Inshore Fishing
Tips for fly-fishing
Inquiring minds want to know: when is the best time of the year to catch speckled trout on the fly? The answer is “now”. So stop inquiring and go fishing![…]
Statewide LA
Bass Fishing
Delivery methods for bass-fishing laydowns
One of the most-common angling misnomers is the general lumping of flipping and pitching into one homogenous image.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to properly use buck decoys
When it comes to hunting with a buck decoy, the game changes significantly.[…]
Deer Hunting
Decoys come in different styles
Decoys come in several different positions and styles. Some have the head of the decoy up and some have the head down; some decoys are in a bedding position, and one even portrays a deer in an estrus pose that can lure big bucks looking for romance.[…]
Deer Hunting
Why a pile of sticks forces deer to look away
While talking bowhunting with Stephen Chatman not too long ago, local hunter Bill Knight stopped by and couldn’t help but tell me a unique way he has to hunt deer over a corn pile.[…]
Deer Hunting
Black Eagle arrows gaining ground
I’ve got to admit that I’m a neophyte when it comes to bowhunting. Therefore, one arrow is just as good as another to me. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunting logs help identify deer-hunting trends
I always keep track of my hunting activity during the deer season. I take notes on weather conditions and food sources, etc.[…]
News Breaker
Coastal Zone hunters reminded to be alert for whooping cranes
Whooping cranes occupy many of the same marshes and fields as legally-hunted game birds, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to make sure Coastal Zone hunters are aware of the birds’ potential presence. […]
Deer Hunting
Delhi man cited for deer hunting violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Delhi man earlier this week for alleged deer hunting violations in September in Franklin Parish.[…]
Coastal Projects
DU dedicates three coastal restoration projects in Terrebonne Parish
More than 2,500 acres of in Terrebonne Parish were restored through three coastal restoration projects recently completed through Ducks Unlimited.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure review: The YUM Bad Mamma
If you’ve seen one soft plastic creature bait and you’ve seen them all. Right?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout stacked up now in lakes around Dularge
Capt. Marty LaCoste had one of his best days ever on the water Wednesday, and considering how many days he fishes, that’s saying something.[…]
Columns
First shots, first fruits – The first shots of the new hunting season
The first shots of the new season have been fired; now it is time to share our harvest with those who have needs.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunters, deer-tracking dogs unite via Facebook
A statewide group is combining a canine’s keen sense of smell and the power of social media to connect dog handlers with hunters unable to recover lost deer.[…]
News Breaker
Greentree reservoir on Dewey Wills WMA closed for opening day of duck season
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is advising waterfowl hunters who use the greentree reservoir at Dewey W. Wills Wildlife Management Area that lack of water will make it unavailable when the state’s East Zone opens on Nov. 21.[…]
Apex Predator
Colorado Part II: The Apex Predator’s bear blunders and three-shot scores
Last spring, I made my first-ever bear hunt and passed on a small cinnamon black bear. Ready for another taste of that action, I scored an over-the-counter limited archery fall bear tag for Colorado by buying it within minutes of when sales opened.[…]