Columns
For crossbows, faster isn’t always better
Crossbows can shoot faster and farther than ever before, but is that necessarily a good thing? We look at the pros and cons. […]
December 2022
Hunting
MAGLITE Field Ops Bundle
You’ll be prepared for anything, anywhere, any time with the MAGLITE Field Ops Bundle. […]
Bass Fishing
New aquatic growth at Toledo Bend
More grass means more bass. Acres of hydrilla will make bass fishing in late November and December better at Toledo Bend. […]
Features
Specklebellies save the day
Hunters accustomed to chasing ducks that are interested in upping their specklebelly game need to mind the details. […]
Bass Fishing
Focus on deep drops for bass
Practically anywhere that people can find a sloping shoreline and a drop-off into a deeper channel might hold bass living on the edge. […]
Features
Speckled trout anglers look both ways
Jon Miller asked speckled trout anglers to break down their fishing experiences this year by season and to look ahead to 2023. […]
Crappie/Bream
The gift of East Pearl River crappie
In December, John Guillot looks for the Christmas tree pattern on his electronics to help catch crappie on the East Pearl River. […]
Ducks
Improving pintail populations
Georgina Eccles’s pintail study will hopefully give waterfowl experts the insight to help give a boost to future pintail populations. […]
Deer Hunting
Fishing Reports
Blue shrimp from Vermilion Bay
Jarrod Ransonet caught this blue shrimp while trolling in Vermilion Bay on Oct. 21.
Fishing Reports
Peacock bass in Bayou St. John
You never know what you might catch when you drop a hook in Louisiana waters. But when Victor Moran caught this peacock bass from Bayou St. John, it was certainly a surprise. Unfortunately, he didn’t […]
Fishing
ASA convenes in New Orleans for annual Sportfishing Summit
Allowing more state control over red snapper was one of the hot topics at the American Sportfishing Association’s Sportfishing Summit. […]
Deer of the Year
Buck plays cat-and-mouse game with hunter
On Nov. 2, Everitt “Rett” Blake killed a trophy 10-point buck on a 1500 acre plot leased by his family in Winn Parish. […]
Bass Fishing
O’Connell and Adams claim victory in Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship
Sean O’Connell of Mandeville and Edward Adams of Metairie secured a wire-to-wire win at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship. […]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend double-digit bass busts a buzzbait for Ben Suit
New Iberia native Ben Suit caught a 10.75-pound bass on Oct. 16 while fishing a two-day Louisiana Bass Cats tournament at Toledo Bend. […]
Deer Hunting
Patterson hunter arrows trophy 9-point in Mississippi
Melvin Brown Jr. arrowed a 9-point, 215-pound buck on Sept. 16 while hunting from a deer stand on a lease near Fayette, Mississippi. […]