News Breaker
LDWF enforcement agent recognized at November commission meeting
Shikar-Safari Club International presented their 2022 Conservation Officer of the Year award for Louisiana to LDWF Corporal Blaine Wagner.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Stacking up jumbo blue crabs with nets
Jared Serigné went with Vincent Verdin of the YouTube channel PelicanBoneOutdoors to get some jumbo blue crabs with nets.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Oct. 22
The LDWF released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through LA Creel through October 22, 2023.[…]
Columns
Red snapper guessing game
The pounds of red snapper we don’t catch in Louisiana will be added to any the other four Gulf States don’t take and divided for next year.[…]
Deer of the Year
Borrowed gun, sultry weather don’t stop Leone from mowing down big buck
Logan Leone of Stonewall shot this 15-point buck with a borrowed Weatherby .257 on Oct. 28 in DeSoto Parish.[…]
Hunting
LDWF to offer durable fishing and hunting license card
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will begin selling durable collector’s license cards in the near future.[…]
Ducks
LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters of new mottled duck hunting regulations for 2023-24 season
The harvest of mottled ducks is prohibited in the first 15 days of the regular duck season in both the East and West zones.[…]
Newsletters
Anglers fishing off Mississippi Delta land Gulf’s largest blue marlin
On Oct. 19, the Best Trait, captained by Chris Mowad, fished the Blind Faith rig and landed a blue marlin that weighed 1,145.60 pounds.[…]
Columns
Mechanical vs. fixed broadheads
The difference between mechanical and fixed broadheads is that mechanical ones open on impact, while fixed ones stay in the same configuration.[…]
Field Reports
Everything is biting at the mouth of the Mississippi River
Marsh Man Masson hopped aboard with Capt. Triston Elston to see what they could catch in Venice, and the action was virtually nonstop.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF staff recognizes and awards Aquatic Volunteer Instructors
The LDWF celebrated their top Aquatic Volunteer Instructors at an Appreciation Banquet and extended education opportunity.[…]
Fishing Reports
Keegan Major’s Golden Meadow trip
Keegan Major, 10, was fishing in Golden Meadow this July when he caught this bull red. His family said Keegan knows four seasons; hunting, fishing, baseball, and football.
Columns
Species Spotlight: Bobcat
Bobcats are highly adaptable and can thrive in diverse environments, including forests, swamps, deserts, and even urban areas.[…]
Features
Redfish stocking
The LDWF issued the state’s first-ever permit to stock hatchery-raised redfish. The initial stocking will be limited to Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches trophy doesn’t escape teenage hunter this season
Landen Ray, 17, used his 350 Legend to take a trophy 8-point buck on private family land in Natchitoches Parish on Oct. 18.[…]
News Breaker
$6,000 reward offered for information about shot black bear in West Feliciana Parish
A reward totaling $6,000 for information that would lead to an arrest about a Louisiana Black Bear found dead in West Feliciana Parish.[…]