Field Notes
Tips on how to extend your hunting career
You have to want to hunt badly enough, enduring some pain and other setbacks, to ultimately achieve the goal of hunting later into your life.[…]
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Hunting Reports
Abigail’s first rack buck
Abigail White, 13, got this big 10-point in Iberville Parish on Jan. 31, 2026.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF reminds public to leave fawns undisturbed
Unattended white-tailed deer fawns encountered in the wild should not be disturbed, according to LDWF Deer Program biologists.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC explains changes to CWD areas
The LWFC addressed modifying CWD Management Zones as a result of the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 24.[…]
Deer Hunting
Journaling can improve your hunting and fishing experiences
Starting and maintaining a hunting and/or fishing journal is a step that could lead us to greater success in our chosen pastime.[…]
Deer Hunting
What are deer eating?
Develop a program to improve your property’s deer forage if your goal is to have quality whitetails with nice antlers and good body weights.[…]
Columns
Trying to stop the spread of CWD
CWD has taken hold in Louisiana, and we can’t pass off increased hunting regulations as just another attack on our freedoms.[…]
Hunting Reports
Natalie Parker’s first deer
Natalie Parker, 9, shot her first deer on Nov. 8 in Lincoln Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC approved DE expanding CWD Control Area in Northeast Louisiana
A Declaration of Emergency (DE) expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area to Ouachita Parish was confirmed by the LWFC.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF issues DE in response to CWD detection in Ouachita Parish
A Declaration of Emergency has been issued by LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth in response to a recently confirmed CWD detection.[…]
Columns
Venison Dumpling-Stuffed French Bread
Easy to slice, easy to share, and perfect for gatherings, this venison stuffed French bread was built with Super Bowl Sunday in mind.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC ratifies DE expanding Chronic Wasting Disease Area in East Central Louisiana
The LWFC ratified a LDWF Secretarial Declaration of Emergency expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Area in east central Louisiana.[…]
Columns
Do deer hunters believe what biologists say?
Ever since the early days of game management, deer hunters have been somewhat reluctant to listen to biologists concerning deer management.[…]
Deer of the Year
2025-26 Deer of the Year
We reviewed all of our 2025-2026 big buck stories and share a few of the latest with a look back at the top of the class.[…]
Deer Hunting
The pros of a deer sled
The sled is a very inexpensive, economical, durable, multi-use piece of equipment that will help you transport deer and hogs.[…]
Hunting Reports
Jeremy Mathews and his piebald buck
Hunter Jeremy Mathews harvested a piebald 8-point buck at the Piney Woods Hunting Club in Jonesboro this season.[…]