Hunting Reports
Hunter’s Clear Creek buck
Hunter Rivers killed this buck on Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 6. The 4 ½-year-old deer scored 124 7/8. It took him a solid week of scouting to find the sign and Sunday
Columns
Duck hunter Monopoly. Pay $200 and go directly to jail
Duck hunting rules and regulations are flustering. It takes a mathematician just to interpret legal shooting hours.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF agents cite Caddo Parish man for deer hunting violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a man in Caddo Parish for alleged deer hunting violations on Nov. 2.[…]
Fishing
ASA convenes in New Orleans for annual Sportfishing Summit
Allowing more state control over red snapper was one of the hot topics at the American Sportfishing Association’s Sportfishing Summit.[…]
Field Reports
Hunting wild tree rats for food
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné takes to the woods to go squirrel hunting on public land in Mississippi.[…]
Hunting Reports
Jonathan Toten’s big buck
Jonathan Toten took down this big buck next to Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Columns
Dogs mastering “blind retrieve”
One of the metrics of a great dog is the “blind retrieve.” There will be times when a hunting dog won’t see a bird fall.[…]
News Breaker
Slidell man arrested for aggravated assault and harassment in Plaquemines Parish
Agents and deputies arrested a Slidell man for allegedly harassing commercial fishermen and aggravated assault with a firearm.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Hungry crappie on Lake D’Arbonne
Lake D’Arbonne has plenty of shad to attract crappie and the shad start gathering up on the edges of the main channels this time of year.[…]
Field Reports
This bait is like magic right now!
Productive lures change with the seasons, as forage options evolve for game fish. Here’s one that’s almost always a slam dunk in the fall.[…]
News Breaker
Multiple subjects arrested on commercial fishing violations
LDWF enforcement agents arrested four Simmesport subjects for alleged commercial fishing violations in Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck plays cat-and-mouse game with hunter
On Nov. 2, Everitt “Rett” Blake killed a trophy 10-point buck on a 1500 acre plot leased by his family in Winn Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
O’Connell and Adams claim victory in Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship
Sean O’Connell of Mandeville and Edward Adams of Metairie secured a wire-to-wire win at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship.[…]
Bass Fishing
Look to Lower Atchafalaya for plenty of good bass
Barry Henry lives in a region that has so many bass fishing opportunities inside and outside the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Deer Hunting
MAGLITE XL50 LED Spectrum Red
Hunters walking in darkness will have no problem with this compact LED MAGLITE. It is convenient, bright and always ready to light your way.[…]
Field Reports
Fishing over the grass beds
Chas Champagne uses different techniques and products from Matrix Shad to catch speckled trout and bass over the grass beds.[…]