Bass Fishing
Top 5 post-front bass-fishing lures
Here’s a look at some of the dependable post-front bait options when weather conditions have bass lethargic and lockjawed.[…]
Deer Hunting
Area 4 Shoot-Don’t Shoot Quiz
The first set of photos for you to consider shooting or passing over come from Area 4 — East Feliciana Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Area 6
The next four photographs are from a tract of land along the Mississippi River in East Baton Rouge Parish. The habitat is bottomland hardwoods, but the oak component is lacking.[…]
Deer Hunting
Area 2
The last set of photographs is from Area 2 in Desoto Parish. The habitat is mixed pine/hardwood, with no agriculture but some winter pastures for cattle and lots of oil and gas pipelines that create a lot of edge.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Live bait takes some TLC
“I’m all about live bait,” veteran redfish and speckled trout charter guide Herk Bergeron said. “The catch ratio is much better with live bait, especially for bigger fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle marinas are a family thing
Buggie Vegas’ Cajun accent and beaming smile have become fixtures for sport fishermen launching or chartering out of Bridge Side Marina on Grand Isle.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 10 tips for tracking marsh deer
1. Slow down — When trailing a deer in the marsh, you should never be in a hurry. Instead, take a deep breath and be prepared to stay longer than hunters who hunt hard-ground upland regions.
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Deer Hunting
Be prepared to make memories
Alissa Laborde believes the trick to making a memorable hunt is to have everything ready and within reach. When she settled into her stand she made sure all of her gear was placed just right.[…]
Deer Hunting
Daily use permit required at Russell Sage WMA
Gun. Hunter orange. Shells. Camo. Let’s see, what are we forgetting?[…]
Deer Hunting
Russell Sage WMA has unique location
A river runs through it. Well, sort of.
It’s a concrete river, four lanes wide. It ebbs and flows with 18-wheelers and automobiles heading east and west across the top of Louisiana.[…]
Deer Hunting
How Russell Sage WMA began
The January 1961 announcement of the first state-owned game reserve in the Louisiana Conservationist was pretty simple and modest.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Pro tips for choosing winter crappie-fishing spots
Toledo Bend guide Dennis Tietje gives his tips for choosing winter fishing spots for crappie.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to detect light crappie bites
When cooler temperatures have those crappie biting lightly, strike detection becomes paramount. Here’s a technique you can use to avoid missing a light bite.[…]
Deer Hunting
Break deer-cam dependency
From his experiences on the road and at home, Chad Wall has come to realize that most hunters have lost the ability to read deer sign put down by nature. […]
Fishing
LDWF cites seven for alleged oyster fishing violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited seven men in the last month for alleged oyster fishing violations on the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation in Terrebonne Parish, which is closed for the 2014-15 oyster season.[…]
Deer of the Year
Zachary hunter drills 200-inch Mississippi monster
Lloyd Dempster has had an amazing run of Magnolia State bucks this fall at the lease he hunts in Claiborne County, Miss.[…]