Events & Announcements

Louisiana Sportsman lottery tickets now available

As scratch-off sales continue to explode, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation bagged another big one by entering into a strategic alliance with Louisiana Sportsman Magazine to produce a series of five $2 tickets bearing the publication’s fleur-de-lis logo – the same one that adorns vehicles all over the state.[…]

Columns

Buck movement quantified

In last month’s column we looked at some of the methods I typically use to convert my personal trail camera photo archives into meaningful and usable “deer statistics” or “intelligence.” […]

Inshore Fishing

Body of second Lake Charles fisherman found

The body of a 25-year-old Westlake man missing since the boat in which he was fishing on Lake Charles capsized Friday evening was recovered Sunday (July 22) morning, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.

Christopher Rollins was the second victim of the accident; the body of 22-year-old William R. Druilhet Jr. was recovered Saturday morning, the LDWF said.[…]

Events & Announcements

You’ll want to get your hands on August mag

Louisiana Sportsman’s August issue is nearing completion and will be heading to the printers today (July 19). That means the magazine will begin its route to subscribers and newsstands across the state next week.

You’ll want to begin making hunting preparations soon. Let us help you make choices that will pay off when the season starts. This issue also has plenty of great ideas for how to be victorious when battling cobia or tarpon. And to top it off, we’ve got your guide to never leaving Grand Isle empty-handed.[…]

Offshore Fishing

Snapper season closes with easy limits

With the closing of snapper season, we find ourselves dreaming of next March and new regulations. There are no shortages of red snapper in the Gulf right now, and bagging a limit of some 10- to 15-pounders on the last day of snapper season (July 16) was almost too easy aboard the Cajun Venture with Capt. Chad Reinhardt.[…]