Louisiana Sportsman

Proposed changes for the 2025-26 hunting seasons

January 7, 2025 Joe Macaluso

The special September teal season will run 9 days, not the 16 days of recent years, due to overall teal numbers having fallen.[…]

Teal hunters took advantage of smaller groups of birds over opening weekend

September 16, 2024 Darren Digby

While the storied grounds of southwest Louisiana still produced teal for solid outings, many hunting marshes to the east had spotty results.[…]

Teal season opens in Louisiana on Sept. 14

September 8, 2024 From News Reports

The 2024 teal hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 14, statewide and runs through Sept. 29, the LDWF announced.[…]

Whether a hefty pile or a modest strap, just a few teal headed to the cleaning table means great meals are ahead.

September teal season primer

August 23, 2024 Darren Digby

The perennial early teal season can offer stellar wingshooting when the migrators are passing through and the season timing is just right.[…]

Duck Camp Dinners: Teal Hole Hustle

August 22, 2024 From News Reports

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the crew are back with Duck Camp Dinners. They hunt alligators and get ready for teal season.[…]

LDWF now accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts

June 27, 2024 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt for the 2024 hunting season.[…]

Paul Link, pictured left in the green t-shirt, leads a team of biologists and volunteers in clearing blue-winged teal from a rocket net.

Spring teal study provides knowledge to protect ducks, other fowl

February 23, 2024 John Flores

This spring teal study and banding monitors low and high pathogenic avian influenza diseases, also known as bird flu.[…]

Daniel Felsher downs a blue-winged teal while hunting in a flooded crop field. For teal, use open chokes. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Teal tune-up

August 25, 2023 John N. Felsher

For many waterfowlers, the September teal season offers a tune-up before the real action begins in November.[…]

Applications being accepted for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts

June 29, 2023 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts for the 2023-2024 hunting season.[…]

Joey Sampson’s family teal hunt

October 7, 2022 teamsampson9@aol.com

Joey Sampson, 8, from Ponchatoula, went teal hunting with his father and grandfather in Buras with guide service Cajun Fishing Adventure.[…]

Duck Camp Dinners: Heritage is a hand-me-down

September 30, 2022 From News Reports

The Duck Camp Dinners crew is back in the bayous as Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois wraps up his last hunt of the season.[…]

Zach Gassie and his hunting buddies grabbed a quick limit of teal and then kicked back to finish off a great day by telling tales and having fun.

Opinions may vary, but early season teal haven’t disappointed

September 16, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Some guys limited out and some shot zeroes during the opening week of the teal hunting season in Louisiana.[…]

A group of four happy hunters after a morning hunt.

Tactical teal advantage

August 26, 2022 John Flores

Teal hunting experts offer tips and tactics to novice hunters or seasoned duck hunters who are wanting to try something new.[…]

Loaded up with teal for duck hunting catch and cook

July 31, 2022 Jared Serigne

Here are some highlights from a teal hunt last season in Louisiana. Afterwards, Jared Serigné cooks up duck legs and serves them over grits.[…]

John Sampson’s first duck hunting trip

June 10, 2022 teamsampson9@aol.com

Father and son Don Sampson and John Sampson, 11, from Ponchatoula had a great time teal hunting on Sept. 25, 2021 in Buras with guide service Cajun Fishing Adventures.[…]

This duck hunting trip was off the charts

October 21, 2021 Jared Serigne

In this video, we were right where the ducks wanted to be and they worked in great. It’s the 2021 duck hunting season.[…]