Freshwater Fishing
Mackenzie’s Fisherman’s Soap
Mackenzie’s Fisherman’s Soap is the perfect cleaner for anglers and hunters.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: American Opossum
Opossums are the only marsupials found in North America. They are known for their small size, pointed faces, and hairless prehensile tails.[…]
Columns
Venison Meat Pies
It didn’t take Jason Thornton long before he developed his own version of meat pies. But they would include venison instead of beef.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hungry alligators beat hunter to trophy Black Bayou Refuge buck
Gage Paulk was hunting on the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 2 when he had to scare off two alligators to get to his buck.[…]
Hunting Reports
Wayne’s big boar
Wayne Patton killed this 300+ pound boar with his Diamond Back AR-15 using an ATN night vision scope in Arcadia, La.[…]
Columns
New regulations won’t hinder exciting Louisiana kayak tradition
Will proposed new regulations end the iconic Cajun Sleigh Ride, a highly revered right of passage for coastal Louisiana kayak anglers.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Oct. 1, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper estimates through Oct. 1, 2023.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lincoln Parish hunter puts the pop on “wide boy”
Heather Crawford killed a 9-point buck, nicknamed “Wide Boy,” with her crossbow on Oct. 7 near Dubach in Lincoln Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Backyard speckled trout fishing
Chas Champagne and his wife find the speckled trout ganged up right in the mouth of the Eden Isles canal system.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest Lafitte resident for possession of stolen vessel
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Lafitte man for allegedly stealing a vessel and other violations on Oct. 5.[…]
Fishing
Eighteen reported menhaden spills this year finally leads to LWFC action
Eighteen menhaden fisheries spills this year has caused the LWFC to pass a NOI modifying current rules for the industry.[…]
Flounder
Reminder: Flounder season set to close Oct. 15
The annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder, from Oct. 15 through Nov. 30 of each year.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF modifying CWD Control Area to include portion of East Carroll Parish East of Mississippi River
The LDWF will modify the CWD Control Area to include a small portion of East Carroll Parish, east of the Mississippi River.[…]
Deer of the Year
Huff credits father-in-law for success harvesting big buck
On an Oct. 1 hunt, Caleb Huff of Bentley arrowed a big 8-point buck with a 17 ½-inch spread on private land in Grant Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Shrimp draining from marsh at this spot!
An autumn falling tide sucks white shrimp from backwater marshes, basically hand-feeding them to marauding schools of speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Reports
Red snapper out of Hackberry
Seth Boudreaux and Macie Billings with some red snapper caught out of Hackberry, La.[…]