Big Bass
Forest Hill angler lands 11.45-pounder, takes second at Toledo Bend Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash
Despite a serious mishap on Toledo Bend waters May 15, Forest Hill’s Andrew Lee kept a positive mindset.[…]
Hunting
Bill suspending state sales tax holidays easily passes House of Representatives
A bill that would suspend all state sales tax holidays for the 2016 fiscal year — including the annual three-day Second Amendment event held each September in advance of hunting season — easily passed through the Louisiana House of Representatives on Tuesday.[…]
Fishing
Video: Florida man lands giant grouper from a kayak
If you’ve ever experienced the thrill of a “Cajun sleigh ride” – when a feisty redfish tows you around in your kayak before he cools off enough to land – then you can appreciate this video reportedly from a man in Cape Coral, Fla.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
IFA Redfish Tours hit Lafitte this weekend
Anglers from across Louisiana and surrounding states will be in Lafitte to participate in both the IFA Redfish Tour and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour this weekend.[…]
News Breaker
Plaquemines Parish mud boat ordinance not to be vetoed, Lafayette attorney says
The Plaquemines Parish president apparently has no plans to veto a controversial mud motor ordinance passed by the council earlier this month — despite a request from the measure’s author to scrap it entirely, according to a Lafayette attorney.[…]
Hunting
Video: Gator vs. pickup truck? No contest
Some videos leave you scratching your head, wondering why people choose to do really stupid things — all while recording themselves as apparent proof of their poor decision-making ability.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Head offshore to up your STAR Tournament odds
Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney and producer Jared Serigné teamed up with STAR director Rad Trascher and ventured offshore from Venice with Voodoo Charters.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Lake Charles angler catches 11.48-pounder, wins Sealy Big Bass Splash on Toledo Bend
Make no mistake about it: Gil Leger and his partner Scott Eastman had a well-developed plan to fish the Sealy Big Bass Splash at Toledo Bend.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Unregistered angler lands first tagged redfish in 2015 CCA Louisiana STAR
The way some redfish fight, you might think you’ve got a pickup truck hooked on the end of your line.[…]
Events & Announcements
Surgeons remove bullet from game warden’s back
Surgeons in Shreveport on Saturday successfully removed a bullet from the back of a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent who was shot Thursday evening during a traffic stop near the Wham Brake boat launch.[…]
Events & Announcements
Benton Middle wins 3rd at 2015 NASP Nationals
Louisiana schools were well-represented in the 2015 National Archery in the Schools Program’s National Tournament in Louisville, Ky. earlier this month, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Hunting
Arnaudville man cited for poisoning coyote, vultures and possums
A 71-year-old Arnaudville man was cited by agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries earlier this month after admitting to lacing pig parts with a toxic pesticide and putting them out on a road in St. Martin Parish to kill coyotes and improve his rabbit hunting.[…]
Fishing
Portable power
The last time you were miles from anywhere, turned your boat’s ignition key and heard nothing, what did you do?[…]
Events & Announcements
Suspect in game warden shooting confesses, affidavit says
The 29-year-old Monroe man accused of shooting a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent Thursday night during a traffic stop near the Wham Break boat launch confessed to State Police after he was apprehended, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Ouachita Parish.[…]
Columns
One of the good guys has gone home
On March 15, Dr. George Dugal passed away at his home in Lafayette. He was 84, a retired dentist, a good husband, father, grandfather and so much more.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF agent shot Thursday evening on Russell Sage WMA
A 32-year-old enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was shot Thursday evening on the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area in Ouachita Parish and is in serious condition at a Monroe hospital.[…]