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.
Fishing Reports
Terrence’s 37-inch red
This beautiful 37-inch red was caught in the Bayou Bienvenue marsh. Thanks to the light tackle, 10-pound mono, I was using, she put up a 10 minute fight and I took this picture before returning
Fishing Reports
Elson’s redfish
Eight-year-old Elson Stevens lands his first of many redfish out of Buras on Aug. 10, 2021
Fishing Reports
Shae’s first Lake Boeuf sac-a-lait
Seven-year-old Shae Pitre caught his first Lake Boeuf sac-a-lait on Dec. 4, 2021 during a weekend at his family’s camp on Halpin Canal with his dad, Kris, and Travis “Uncle T” Benoit.
Hunting Reports
Jonah’s first deer
Jonah Chatelain, 14, killed his first deer in Kisatchie National Forest the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26. He was hoping to kill any deer but this 15.5-inch 8-point buck stepped out chasing a doe. He