Hunting
Use precautions when preparing and handling harvested wildlife
The LDWF would like to remind hunters and the public to take care in handling and preparing harvested wildlife.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to provide CWD testing drop-off locations in Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes
The LDWF is providing Chronic Wasting Disease drop-off locations within the Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes CWD Control Area.[…]
Deer Hunting
Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes CWD Control Area regulations for the 2022-23 deer season
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted regulations for the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Area in northeast Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo bass offer anglers a chance to throw the bait of their choice
October is a “game-changer” month at Toledo Bend. It’s a time to catch bass on whatever moving baits you like to throw, including topwaters.[…]
Fishing Reports
Bubba’s marsh redfish
Bubba Himel with two Dulac redfish caught on a 1/4-ounce jig head and a Shrimp Creole Matrix slow retrieved.[…]
Field Reports
Louisiana teal hunt blast and cast
Jared Serigné went on an early season Louisiana teal hunt with some buddies and then they caught some largemouth bass.[…]
Field Reports
Marsh speckled trout crush new bait!
It’s rare that you come across something new in fishing that actually works, but the speckled trout just wouldn’t leave this lure alone.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite subject for closed season squirrel hunting in Lafayette Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited a subject for alleged hunting violations in Lafayette Parish on Sept. 20.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: Trapped after success
Legendary Louisiana hunter Warren Womack of Bluff Creek talks about the buck he killed with his bow on Nov. 2, 1991.[…]
Ducks
LDWF to hold wood duck hunting seminar in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a wood duck hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5.[…]
Deer Hunting
Bowhunter bags trophy Mississippi velvet buck
Avid bowhunter Holt Martin of Lake Providence, La., took this big buck during Mississippi’s first special velvet season in Issaquena County.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keith Poche pummels the Red River
Keith Poche of Pike Road, Ala., won the St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Red River presented by Mossy Oak Fishing.[…]
Deer Hunting
WiseEye on the prize
When a buck walks by the WiseEye, it not only takes a picture, it analyzes all kinds of data and can track that specific deer’s movements.[…]
Field Reports
We whacked the fish on dead shrimp
Marsh Man Masson toted along a bag of dead shrimp this week, and used it to put 10 different species in the boat in Venice.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Bobwhite quail
Bobwhite quail are small birds that prefer walking more than flying. Their numbers have declined, but are still highly regarded.[…]
Columns
How to properly set up your hunting bow
Use these steps to properly set up your bow. Failure to do so often results in frustration, additional work, and even total failure.[…]