Field Reports
Fishing post-cold front conditions
Chas Champagne travels all over using multiple different techniques to build a nice box of fish using products from Matrix Shad.[…]
Fishing Reports
Beaux’s farm pond bass
Beaux Dupas with a nice bass caught on his own with a chug bug in a farm pond in Greensburg earlier this year.
Dove
Agents cite New Iberia man for mourning dove hunting violations
LDWF enforcement agents cited a New Iberia man for alleged federal migratory game bird violations on Nov. 20 in St. Mary Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Woodworth, Bodcau shooting ranges to be closed Nov. 25-26
The Woodworth and Bodcau shooting ranges will be closed Thanksgiving and Friday, Nov. 25-26, the LDWF announced.[…]
Deer of the Year
Like Barney Fife, Wood was down to one bullet
Misty Wood harvested a big 9-point buck on Nov. 13 at her family’s property in Lincoln Parish, an 80-acre tract located west of Ruston.[…]
News Breaker
West Bay WMA bridge out of operation
The West Bay Wildlife Management Area bridge located off North Old Main Line Road crossing Alligator Creek is out of operation indefinitely.[…]
Field Reports
A chef’s duck hunt and cooking over a fire
Chef Alon Shaya and some of his team made the best out of our duck hunt and cooked ducks and other delicious food over an open fire.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Target Red River oxbows for November crappie
The key to finding crappie in the Red River this time of the year isn’t the river itself. It’s the oxbows off the river.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunting can be an obstacle course
Plenty of stumbling blocks show up in a deer hunter’s way. Paul Meeks shares advice on how to avoid them and tag that big buck.[…]
Columns
Get live shrimp ready
Fall has arrived, and so have the speckled trout. Areas where they were scarce in the summer are now jam-packed. […]
Features
Gueydan guides: Don’t play games with specklebellies
With specklebellies occupying more attention from waterfowl hunters, especially around Gueydan, don’t take any chances. Cover all your bases.
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Ducks
Louisiana ducks are disappearing. What do hunters do about it?
The information gathered through aerial surveys over the past few years indicates a significant downward trend in duck numbers.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Wading puts winter trout within easier reach of anglers
When targeting winter trout, Capt. Adam Jaynes believes wading puts the odds ever more in your favor of landing a trophy trout.[…]
Deer Hunting
Keep it simple, and you’ll kill more deer
Berwick bowhunter Duval Arthur Jr. has gone back to basics when he plans his deer-hunting excursions. That change has paid off.[…]
Bass Fishing
Christmas cheer for bass fishermen at Caney Lake
December bassing on Caney Lake can be a huge gift to anglers. Here’s how Corey Harris catches hawgs this month.
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Hunting Reports
Jared’s first buck
Jared Garland dropped his first buck at 160 yards. The buck, along with two smaller bucks, was in the shooting lane before he got on the stand for the afternoon hunt. He had to sneak