Hunting
Buras man arrested for harassment and simple assault on hunters
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Buras man for allegedly harassing hunters on public property in Plaquemines Parish on Dec. 26.[…]
News Breaker
St. Martinville man cited for illegally selling fish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a subject for alleged fishing and crab violations in Lafayette Parish on Dec. 1.[…]
Hunting
Top 5 stories of 2021
We researched the archives of LouisianaSportsman.com and came up with the 5 best-read stories of 2021. Check them out.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF’s ongoing CWD testing results indicate good news
The LDWF reports that to date, all testing results for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Louisiana deer have been negative.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper season to close Dec. 31, 2021
LDWF would like to remind anglers that the red snapper season is scheduled to close on Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m.[…]
Field Reports
Simple soft-plastic bait modifications
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares how he makes simple modifications to his soft-plastic lures to help him catch more fish. Get more from Brian Latimer below: YouTube – Brian Latimer Facebook – facebook.com/brianlatimerfishing Instagram – instagram.com/brian_latimer Website
Deer of the Year
Tull downs trophy that neighbor grazed eight days earlier
On Dec. 9, Shreveport firefighter and paramedic Austin Tull put an arrow into a big 12-point buck at Soda Lake Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Bass Fishing
Zoom’s Trick Worm still producing after four decades
Hundreds of anglers have been sold on the Zoom Trick Worm over the years, hooked on it, you might say, just like the bass they target.[…]
Bass Class
Live Oak H.S. senior off to good start, setting sights on special scholarship
Winning the Live Oak High School fishing team’s John Morgan Spring Scholarship would mean a lot to Chance Shelby of Watson.[…]
Columns
Don’t even think about ever dry-firing a bow
A list of the dos and don’ts of bowhunting, the more common causes of archery mishaps and some expert advice for avoiding an accident.[…]
Hunting Reports
Rusty Tullier’s Ville Platte buck
On Nov. 27, around 9:30 a.m., a hot doe pulled this 185-pound, 8-point broadside within 30 yards of Rusty Tullier who was hunting his private lease in Ville Platte.
Hunting Reports
Levi takes his first deer
Levi Mac Mistric, 6, took his first deer, this beautiful 8-point, on Dec. 3 at Brushy Bayou Hunting Club in Area 6. It weighed 185 pounds and had a 15 5/8-inch inside spread.
Hunting Reports
Dre’s Terrebonne Parish buck
Dre Richard took this 164-pound, 9-point nicknamed “No Brows” with his Savage .243 on Nov. 27, 2021 in Terrebonne Parish.
Hunting Reports
Chase’s Natchitoches Parish trophy
Chase Duncan of Catahoula Parish killed this big buck on Nov. 26 at his camp in Natchitoches Parish. The deer scored 144 7/8 and his G2 was 14 1/2 inches long. “I’d been getting photos
Hunting Reports
Bradley Barber’s Area 4 buck
Bradley Barber harvested this main frame 10-pount buck on a foggy morning in Area 4 Washington Parish on Dec. 2. It was shot with a .308 Remington with Nikon scope from a ladder stand.
Hunting Reports
Cole’s first buck of the season
Using a .243, Cole Hatheway, 11, of Madisonville took his first buck of the season at his hunting camp in Mississippi.