Fishing
Nighttime boating safety
The risks of operating a boat at night increase greatly, and extreme care must be taken to avoid collisions with stationary and floating objects and other vessels.[…]
Statewide LA
Deer Hunting
Pre-season tactics for bow season
It’s August, and bow season is only several weeks away for most of us. If you’re like me, it seems to take forever to get here, and the next thing you know, you barely have enough time to get ready.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to get ready for bow season!
If you ask any bow shop owner when the kickoff of pre-season bow prep is, I’d bet they’ll tell you it’s soon after the Fourth of July weekend. That’s when the light switch is turned on.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Targeting teal
Teal are considered one of the hardest ducks to hit due to their erratic low-level flight. Teal flying just above marsh grasses and the lowest trees give the elusion they are flying ultra-fast.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF seeking fields to lease for public dove hunts
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to provide public hunting opportunities for the Sept. 3 opener of dove season, and is looking for lease to lease.[…]
Inshore Fishing
State delays white shrimp opener
Anglers who drag a trawl for their own live bait are used to the white shrimp season opening on the third Monday of August, but this year, they’ll have to wait a week longer.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Circle hook magic
I remember the first circle hook that I ever saw, in the late-1960s. The angler who showed it to me called it a “tuna hook.” I picked it up, looked at it closely and then tried to hook myself with it. I couldn’t.[…]
News Breaker
2011-12 waterfowl season tentatively set by LWFC
The 60-day 2011-12 waterfowl season was tentatively approved yesterday (Aug. 4) during the monthly Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting.[…]
Apex Predator
How to throw a cast net
There are various ways to throw a cast net, yet many anglers don’t know about the flip trick to help throw their cast net with tremendous ease and quickness.[…]
Breaking News
Trail Cam Photo Contest kicks off
It’s time to show off all the photos from your trail cams in the 2011 Trail Cam Photo Contest.[…]
Bass Fishing
Basin bass regulations under review, could be changed
The recent study of public perceptions about current bass regulations for the Atchafalaya Basin is just the first step in a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries review that could result in changing the management scheme that has been in place for nearly 20 years, an LDWF official said.[…]
General
Operation Waypoint A way to help our troops in need
Operation Waypoint is a not-for-profit organization that turns donations into free handheld GPS units equipped with Middle Eastern mapping chips for deploying soldiers.[…]
Columns
‘Yakers will bull ride Caminada event resumes
Want to have a thrill ride without going to an amusement park this summer? Then head to Grand Isle for the next two months and ride some bulls. They’re close, hungry and an all-out blast to catch in a kayak.[…]
Currents
Black bear dies, but LDWF is mum
For most of my career as an outdoor writer, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been a dream to work with.[…]
Columns
Louisiana changes state concealed carry permit law
If you carry concealed, several things have changed since the 2010 legislative session of which you should be aware.[…]
Columns
Hula Swimmer combines two bass favorites
The anticipation and excitement over latest gift to the bass fishing world is building, just like emotions and passions ramp up in the weeks and days leading up to a World Series or the Super Bowl.[…]