Deer Hunting
Input sought for proposed Area 1 deer-season changes
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission members are proposing a major change in the deer-season structure for Area 1 hunters, and want your input.[…]
Southeast LA
Survey
Proposed Salvador WMA limited access area mapped
If approved, the proposed limited access area for the Salvador Wildlife Management Area would include a total of 3,000 acres.[…]
Survey
Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA ‘limited access area’ detailed
If approved, the proposed “limited access area” for the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area would include a total of 4,689 acres.[…]
Survey
Proposed limited access area on Pass a Loutre WMA detailed
If approved, the proposed limited access area for the Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area would include a total of 1,945 acres.[…]
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Input sought for deer-season changes proposed for much of state
Hunters in Areas 1 and 6, constituting all of Southeast Louisiana, would be able to hunt through Feb. 15 if changes proposed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission are ultimately adopted.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hedge your bets with market bait
It’s not quite as bad as having a scarlet letter sewn on your chest pocket, but fishing with market bait does carry somewhat of a stigma across coastal Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Meet Sportsman authors at this weekend’s Sportsmen’s Show
There will be plenty to see and do at this weekend’s Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival in Gonzales. Louisiana Sportsman will be on hand, represented by some of the magazine’s contributing writers, who will be available for book signings throughout the three days.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish finder beep helps Lafitte guide catch winter redfish
During a recent trip with Captain Theophile Bourgeois with Bourgeois Charters out of Lafitte, we found ourselves in the back of a dead-end canal to the west of Bay L’Ours trying to entice redfish with plastics under popping corks.[…]
Bass Fishing
Dreams Come True Bass Classic set for March 6
On March 6, the 7th Annual Brian Harris Chevrolet Dreams Come True Bass Classic will be held at Doiron’s Landing in Stephensville.[…]
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Causeway’s Troll
Once upon a time, not long ago, a troll lived under a bridge. Well, actually there were two bridges — long ones, 24 miles each.[…]
Events & Announcements
Two big shows this month for sportsmen
Before all your focus has turned to turkey hunting and blasting that bearded gobbler, and before March Madness peaks and you’re consumed with basketball brackets, how about checking out the great shows offered this month to Louisiana sportsmen?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Meet the Trout Masters
Those attending the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival on March 14 will get a unique opportunity to meet and greet the 14 speckled-trout anglers featured in Jerald Horst’s popular book, “Trout Masters: How Louisiana’s Best Anglers Catch the Lunkers.”[…]
Fishing
Jindal, Vitter, Cassidy to speak during CCA banquet
Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. David Vitter, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy will be among numerous public officials to address conservationists during the Coastal Conservation Association’s annual State Convention March 5-6 in Baton Rouge.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF hosts inaugural Saltwater Series tournament
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is gearing up to host the first annual Louisiana Saltwater Series, a tag-and-release redfish circuit developed by LDWF in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation to promote the conservation of Louisiana’s saltwater sport fish resources.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wildlife field day scheduled in Clinton
The annual Wildlife Workshop and Field Day will be on Feb. 27 at the Bob R.Jones-Idlewild Research Station in Clinton.[…]
Bass Fishing
Biologists plan False River revitalization
False River was once officially designated one of Louisiana’s quality lakes, giving testament to the potential of the old Mississippi River oxbow to produce stud bass.[…]