Deer of the Year
Hunting with late son’s gun results in big buck down
Krystin Naron was hunting with her husband, Trey, on Oct. 24 in Bossier Parish when she shot a 140-inch buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lake Providence hunter gets surprise trophy buck
Holt Martin was hunting near Lake Providence, La., when he killed a big palmated 10-point buck with his bow on Oct. 21.[…]
Deer of the Year
Playing the wind pays dividends for Lincoln Parish hunter
Shannon Harper was hunting on private land in Lincoln Parish on Oct. 18 when he shot an impressive buck.[…]
Hunting
Flambeau Formula Bow Case
Protect your archery gear the right way with the Flambeau Formula Bow Case.[…]
Bass Class
These bass fishing teens are ready to rise to the occasion
Hahnville High School’s Drew Todaro and Chase Muller are the first bass anglers from Hahnville High to qualify for nationals.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF partners with PayIt to launch new digital platform for boat registration renewals and duplicates
The LDWF is excited to announce the launching of a new online platform for boat registration renewals and duplicates. […]
Bass Fishing
LDWF launches development of Louisiana’s first stakeholder-driven Black Bass Management Plan
The state’s first ever stakeholder-driven Black Bass Management Plan to guide conservation, management, and fishing opportunities.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves NOI to LDWF Hunter Education program for instructor recruitment, age certification
The LWFC approved a NOI to the LDWF Hunter Education program that would lower the certification age and enhance instructor recruitment.[…]
News Breaker
Tim Taylor wins 2026 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition
Tim Taylor of Watertown, South Dakota, has won the 2026 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition.[…]
News Breaker
West Monroe man arrested for illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
LDWF enforcement agents cited a West Monroe man for allegedly illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on Nov. 5.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Back to the Bayou
We start this episode of Duck Camp Dinners in East Texas hunting for woodcock. We then head back to Louisiana to fish on the bayou.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWFC moves to shrink commercial menhaden buffer zones
A NOI modifying the existing buffer to accommodate industrial fishing zones off the Louisiana coast was introduced by the LWFC.[…]
Field Notes
Spotlight on a Southwest Louisiana game warden
The responsibility for patrolling the Sportsman’s Paradise falls on the shoulders of Louisiana wildlife enforcement agents.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana 2025-26 primitive firearms season for deer season opens in parts of the state
Primitive firearms season will begin Nov. 8, in Deer Areas 1, 4, 5, 6 and 9; followed by modern firearms season Nov. 15.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Boat launch at Bussey Brake WMA named in memory of Kinny Haddox
The boat launch at the Bussey Brake WMA reservoir in Morehouse Parish was recently named in memory of William Kinnison “Kinny” Haddox.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite two subjects for night hunting in Ascension Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two subjects for alleged deer hunting violations in Ascension Parish.[…]