General
Sherburne WMA alters shooting range hours
Hours at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area’s free shooting range will be shortened on four separate days in the coming weeks.[…]
Statewide LA
Inshore Fishing
Kayak Venice: Tips for November specks and redfish
If you’re planning on doing some kayak-fishing along the Louisiana coast this month, Venice is a great destination with relatively short paddles — putting redfish and speckled trout within easy reach of most anglers.[…]
Columns
Louisiana families keep hunting traditions alive
The sport of hunting remains strong in the Bayou State because families make it a priority.[…]
Columns
More great stuff from ICAST
In the September 2016 column, we reviewed several of the many new fly rods unveiled at the ICAST trade show held in July. […]
Deer of the Year
Monroe seventh grader downs monster 6-point on Davis Island
When Kade Woods let his little sister borrow his Remington Model 700 .308 at Rosedale Hunting Club last weekend, the 14-year-old got to borrow his dad’s rifle for his hunt Sunday afternoon in a box stand overlooking three shooting lanes on Davis Island.[…]
News Breaker
Top scouting tips for successful duck hunts
With Louisiana’s coastal and west zones set to crank up this Saturday morning, duck hunters across the state will be prepping all week in advance of opening day.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Use your GPS for marking an SOS location
Naturally, if you get lost or stranded and have a GPS unit with you, it can be used to capture your position and forward it to a rescuer.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hite moving from bass boat to broadcast booth in 2017
Davy Hite won’t be competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series next year, but he’ll still be close to the action.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Red River boating accident claims life of Alexandria woman
A 55-year-old Alexandria woman died Sunday morning after being ejected from the boat she was riding in on the Red River in Rapides Parish, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
Claiborne Parish gives up big 12-pointer
Claiborne Parish is known for producing quality bucks, and the one that responded to Lance Middleton’s bleat and grunt calls late last week is no exception. […]
Deer Hunting
Two arrested for alleged night-hunting in New Orleans East neighborhood
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two New Orleans men for allegedly spotlighting deer in a neighborhood in New Orleans East Tuesday night.[…]
News Breaker
New regs on mud boats, air-cooled engines now in effect at Pass-a-Loutre WMA
New regulations for mud boats and air-cooled propulsion engines are in effect now through Jan. 31, 2017 at Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to make sure duck hunters are aware of the changes.[…]
Columns
Cutlassfish are common everywhere
We don’t call them cutlassfish.
Most Louisiana sport fishermen call them ribbonfish. Commercial shrimpers dub them silver eels, and consider them a minor nuisance for their habit of getting halfway through the meshes of their trawls’ bags and dying there.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hammer 13-point goes down on Peason Ridge WMA
Landon Dowden’s girlfriend opted to get some early holiday shopping done in Lake Charles on Sunday morning, but he ventured out to Peason Ridge WMA and got a big Christmas present of his own when he blasted a beautiful 13-point public lands buck from 150 yards.[…]
Deer of the Year
Vinton hunter sticks 10-pointer on Sabine Island WMA
Ronny Dugas enjoys the experience of hunting on Sabine Island Wildlife Management Area in Calcasieu Parish, but it’s not exactly for the faint of heart.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two shrimpers cited for oversized nets in Delacroix, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged shrimping violations in St. Bernard Parish on Tuesday.[…]