Ask Captain Paul
ABCs of GPS configuration, Pt. 2
Datum settings are different from the “Position Format” or “Location” settings.
Do you know what the datum selection means in your unit?[…]
Statewide LA
Deer Hunting
Safety harness saves West Bank bowhunter from 20-foot fall in Caldwell Parish
Mitchell Franks’ Wednesday afternoon bow hunt started out like countless others he’d experienced as he settled into a 20-foot-high lock-on tree stand in central Caldwell Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish to close in state waters on Oct. 15
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently announced recreational fishing for gray triggerfish will close in Louisiana waters at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ponchatoula hunter takes three-beam West Feliciana Parish buck
The time and effort Michael Marciante spent carefully concealing and brushing a ground blind at his West Feliciana Parish lease over Labor Day weekend paid off pretty quick just before dark on opening day.[…]
Events & Announcements
Elmer’s Island temporarily closed due to Tropical Storm Karen, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the temporary closing of Elmer’s Island on the southwestern tip of Jefferson Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s Enforcement Division to enroll 30 cadets for academy training starting in December
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a training academy for enforcement agents starting in December to fill field office vacancies throughout the state in 2014, according to a press release.[…]
News Breaker
Houma angler lands potential No.3-tarpon near Grand Isle on Monday
Lance “Coon” Schouest’s elusive quest to land a new state record tarpon will have to wait.[…]
Contents
Cover: October 2013
With the opening of bow season, it’s important to set up just right to ambush that buck you’ve been seeing on trail-cam photos.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speck bite getting better in Vermilion Bay
Water conditions remain solid and the speckled trout bite is improving in Vermilion Bay as the season’s first real cool front is expected to push through this weekend.[…]
General
National forests open for hunting, fishing
The Kisatchie National Forest is open for hunting and fishing despite the government shutdown that has closed other federal lands to all access, a U.S. Forest Service official told Louisiana Sportsman this afternoon.[…]
News Breaker
Teal’s closing weekend a mixed bag statewide
The closing weekend of teal season was pretty much like the opening weekend of teal season: some mixed reports of good hunting, but a nagging feeling that fewer birds than normal made it into the state.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Fowl Foolers
Instead of wobbling side to side in the water like many other decoys on the market, Fowl Foolers decoys are designed to move front to back like a real duck.[…]
Contents
After the shot — Tips on tracking deer
It is often at the most disheartening times that we have an epiphany and realize we must change our ways. For Thibodaux’s Joshua Chauvin, that defining moment came when he was just 17 years old.[…]
Contents
Early Bird — How to arrow a deer in the early bow season
Dan Preaus, owner of Shelter Insurance agency in Ruston, has been a bow hunter for the past 10 seasons. Hunting on Shiloh Hunting Club as well as family land in Union Parish, he has learned and accomplished a lot as a bow hunter.[…]
Hunting
The Scent Maker Kit
The Scent Maker Kit from Vapor Trail Scents provides hunters a money-saving scent resource that captures an animal’s natural inclination to respond to familiar smells.[…]
Contents
End of the Beginning — How to make the move from deer hunter to deer manager
A tan streak flashed across the front of my truck as my son and I made our way to school a few weeks ago.[…]