Field Notes
January’s bull reds are prime for flies
Louisiana is a flourishing fly fishing locale for redfish, especially during the winter when the bull reds push into the interior marshes.[…]
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LDWF stocks rainbow trout at community fishing ponds
Beginning the morning of Jan. 14, the LDWF will begin stocking 16 community fishing sites with adult-size rainbow trout.[…]
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Smitko and McPherson elected as chair, vice-chair of LWFC
Jerri G. Smitko was elected chair of the LWFC and William “Joe” McPherson, vice-chair during the Commission’s January meeting.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck eludes brother-in-law; sister-in-law gets him
Kylie Brown took down a 12-point trophy buck her brother-in-law had been after near her home in Richland Parish on December 22.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves notice of intent for hunting regs, seasons and WMA rules for 2021-22
The LWFC adopted notices of intent for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 hunting seasons, at its January meeting Jan. 7 in Baton Rouge.[…]
Field Reports
20 fish in first 20 MINUTES!
Fishing reaches a significantly elevated level of fun for Marsh Man Masson when any type of competition is added to the mix.[…]
Hunting Reports
Once-in-a-lifetime buck
Derek Fontenot of Pride holds up the trophy buck he killed on Dec. 30, 2020.
Hunting Reports
Grant Parish giant
David Duplantis shot this buck in Grant Parish on Nov. 13. The 8-point buck weighed a little over 200 pounds, had an 18 3/4-inch inside spread, one 11-inch G2 and bases that were 5 inches.
Hunting Reports
New Year’s Day buck
Ayden Cosgrove, 18, of Marrero took this 235-pound, 8-point on Jan. 1, 2021 in Natchez, Miss. The 5 1/2-year-old buck was shot at 127 yards with her Savage .308 rifle.
Hunting Reports
St. Tammany Parish buck
Thad Maxwell took his first racked buck in St. Tammany Parish on Dec. 26.
Hunting Reports
Jackson’s first deer
Six-year-old Jackson Davis poses with his first deer and his dad, Justin.
Hunting Reports
Pearl River Swamp 10-point
Victoria Villere killed this 10-point with a .270 in the Pearl River Swamp in Varnado, La., on Dec. 29, 2020.
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LDWF and Louisiana Fur Advisory Council to hold free trapper education workshops
The LDWF in partnership with the Louisiana Fur Advisory Council will hold free trapper education workshops in Lafayette and Monroe.[…]
Hunting Reports
Jumping for joy?
Philip Frank captured this trail camera photo of a doe jumping on private property in Tangipahoa Parish. ‘We have an area that we see rubs and scrapes every year so we recently put out a
Deer of the Year
Fears buck too small; 17-point rack calls for relief
Hunting on 600 acres of family land in Madison Parish, Melissa McKinley killed a 17-point Madison Parish buck on Dec. 12.[…]
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LDWF accepting applications for 2021 WMA lottery turkey hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for WMA lottery turkey hunts and the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area fishing lottery.[…]