Deer Hunting
7 tips for escaping the crowds on Louisiana public land
When hunting public land, you are competing with many other hunters. Plan ahead, get into stealth mode and think outside of the box.[…]
Deer of the Year
Nervous doe alerts hunter to 11-point Beauregard Parish buck
On Dec. 10, Yancy Phillips of Lake Charles shot a big 11-point buck on his private lease in Beauregard Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational red snapper season to close Dec. 31
LDWF Secretary Rob Shadoin signed a declaration of emergency to close the recreational red snapper season on Dec. 31.[…]
Hunting Reports
Micah Palmer’s first buck
Micah Palmer, 15, got his first buck, this nice 8-point, in Glenmora on Nov. 13. John Winn and his dog helped to track the buck.
Fishing Reports
Kelli’s 19-inch redfish
Kelli C. Belanger with a 19-inch redfish caught Oct. 28, 2023 in Upper Wilkinson Bay. It weighed 12 pounds and was caught with a popping cork and dead shrimp.
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Owen Authement with a longtail bass
Owen Authement with a longtail bass he caught on a deep drop charter trip with Capt. Ed Pitre with Southern Pride Charters.
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Cohen Bercier’s giant hog
Cohen Bercier, 10, of Lafayette killed this big hog in Wilkinson County, Miss., on Nov. 4, 2023.
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Scott Wylie’s trophy buck
Scott Wylie, pictured here with his grandsons, River Hastings and Crew Wylie, killed this beautiful buck in Singer, La., Area 8, on Nov. 10. It is his biggest buck to date and scored 140 2/8.
Hunting Reports
Carrying on the hunting tradition
Allyce Bordelon, 11, shot the spike at 100 yards on her very first hunt and first time shooting a rifle (243 cal.) on private land in Avoyelles Parish. She was in the stand with her dad,
Fishing Reports
Catfish haul
Tyler Madrigal, Tim Madrigal and David Madrigal caught 55 catfish from Cross Lake in Shreveport.
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Gavin Terrell’s first deer
Gavin Terrell, 10, got his first deer.
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Wyatt Jeansonne enjoys Acadia Parish hunt
Wyatt Jeansonne after an Acadia Parish teal hunt on Sept. 25, 2023.
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Nicholas Gautreaux’s wild hogs
Nicholas Gautreaux of Rayne with a meat haul from four wild hogs in Mason, Texas, on Nov. 11, 2023.
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Wes Gauthier’s Veterans Day buck
Wes Gauthier, a retired Marine, shot this nice 9-point buck on Veterans Day. Finding the buck took a 5 hour track that went over 4 miles, included multiple tracking dogs, and ended with a diving
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Ashley Henry’s wall hanger buck
Ashley Henry got her first wall hanger buck, this Area 8 whitetail, this season.
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Kason “Bruiser” Gautreaux’s first deer
Kason “Bruiser” Gautreaux killed his first deer on his 10th birthday, Nov. 11, 2023. He was hunting with his dad, Jamie, at their hunting club lease near Thibodaux.