Deer of the Year
Duck hunt leads Ouachita teen to trophy Russell Sage whitetail
Thirteen-year-old Hunter Thompson of West Monroe was hunting the Russell Sage WMA on Dec. 3 when he killed a trophy buck. […]
Russell Sage WMA
News Breaker
LDWF reforests 495 acres of Ag land on Russell Sage WMA in partnership with Arbor Day Foundation
The LDWF has reforested 495 acres of agricultural land on the South Bosco Tract of Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area. […]
News Breaker
South Bosco Tract ATV/UTV Trail on Russell Sage WMA has closed
The LDWF has closed the South Bosco Tract ATV/ UTV Trail on Russell Sage WMA due to severe erosion in several locations. […]
Ducks
A good start for ducks in state’s East/West zones
The first couple of weeks of the East and West splits of the 2019-2020 Louisiana waterfowl season went from great to fair and seemed to change every day. […]
Ducks
Try these two Louisiana duck WMAs
There are alternatives to emptying your checkbook to pay for great Louisiana duck hunting, like these two WMAs at opposite ends of the state. […]
Deer of the Year
Beekman youth kills 183-inch Russell Sage WMA buck
Noah Mason turned 14 on Dec. 15, but he received his best gift four days later when he dropped a 180-class Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area 15-point while hunting with his father. […]
Hunting
Russell Sage WMA expands by almost 2,800 acres
Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area is expanding by almost 2,800 acres after the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries purchased land known as the Kennedy Tract on the southern tip of the existing property. […]
Events & Announcements
LDWF agent shot Thursday evening on Russell Sage WMA
A 32-year-old enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was shot Thursday evening on the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area in Ouachita Parish and is in serious condition at a Monroe hospital. […]
Deer Hunting
Daily use permit required at Russell Sage WMA
Gun. Hunter orange. Shells. Camo. Let’s see, what are we forgetting? […]
Deer Hunting
Russell Sage WMA has unique location
A river runs through it. Well, sort of.
It’s a concrete river, four lanes wide. It ebbs and flows with 18-wheelers and automobiles heading east and west across the top of Louisiana. […]
Deer Hunting
How Russell Sage WMA began
The January 1961 announcement of the first state-owned game reserve in the Louisiana Conservationist was pretty simple and modest. […]
Contents
Sage Advice — Deer-hunting tips for Russell Sage WMA
Wouldn’t it be nice for deer hunters to find a 22,000-acre tract of hardwood bottomland available for public hunting? […]
Events & Announcements
Bridge on East-West Road at Russell Sage WMA closed, LDWF says
The existing bridge on the East-West Road at Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area has been closed to all vehicular traffic after a Ouachita Parish Police Jury inspection found it was in need of major repairs. […]
News Breaker
Construction nears on Russell Sage WMA pump replacement project
Contractual construction time begins Aug. 15 on the Russell Sage WMA Pump Replacement Project, which also includes repairs to the Pump Trail Road levee that was breached earlier this year, according to a project engineer. […]
Hunting
Russell Sage WMA expanded
Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area has been expanded by 4,955 acres, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced yesterday (Aug. 11). […]