Hog Hunting
Hog hunting Mozambique-style
In Louisiana, hunters across the state have tried lots of different ways to control the feral hog population.[…]
Statewide LA
Deer Hunting
Clinton hunter gored by big East Feliciana 6-point
When he closes his eyes at night, Bobby Neames still has vivid recollections of the attack he endured by a big 6-point East Feliciana Parish buck this past Christmas Eve morning.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunkerhunt’s new Swim Bento features a new tail design
Billed as one of the most realistic baitfish imitators on the market, Lunkerhunt’s Swim Bento solid-bodied minnow features a new tail design. […]
Deer Hunting
Watch Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: ‘Dave’s Deer Management’
Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 as host Greg Hackney and retired Deer Program Leader Dave Moreland travel to Morganza in pursuit of management deer.[…]
Hunting
Winchester recalls two lots of M*22 long rifle rimfire ammo
Winchester is recalling two lots of M*22 long rifle 40 grain black copper-plated ammo because they might contain double powder charges, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
St. Joe hunter shoots 200-class ‘Bull of the Woods’
As we all know, even the best laid plans don’t usually work the way we draw them up on the chalkboard.[…]
Deer of the Year
Breaux Bridge hunter finally shoots heavy-horned Atchafalaya Basin 9-pointer
For Paul “Tee Paul” Thevenet, tracking down a big 9-point Atchafalaya Basin buck he’d been pursuing for three years became a full-time job starting this past Dec. 15.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunter Safety Systems introduces new Ultra-Lite Flex harness
If you’re in the market for a new safety harness on the stand for next year, the HSS Ultra-Lite Flex provides padded comfort and great flexibility in any direction a hunter may twist or turn.[…]
Columns
Was the 2013 deer season one of the best ever?
The LDWF Big Game Harvest Survey that will be mailed out shortly should provide an answer — but from what this hunter saw, it was a great season![…]
Fishing
LDWF requests anglers update contact info for fishing license database
In support of the Louisiana Recreational Creel Survey, which will provide real-time data collection to fishery managers, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking the public to update their fishing license contact information so the database will be complete. […]
Bass Fishing
Minnesota angler wins Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Lake Amistad
Andy Young, a Minnetonka Lake guide, topped hard-charging Stephen Browning to win the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Lake Amistad by only 1 ounce. […]
Inshore Fishing
Violet Canal to close for 75 days beginning Feb. 17
The Violet Canal will be closed to all navigation beginning Monday, Feb. 17 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Lake Borgne Levee District conduct maintenance and repairs to the Bayou Dupre Sector gate.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF seeks leads for whooping crane shootings
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are looking for leads into the shooting of two whooping cranes earlier today in Jeff Davis Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
Four inducted into CCA Louisiana’s Hall of Fame
At their annual state convention in New Orleans last weekend, four new members were inducted into the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s Hall of Fame.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bully those bass!
In the movie “A Christmas Story,” Scut Farkus is the neighborhood bully who torments Ralphie Parker and his friends. Until one day when something in Ralphie snaps, and he attacks his antagonist in a most ferocious manner.[…]
News Breaker
Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Tree Rat Smackdown
Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 as host Greg Hackney enjoys some time in the woods pursuing squirrels and even a few raccoons in Eudora, Arkansas.[…]