Dove
Dove hunting opening day shooting hours on LDWF private dove field leases, WMAs
Opening day dove shooting hours on LDWF private dove field leases and WMAs are the same as outside, one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 20, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the private recreational red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 20, 2023.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Late summer speckled trout fun at Pelican Pass
According to Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service, some fair to good speckled trout fishing should be in Pelican Pass in September.[…]
Field Reports
Big redfish in the duck ponds
Chas Champagne heads deer into the marsh to target big redfish in shallow duck ponds using the Matrix Craw from Matrix Shad.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council seeks applicants for an Ad Hoc Charter For-Hire Data Collection Advisory Panel
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is seeking applicants for an Ad Hoc Charter For-Hire Data Collection Advisory Panel.[…]
Hunting Reports
Mackenzie’s first buck
Mackenzie Gauthreaux, 12, from Plaquemine got her very first buck on the last day of rifle season from Area 6.[…]
Dove
Two Avoyelles residents cited for taking doves during a closed season
A LDWF enforcement agent cited two Marksville subjects for alleged dove hunting violations near Mansura in Avoyelles Parish on Aug. 18.[…]
Deer Hunting
Video your hunts
Many hunters have discovered the value and enjoyment in self filming their hunts. They are often interested in another level of hunting.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Loading up on crabs from a roadside ditch
In this Outside the Levees video Jared Serigné shows us how he caught crabs in a roadside ditch in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF is now accepting applications for two Fall Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops
The LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation are teaming up to present two Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops this fall.[…]
Field Reports
Myrtle Grove area is loaded with beasts
Capt. Shane York has been whacking the fish out of Myrtle Grove on the daily, and this week, he invited Marsh Man Masson to tag along.[…]
Hunting
Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday set for Sept. 1-3
The upcoming Labor Day Weekend has an added bonus this year: Louisiana’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is slated for Sept. 1-3, 2023.[…]
Features
Eelgrass Extravaganza
Kevin DiMaggio of Ponchatoula targets grass flats along the shoreline between Bayou Bonfouca and Goose Point for speckled trout.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Blue crab
Blue crabs are among the most important of all saltwater species for a variety of reasons.[…]
Features
Teal tune-up
For many waterfowlers, the September teal season offers a tune-up before the real action begins in November.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tensas River Refuge has been at the core for one hunting family
For one northeast Louisiana family, three generations have now benefited from the creation of the Tensas River National Refuge.[…]