Columns
Stinging cold, deep crappie and lucky day fishing adventures
One recent trip, it was bone-chilling cold and we went crappie fishing, staring straight into a 23 mph north wind that stung.[…]
Outdoor Updates
First fish is all it takes to give Baton Rouge veteran fishing fever
Erick Crew, a local veteran of Baton Rouge, was taken fishing for his first time by his good friend Christopher Baumann.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
CZ-USA 457 Premium .22
This small game rifle feels right, is deadly accurate, looks sharp, and is full of features.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shake off the cold to trick lunker largemouths
February means prime time to catch lunker largemouth bass before they spawn. Any strike could produce the bass of a lifetime this month.[…]
Events & Announcements
Nutria Rodeo participants set sights on menace swamp rodents
More than 300 hunters have signed up to take part in the Swamp Safari Shootout, aka the Nutria Rodeo, at Venice Marina on Feb. 24-25.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest is back!
Bring your trophy deer to the Sportsman Show, March 17-19 If you have not heard the news, the Big Buck Contest is back at the Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in
Hunting
Louisiana Sportsman: digital is now interactive
The digital version of Louisiana Sportsman Magazine is now interactive, adding video and audio to the same content found in the magazine.[…]
Ducks
Foul weather helps boost fowl success for state’s duck hunters
Weather proved to be the key ingredient in making for a successful 2022-2023 Louisiana waterfowl season for some.[…]
Hunting Reports
A 10-point for 8-year-old Joseph Songné
Using a crossbow, 8-year-old Joseph Songné shot his first deer on Oct. 10, 2022, while hunting with his grandfather in Area 10.[…]
Hunting Reports
Casey Fitzgerald’s Marksville hunt
Casey Fitzgerald on a hunt in Marksville, La., on Nov. 27, 2022.
Hunting Reports
Brady’s November bucks
Brady Bourgeois shot both these bucks in Area 2 this past November. “I have been after the Nov. 25 buck all season and hunted everyday this past week after him. After getting in my stand,
Fishing Reports
79th birthday redfish
Charles Robert was out fishing to celebrate his 79th birthday with his son’s Chuck and Paul on Dec. 7, 2022.[…]
Fishing Reports
Low river levels + Cooler temps = Big trout
Low Mississippi River levels and cooler temps had the big trout aggressively thumping Chris Bell’s bait on a slow retrieve.[…]
Hunting Reports
Rhylee Walker gets her first duck
Rhylee Walker killed her first duck in Sorrento on Nov. 20 with her dad and a group of hunters.
Hunting Reports
Christian’s LaSalle Parish buck
Christian Boudoin shot this 8-point buck on Nov. 25, 2022 in LaSalle Parish.
Fishing Reports
Robert Minton’s redfish
Robert Minton got this beautiful redfish on Nov. 18, 2022 with Capt. Hil near the wall with live shrimp.[…]