Hunting Reports
Hunter Duos gets first buck
Hunter Duos shot his first buck in West Feliciana Parish.
Field Reports
Pounding Pontchartrain shorelines
Chad Champagne noticed the marina was full, so he avoided the bridges and went hide out on neglected Lake Pontchartrain shorelines.[…]
Fishing Reports
Gregory King’s giant catfish
Greg King of Bush, Louisiana, has caught and released many giant catfish the past few years. His latest five feature a 40-pounder, 36-pounder and 30-pounder. All the fish were caught on hooks.
Hunting Reports
Sawyer Stroud’s St. Mary Parish deer
Sawyer Stroud, 6, harvested his first deer, a spike, on Nov. 25, 2022. It was taken on private land in St. Mary Parish with a .223. Sawyer’s grandfather, David Mannina, was in on the moment!
Hunting Reports
Henry’s first buck
Henry J. Marcello, 7, killed his first buck, this 212-pounder, on Dec. 27, 2022 in Yazoo County, Miss.
Hunting Reports
Jenny Trosclair’s first turkey
Jenny Trosclair got her first turkey on March 18, 2023 in Mississippi.
Fishing Reports
9-pound bass
Urell Fontenot with a bass that weighed in at 9 pounds and measured 19 1/2 inches long.
Fishing Reports
Half Moon Bay redfish
Jeffrey Bell with a beautiful red caught in Half Moon Bay.
Fishing Reports
Jeff Bell’s Lena Lagoon red
Jeff Bell was fishing in Lena Lagoon when he caught this red.
Fishing Reports
Delicious crappie
Some can call em “crappie,” some call em “white perch,” some call em “sac-a-lait.” I’ll just geaux with, delicious!!
News Breaker
LDWF: 2023 turkey season produced another higher than average harvest for hunters
For the second straight year, the Louisiana turkey harvest was higher than average and in fact, the second best since 2009.[…]
Field Notes
Four tips to help you score more springtime squirrels
Springtime squirrels aren’t always easy to shoot. They are frisky, on the move and hunters are faced with the greening of the forest.[…]
Hunting Reports
The Fondas double up on turkeys
Landon and Victoria Fonda doubled up on these birds on April 4, 2023. Victoria’s turkey had a 9-inch beard and 1-inch spurs with a transmitter and a band. Landon’s gobbler had a double beard and
Hunting Reports
Matt’s 2023 gobbler
Matt Gaydos killed this bird after stalking it and three other longbeards. He followed them for 2 hours in Bossier Parish before he killed this gobbler on April 1, 2023. Instagram
Field Notes
Search for ivory-billed woodpecker continues
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is considering declaring the ivory-billed woodpecker to be extinct. A final decision is expected any time.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fishing grass beds in clear water
Jared Serigné goes sight fishing for redfish. The grass ponds had super clear water and he caught enough fish for a catch and cook.[…]