Deer Hunting
The little things
The little things…
This past bow season has taught me – once again – about the little things.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cold water an issue during Bassmaster Classic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freezing air temperatures sent a lot of Bassmaster Classic competitors into the Coosa River north of Lay Lake looking for warmer water and active bass during the official practice period that ran from Friday (Feb. 12) through Sunday (Feb. 14).[…]
Freshwater Fishing
National crappie tournament slated for Toledo Bend
A Crappie USA qualifying event, along with a free crappie kids rodeo, will be held on Toledo Bend March 27. Anglers will be weigh seven-fish limits of crappie, with money and the opportunity to advance to the Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic to be held in October in Alabama.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winter continues, hunters should turn thoughts to habitat work
Another round of cold weather is moving into the state and that means more winter stress on the deer habitat.[…]
General
Jindal proposes combining LDWF and State Parks
Governor Bobby Jindal has been advocating canning the lieutenant governor’s office since Mitch Landrieu announced he was running for mayor of New Orleans, and that idea has been elevated now that Landrieu is set to take the reigns of the Big Easy on May 3.[…]
Events & Announcements
Wildlife Federation to Celebrate 71st Convention at Toledo Bend
Conservation groups, sportsmen, environmentalists and natural resource management professionals from throughout Louisiana will convene Feb. 26-28 at Cypress Bend Resort near Many, La., for the 71st Annual Louisiana Wildlife Federation Convention.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wildlife field day scheduled in Clinton
The annual Wildlife Workshop and Field Day will be on Feb. 27 at the Bob R.Jones-Idlewild Research Station in Clinton.[…]
Bass Fishing
Biologists plan False River revitalization
False River was once officially designated one of Louisiana’s quality lakes, giving testament to the potential of the old Mississippi River oxbow to produce stud bass.[…]
Hunting
Louisiana hunting-regulations changes proposed
Hunting seasons for the next to years have been proposed, along with regulations for the state’s wildlife management areas.[…]
Hunting
Louisiana Wildlife Management Area hunting schedules proposed
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday issued a notice of intent to adopt 2010-12 hunting schedules for the state’s wildlife management areas.[…]
News Breaker
Duck season fizzles to close
As the duck season kicked off in mid-November, Louisiana waterfowlers held hope that Old Man Winter would arrive to bring down the hoards of birds we had all heard about.[…]
News Breaker
Sick waterfowl being investigated
Sam Fulkerson and some buddies had finished the morning hunt on Sunday (Jan. 31), and were headed to scout out some new fields for an evening goose hunt near Gueydan when they saw something strange.
“We saw some geese on the road, and we stopped and sent the dog after one of them,” said Fulkerson, known on LouisianaSportsman.com as “Uncle Bud a.k.a. Sam Fulkerson. “It just sat there.”[…]
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Bayou Welcome
The French named the wandering waterway “Bayou Bienvenue” (Bayou Welcome) probably because it was like a welcome mat, providing passage for ships entering from Lake Borgne almost to the very doorstep of New Orleans.[…]
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Hunting With House Pets
Die geschichte der schweinekopf Snoopy (The story of the pighead Snoopy) are the opening words of the 1967 rock-and-roll classic, “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.”[…]
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Easy East
Doc’s brother, Toby, seemed perplexed as he chatted with Pelayo’s brud-n-law Zach, in from Atlanta for Mardi Gras. Toby’s face contorted and his eyebrows scrunched as he asked Zach again and again: “East Bay? Sure it’s East Bay? Why on earth East Bay — especially this time of the year?”[…]
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A Sprig of Crappie
In February 2009, for the first time in nearly 15 years, Crappie USA came back to Louisiana to hold a qualifying tournament. The area the organization selected was the Atchafalaya Basin, with Morgan City the host.[…]