Events & Announcements
LOWA Youth Journalism Contest winning essays
Here are the first place essays from each division. For a complete list of all winners and their essays, click here.[…]
Statewide LA
General
Labadieville man cited for allegedly killing 49 seagulls in New Orleans area parking lot, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 30-year-old Labadieville man for alleged Migratory Bird Treaty Act violations related to a Sept. 2 incident at an Elmwood parking lot.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s Archery in Louisiana Schools program gains in popularity
With another school year underway, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is seeking additional students for the Archery in Louisiana Schools (ALAS) program.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana state waters to open concurrently with feds for recreational red snapper season beginning on Oct. 1
With the recent announcement by NOAA Fisheries confirming a 14-day fall red snapper season starting Oct. 1 in federal Gulf of Mexico waters, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced state waters will open during the same time period.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 5 tips to make sure your bow is ready to go on opening day
Sammy Romano, manager of Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, suggested a few basic pointers to make sure your bow is ready for next week.[…]
Events & Announcements
Thistlethwaite WMA bridge replacement project underway, LDWF says
The Rice Field Road bridge over Bayou Wauksha on Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area is being replaced by the Williams Gas Company and won’t be completed until July of 2014, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer Hunting
Excitement builds as countdown to deer season begins
The 2013 deer and hog season is almost here.
But while the anticipation steadily builds, I find myself wondering if I will be a part of the Oct. 1 bow season opener down at my beloved Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Fishing
X marks the spot
The new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor is obviously designed to take on Minn Kota’s successful Terrova, and MotorGuide took the time and trouble to do it right.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Texas men arrested for stealing crabs on Bayou Black, LDWF says
Two Orange, Texas men were arrested last week and cited for crab theft and other fishing violations in connection with an incident on Bayou Black in Cameron Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
ULM anglers win 2013 Ranger Cup University Fish-off
Two college anglers representing the University of Louisiana-Monroe won the Ranger Cup University Fish-Off over a team from Tennessee Tech Sunday on a private lake in Oklahoma.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Still waiting for big speck push near Biloxi Marsh, Lake Borgne
After the first cool front of the season, the redfish bite remains consistent in the Biloxi Marsh, but conditions are setting up right for speckled trout to begin making a more definitive push inside coastal marshes and bays, according to a fishing guide.[…]
News Breaker
Last weekend’s cool front pushed more teal into Louisiana
What so far has been a miserable teal season got a slight boost on Sunday morning after the first cool front of the season pushed through the state over the weekend.[…]
Columns
Stopping the September squirrel poacher
Game wardens love September. We love September because the first hunting seasons of the fall begin and the monotony of water patrol in the hot sun ends.[…]
Events & Announcements
National Hunting and Fishing Day to be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 28
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 28 at four locations across the state.[…]
Alligator
13-foot-4-inch, 760-pound alligator taken in West Baton Rouge Parish
As James “Jimbo” White peered through the scope of his .243 and lined up about a 50-yard shot on a massive alligator sunning himself on a bank in West Baton Rouge Parish, he developed a serious case of “alligator fever.”[…]
Fishing
WX Rush combines good looks, superior fishing vision and battlefield-proven protection
Professional anglers like Edwin Evers and Skeet Reese depend on Wiley X eyewear week in and week out, but everyday fishermen can benefit, as well.[…]