General
Meet Buck the donkey: Coyote assassin
Meet Buck, a South Carolina donkey who’s no fan of coyotes.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Ashbrook Island 8-point goes down
Any experienced deer hunter will tell you that whitetails can be some of the most elusive big game animals on the planet. […]
Fishing
Gremillion, aka ‘Holy Mackerel,’ passes away Thursday
Longtime LouisianaSportsman.com forum member John Gremillion, who posted under the alias ‘Holy Mackerel,’ passed away after an extended illness Thursday afternoon.[…]
Columns
Some like it on top
I was so ecstatic when Texas A&M joined the Southeastern Conference three years ago. As an LSU fan, in addition to renewing one of our traditional rivalries, it was a chance to revive some of my favorite Aggie jokes.[…]
Bass Fishing
ESPN2 to air four-hour Bassmaster programming block Sunday afternoon
Fishing fans will get a mini-marathon of bass coverage, including Greg Hackney’s recent Angler of the Year victory, this Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.[…]
Deer of the Year
New Orleans hunter arrows Bienville Parish buck
Almost everything that could go wrong Saturday morning did go wrong for Scott Houk.[…]
Contents
Little River ditch diggers – The Intracoastal Waterway in the Little River area is a magnet for November speckled trout
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches 3,000 miles from New Jersey to Texas, built primarily as a safe haven for military and commercial transport along the eastern seaboard.[…]
Columns
Arashi Wake Crank a bass magnet
An Idaho outdoorsman had plenty of time to talk about some keys to his success this year as an Elite Series angler as part of a four-year career that has earned him $517,632.[…]
Hunting
Collared black bear killed in Concordia Parish, LDWF says
A radio-collared black bear that was part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Black Bear Restoration Program was found badly decomposed in the Atchafalaya River in Concordia Parish last month.[…]
Deer Hunting
Nockturnal introduces six-vane lighted nock system
With a stabilizing rotational spin rate 10 times faster than conventional vanes, the new six-vane Helios fletching and nock system from Nockturnal is almost unaffected by crosswind.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Horseshoe Island
Dear Capt. Paul:
An old timer once told me about a small island somewhere in Black Bay south of Mozambique Point by Breton Sound called Horseshoe Island. Try as I can, I cannot find anything on the island. Can you help?[…]
News Breaker
Mid-season dove tactics
If you’re planning on making an October dove hunt, don’t expect the birds to be as carefree as they were on opening day.[…]
Columns
Trout Masters excerpt: Grand Isle’s tournament buster
Ulysse “Bootsie” Toups Jr. is known as a tournament buster, raking in numerous speckled trout awards since he started fishing rodeos in 1978.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s deer population strong heading into 2014-15 season, biologist says
The damp spring and summer that followed Louisiana’s uncharacteristically cold winter bodes well for the state’s estimated population of 500,000 deer heading into the 2014-15 season, according to a biologist with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
Patience pays off with 140-class 11-point
Chris Evans has had a rough year, dealing with a heart condition that dictates surgery later this year. But throughout the summer, the Zachary hunter has been watching a really nice buck develop.[…]
Fishing
Weekend boating fatality in St. Mary Parish
A 38-year-old Houma man in an aluminum skiff with his father died after crossing a wake and being ejected into the Intracoastal Waterway near the intersection of Bayou Boeuf, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]