Hunting Reports
Riley Gaubert’s first buck
Riley Gaubert, 14, with his first buck ever taken while hunting with his dad near Jonesboro, L.A.
Hunting Reports
Youth weekend 8-pointer
On Oct. 10, the opening day of youth weekend, 15-year-old Ali Martin shot this 8-point, 175 pound buck with a .308 caliber rifle while on a morning hunt with her dad north of Minden, L.A.
Fishing Reports
New Louisiana resident catches her first fish
In July 2020, new Louisiana resident Hayleigh Earnest caught her first fish ever using a crappie pole with live bait shiners while fishing with her husband on the Boeuf River in Caldwell Parish.
Field Reports
Double rigging speckled trout on Lake Pontchartrain grass beds
The bridges in Lake Pontchartrain aren’t the only hot spot to cast a line when fishing for speckled trout. Grass beds are a great choice.[…]
Fishing Reports
Myles’ Dulac perch
Seven-year-old Myles Duplantis with a perch he caught while fishing in Dulac on May 17, 2020.
Hunting Reports
Canadian banded teal
While hunting on his rice land lease near Jennings, L.A., Daniel Mesen collected some jewelry from these teal he shot that were banded in 2018 in Yorktown, Canada.
Hunting Reports
Teal season opener
David Dyson, John Duvall, and his lab Remi hunting in the rice fields of Morganza on opening day of the 2020 teal season.
Field Reports
Coastal hog trapping
Tommy Vidrine heads out with Kirk Flemming to catch some wild hogs. Flemming discusses how he traps them and what bait he uses.[…]
Fishing Reports
Lake Robin drum
Matt Dreiling caught this nice black drum with a live shrimp under a Four Horseman Cork while fishing in Lake Robin on Aug. 10, 2020.
Hurricane Coverage
Be mindful of wildlife displaced by Hurricane Delta
The LDWF urges the public to be especially cognizant of wildlife forced into populated areas by flood water from the storm.[…]
Fishing Reports
Fourchon mule trout
Jacob Hall caught this five pound trout on the back end of a double-rig holding a pair of Deadly Dudley baits while fishing the eastern Fourchon rocks near Grand Isle.
Fishing Reports
First bass
On October 3, 2020 Shane Brownlee caught his first bass while fishing with his grandparents, Guy and Laurie Dazzo of Slidell, LA. Measuring in at 19 inches, the bass was caught at the pond where Highway
Fishing Reports
Hopedale sheepshead
Ian Lovell, 9, caught his biggest sheepshead to date near the Hopedale long rocks in Aug. 2020.
Features
Piecing together the Gulf Coast’s fishing puzzle
Biodiversity explains how all parts in the Gulf Coast’s fishery depend on each other, and how changes can have far-reaching effects.[…]
Field Reports
Crossbow hog kills on opening weekend
It was a good start to the Southeast Louisiana hunting season for Shawn Nelson. He and his crew got two hogs out of the Bogue Chitto Swamp.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney loves fishing a buzzbait in October
Bass pro Greg Hackney of Gonzales favors going up top with his favorite sputtering artificial lure for October bass.[…]