Louisiana Sportsman

LDWF enforcement agents, with the assistance of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, cited two subjects for alleged wildlife violations.[…]

While the federal government shutdown has resulted in the closure of Fort Polk WMA, exceptions will allow for the reopening of some areas.[…]

The 2025-26 Louisiana duck hunting season begins in the West Zone with a youth-only hunt November 8-9 followed by the first split.[…]

LDWF enforcement agents cited three subjects for alleged Wildlife Management Area (WMA) violations in Ascension Parish on Oct. 23.[…]

LA Creel indicates that 865,619 pounds, or 96.7 percent, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]

The LDWF Inland Fisheries Section partnered with RAU to complete the first stocking of 32,000 Florida Bass in Lake Boeuf on October 17, 2025.[…]

The LDWF and the City Park Conservancy will host the Big Bass Rodeo, the oldest freshwater fishing rodeo in the nation, on March 28, 2026.[…]

The LDWF is now accepting applications for the Beyond Becoming an Outdoors Woman Deer Hunt, scheduled for Jan. 9–11, 2026.[…]

In the CWD Control Area, bait not normally ingested by deer is allowed for feral hog trapping, or by holders of bear harvest permits.[…]

Skeet Range No. 2 and the 50-yard pistol range at Sherburne WMA shooting range will be closed to the public Oct. 25.[…]

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents located a lost hunter on Oct. 18 in Vernon Parish.[…]

LA Creel indicates that 856,857 pounds, or 95.7 percent, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]

The LDWF Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 37th class of cadets into the ranks of LDWF Enforcement Division agents.[…]

Fort Polk-Vernon and Fort Polk North WMAs are closed to all public activities until further notice due to the federal government shutdown.[…]

The LAWFF, in partnership with the LDWF, announced the launch of its inaugural raffle during its annual A Wild Night Fundraising Event.[…]

LDWF enforcement agents cited a subject for an alleged squirrel hunting violation on Oct. 5 in Catahoula Parish.[…]