Louisiana Sportsman

A successful hunt for gallinule requires patience and skill, as the hunters navigate through the labyrinth of wetland trails.[…]

Ring-necked ducks as a proportion of our total aerial survey count on the coast have been creeping upwards for 20 years.[…]

John Nelson Harris of Groveland, Florida, has won the 2025 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition sponsored by the LDWF.[…]

The LDWF reminds waterfowl hunters that the harvest of mottled ducks is prohibited in the first 15 days of the regular duck season.[…]

With roughly nine months off, hunting dogs can get rusty if not worked during the off season. They need to stay physically and mentally fit.[…]

The 2024 Louisiana duck hunting season begins Nov. 2-3 in the West Zone with a youth-only hunt, and the first split opens Nov. 9.[…]

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries game biologists reported on the upcoming waterfowl hunting season at WMAs in all seven regions.[…]

The legacy of our state’s long and storied history in waterfowl hunting depends critically on the next generation wanting to head afield.[…]

Putting so much time and effort into the hunt makes it especially important to take prepare the animal for the taxidermist.[…]

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois learns about Louisiana’s rich waterfowling history, dives into conservation projects and returns to Bayou Black.[…]

During the fall months, you must keep one eye on the calendar and the other on the weather — tropical weather.[…]

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners crew head to the Red River for mixed bags of woodies, greenheads and teal.[…]

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners crew try their luck hunting with some friends at historic Old Hickory in Lacour, La.[…]

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners crew hunt Black Bellied Whistling Ducks the final days of the first split in Bayou Black.[…]

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners crew head north to hunt with duck call maker Brad Eldrige.[…]

Take a chance on winning the Sherburne WMA South Farm lottery hunt. The focus of the South Farm is to provide wintering waterfowl habitat.[…]