Louisiana Sportsman

It’s certainly no great revelation that the American alligator has taken over our marshes and swamps. Outdoorsmen are seeing more of them.[…]

Once on the brink of extinction with only about 100,000 left in 1972 in the state, the LDWF developed its alligator management program.[…]

Jeb Linscombe, the alligator program manager for LDWF, said he hopes lottery winners use the opportunity to target nuisance alligators.[…]

The LDWF will conduct commercial alligator lottery harvests on 23 LDWF WMAs, 28 public lakes and one USACE property beginning on Aug. 26.[…]

Through a lottery, LDWF will draw for 5,000 recreational permits, allowing the holder to harvest two alligators, for an Oct. 1-31 season.[…]

The LWFC approved a Notice of Intent (NOI) for the LDWF to conduct a recreational alligator hunting season from Oct. 1-31, 2026.[…]

The alligator tail is pounded thin, lightly pan-fried and served with a buttery lemon and caper sauce over angel hair pasta.[…]

Keith Price of New Iberia got bitten by a 7-foot-long alligator on his lower right leg while hunting with his 9-year-old grandson.[…]

This was a raw and wild Louisiana alligator hunt. Afterwards, Jared and Larry make some Alligator Sauce Piquante with the catch.[…]

David Hanson, Jeffrey Lawrenson and Trevor Fedoruk with the alligators they got on Sept. 11, including Fedoruk’s tagged gator.[…]

Jared Serigné set out deep into the Louisiana swamps to chase down a massive alligator. After the hunt, he cooked up an alligator poboy.[…]

The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 3-10 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]

LDWF enforcement agents cited four subjects for alleged alligator hunting violations on Aug. 6 in Winn Parish.[…]

Sportsmen preparing for alligator season should be sure to hone their marksmanship skills and check their weapons.[…]

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), along with 10 other alligator range states, has launched the GatorWise website.[…]

The LDWF is accepting bids now through May 20 for alligator hunting on certain WMAs, WCAs, USACE properties and state wildlife refuges.[…]