Hunting Reports
First wood duck for Cyrus
Cyrus Sloane Jr. shot his first woodie north of Opelousas on private land in December.
Deer of the Year
Hunter tags big Union Parish buck during cold front
On Nov. 5, Zachary Gunter grabbed his gear and headed for his Ten Mile Hunting Club in Union Parish and killed a trophy buck.[…]
Hunting Reports
West Feliciana Parish giant
Donnie Ortego harvested this West Feliciana Parish giant the opening day of rifle season on Nov. 20 at 5:15 in the evening. This main frame 8-point scored 143 inches, and tipped the scale at 215
Field Reports
Super-fast bite 5 minutes from the dock
Marsh Man Masson and Capt. Justin Bowles quickly mounted a trolling motor and scooted into the nearby marsh to see what fish they could catch.[…]
Deer of the Year
Coin flip determined fate of big Tensas Parish buck
Lane Cox was hunting at the Winter Quarters club in Tensas Parish when he killed a 13-point buck on Nov. 23.[…]
Hunting Reports
Mature buck caught in the act of breeding
On Nov. 20, 2021 at 2:59 a.m., I caught this mature buck breeding a doe. Not only did the buck breed this doe at this stand location, I also have it at a second stand
Bass Fishing
The lower Basin bass are in pre-spawn, spawn mode
When Bassmaster Elite Series pro Derek Hudnall wants to go bass fishing in January, he’ll turn to Lake Verret and the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Field Reports
Vacant with boats but full of fish
Chas Champagne heads to the Lake Pontchartrain Twin Spans to get away from boat pressure. He shows how to fish there for speckled trout.[…]
Deer of the Year
Fifteen-year-old wins big buck lottery with 13-point trophy
Kaitlyn Bolton, 15, was selected for a lottery hunt on the McElroy Wildlife Management Area on Dec. 11 and killed a trophy buck.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The recipe for Dularge sheepshead, redfish and drum
Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are easy to come across this month in the Dularge area, according to Capt. Marty LaCoste.[…]
Fishing
Okuma Hakai DT baitcasting reel
Okuma’s new baitcast reel is their lightest and strongest offering yet. The Hakai DT is a reel that was literally built from the bottom up.[…]
Field Reports
Community hole comes through with SPECKLED TROUT!
Community holes are popular for a reason. We visited one that delivered speckled trout, despite my usual disdain for the place.[…]
Deer of the Year
Turner gets a big win with Morehouse buck
John Larkin Turner of Mer Rouge harvested a giant 10-point buck off his family farm in Morehouse Parish on Dec. 11.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: No CWD detected in LA deer so far; sampling completed, final results to come
The LDWF reported on Dec. 30 that to date that no chronic wasting disease has been detected in test results of Louisiana white-tailed deer.[…]
Columns
As the years race past, outdoor memories grow fonder
As time has passed, Kinny Haddox has grown to love writing about the outdoors and fantastic people as much as he enjoys hunting and fishing.[…]
Field Reports
Specklebelly goose hunting and cooking with Kendall Frederick
Jared Serigné went on a specklebelly goose hunting in Gueydan with the guys from Vermilion Waterfowl then went back to the camp to cook.[…]