Newsletters
Ready for red snapper
Sportsmen should find excellent red snapper action all along the Louisiana coast when the season opens on May 1, 2026.[…]
Features
Fishing reefs to rigs at Cocodrie
The early summer months are prime time for good to excellent speckled trout fishing out of Cocodrie. It needs to be put on your bucket list.[…]
Crappie/Bream
What’s bugging bream?
Finding a mayfly hatch at the right time could turn any humdrum day into a memorable experience and put a numerous panfish in the boat.[…]
Alligator
Alligator lottery winner tags out on first hunt
In 2008, LDWF created the Lottery Alligator Harvest Program, which allows over 1,000 people the opportunity to harvest over 3,000 alligators.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Setting crawfish traps in a new canal
We’re dropping crawfish traps baited with fresh fish scraps to see if this canal can support a healthy population of “mudbugs.” […]
Field Reports
Marsh bass in this area have come storming back
Conditions couldn’t be a whole lot better for these fish, and the bass population has absolutely EXPLODED![…]
Hunting Reports
A great hunt in Kaplan
Thomas Michel, his 16-year-old son Luke Michel and family friend Braxton had a great hunt in Kaplan, La. […]
News Breaker
Geocaching pilot program launched at three LDWF public lands
Geocaching enthusiasts can now take part in the treasure hunt game at Bogue Chitto WMA, White Lake WCA and Dewey W. Wills WMA.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Target Range Grant Program open for 2026 applications
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Target Range Grant Program has begun its 2026 application period.[…]
Hunting Reports
Cody Johnson’s 8-point buck
Cody Johnson, 8, took this 8-point on Dec. 27 in Red River Parish.[…]
Hunting Reports
Chase Warren’s Beauregard Parish buck
Chase Warren with the big Beauregard Parish 11-point he took on Nov. 18, 2025.[…]
Hunting Reports
Wyatt Love’s first buck
Ten-year-old Wyatt Love killed his first buck with his Browning 243 in Atlanta, La., on Nov. 29, 2025.[…]
Hunting Reports
Justin Shaw’s 9-point buck
Justin Shaw harvested this 9-point deer in Red River Parish on Dec. 26, 2025.[…]
Hunting Reports
Jeremy Glover’s 10-point
Jeremy Glover with the 10-point he got running dogs in Holden, La.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hunting Reports
Tatumn’s 8-point buck
Tatumn Tullos, 12, killed this 200-pound, 8-point buck on Dec. 19 in Bienville Parish.[…]