News Breaker
Fort Polk-Vernon, Fort Polk North WMAs to be reopened Nov. 19
Fort Polk-Vernon and Fort Polk North Wildlife Management Areas will reopen to user activities on Wednesday, Nov. 19.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunter exits deer stand and gets bitten by an alligator
Keith Price of New Iberia got bitten by a 7-foot-long alligator on his lower right leg while hunting with his 9-year-old grandson.[…]
Fishing Reports
Marsh Island fishing trip
Thomas Gallien, 6, with a bull red caught at Marsh Island on Sept. 14, 2025.[…]
Fishing Reports
Aidan Lane’s redfish
Aidan Lane, 16, with a beautiful redfish caught on Sept. 20 at Pointe-Aux-Chenes.[…]
Deer of the Year
College student finds time away from school to down big buck
College student Anna McNeely was hunting in Natchitoches Parish on Nov. 1 when she shot a trophy 17-point buck.[…]
Fishing Reports
Brandi Chappetta’s amberjack
Brandi Chappetta with an amberjack she caught in the Ewing Bank area on Sept. 5.[…]
Fishing Reports
16.9-pound red snapper
Stephanie Mulle and Capt. Chase Lake with a 16.9-pound red snapper caught this summer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck recovers after damaged antler and becomes true trophy again
Trent Buxton shot an impressive 8-point buck while hunting at his club in Calcasieu Parish on Oct. 26, 2025.[…]
News Breaker
The November 2025 waterfowl population estimates
The 2025 November survey estimate of 1,238,000 ducks in Louisiana’s coastal region and Little River basin is 143% higher than last November.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Trapping the wild hogs on our land
You’ll see the full process from baiting and setting the trap to the moment these destructive hogs finally get caught.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Artificial Reef Program announces deployment of new material to enhance Eugene Island 51 reef
In partnership with CCA, the LDWF Artificial Reef Program helped create the Eugene Island 51 Nearshore reef.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational red snapper season to close Nov. 16
LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth signed a declaration of emergency to close the red snapper season at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 16.[…]
Field Reports
Specks are back on hard structure!
All it takes is one good autumn blow to force white shrimp out of backwater marshes, and speckled trout chomp at their tails the whole way.[…]
Columns
Trout anglers can enjoy comfortable kayak fishing this month
There is no better time of the year for kayak anglers to pursue limits of speckled trout across the coast of Louisiana than November.[…]
Deer of the Year
Small acreage produces big buck for Bossier Parish hunter
Amanda Culver of Haughton was hunting a small plot in Bossier Parish on Oct. 21 when she downed a big 9-point buck.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Crawfish boil at Bayou Black
It’s the finale of Duck Camp Dinners and we’re back in Louisiana! We head back to Bayou Black for one last hunt and a couple more cooks.[…]