Columns
An overview of the past year in the Louisiana outdoors
It’s the perfect time to look back on 2024 and the impacts the last 12 months have had on fishing and hunting in our Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
Columns
What went right, what went wrong in 2025
Among a handful of 2026 wishes is that our elected officials would adopt a hands-off policy when it comes to our Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
Deer of the Year
Prayer leads Adams to trophy buck
Brad Adams of Monterey was hunting on Dec. 28 in Concordia Parish when he shot a 160-class buck. He was able to recover it two days later.[…]
Fishing
LDWF warns public of potential fish kills due to freezing temperatures
The LDWF warns the public of potential fish kills throughout coastal Louisiana due to freezing water temperatures. […]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Loads of specks and loads of bass
The fishing right now is better than it’s been in many years, with speckled trout and bass crowding in numbers that are almost hard to fathom.[…]
Hunting
Proposed changes for the 2025-26 hunting seasons
The special September teal season will run 9 days, not the 16 days of recent years, due to overall teal numbers having fallen.[…]
Hunting Reports
News Breaker
Louisiana military vet Deron Santiny recalls harvest of potential record Louisiana black bear
Deron Santiny, a military veteran who grew up in Grand Isle and now lives in Lafayette, may have killed the biggest bear in Louisiana history.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite father and son for deer hunting violations in Bossier and Caddo parishes
LDWF enforcement agents cited two men for alleged deer hunting violations in Bossier and Caddo parishes on Nov. 26.[…]
Field Reports
Off-grid houseboat trip in Louisiana
In this Outside the Levees video, we are spending the weekend at an off-grid houseboat in the Louisiana marsh.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review – The Mini Hammer-Trap
The new Mini Hammer-Trap from Bill Lewis Lures packs a punch despite its 3/16-ounce weight. It was introduced at ICAST earlier this year.[…]
Deer of the Year
St. Francisville hunter downs big West Feliciana Parish buck
Chris Brown was hunting on family land in West Feliciana Parish on Dec. 19 when he shot a 220-pound trophy buck.[…]
Hunting
Joolca GottaGo Camp Toilet
When you’ve got to go, you’ll do it in style with the Joolca GottaGo. This airtight, leakproof camping toilet keeps foul smells at bay.[…]
Fishing Reports
Jake Michael Neuville’s drum
Jake Michael Neuville with a drum caught at Marsh Island on July 12 fishing with his dad and grandpaw.
Hunting Reports
Hunting Reports