[…]

Josh and Jamie Gaspard both with the wicked-looking lancetfish they caught on Wednesday, Aug. 15 about 120 miles out of Fourchon in the Green Canyon.

Dragon-like catch shocks Louisiana guide

August 20, 2018 Ann Taylor

It’s been a very strange year for Capt. Jamie Gaspard of Pure Adrenalin Fishing Charters out of Grand Isle and Fourchon.[…]

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is cautioning the state's deer hunters about the use of urine lures, which are unregulated by state and federal agencies and according to the LDWF, could potentially contain chronic wasting disease.

LDWF cautions hunters on using deer urine lures

August 3, 2018 From News Reports

As hunting season approaches, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is cautioning deer hunters about the use of urine lures because the products could potentially contain chronic wasting disease. […]

A Ville Platte man admitted to shooting and killing a male whooping crane with a .22 caliber rifle in Evangeline Parish on July 25, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

LDWF: Ville Platte man admits to shooting whooping crane

August 2, 2018 From News Reports

A 52-year-old Ville Platte faces violations of the Endangered Species Act — which bring up to a $50,000 fine and one year in jail — after admitting to shooting and killing a male whooping crane in Evangeline Parish on July 25, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

Guy Cenac, left, caught this 208-pound record-breaking tarpon Thursday after a three-hour battle during the opening day of the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.

208-pound tarpon breaks Grand Isle rodeo record

July 27, 2018 From News Reports

They say records are made to be broken — and it finally happened at the 90th Annual International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.[…]

Lettsworth man found guilty for killing black bear on Richard K. Yancey WMA

July 10, 2018 From News Reports

A 30-year-old Lettsworth man who admitted shooting a Louisiana black bear because he said he thought it was a hog was ordered to pay $10,250 in civil restitution and attorney fees, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

Toledo Bend guide Jason Courville reeled in this 11.18-pound giant on June 28 in the 6 Mile area with a Carolina-rigged green pumpkin Zoom Brush Hog. Moments before he caught this fish, he lost another double-digit bass at the boat.

Guide lands sixth Toledo Bend lunker bass

July 10, 2018 Patrick Bonin

For a little while at least, Toledo Bend guide Jason Courville figured his trip on June 28 would be about the big one that got away.[…]