Features
Louisiana gobblers on government land
Turkey hunting in Louisiana hasn’t been stellar in recent years, but some good public-land options still provide decent chances at scoring on a longbeard.[…]
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News Breaker
Louisiana turkey hunting season opens April 4
Turkey hunting season begins April 4 in Louisiana and the LDWF wants to remind hunters to use social distancing practices due to the coronavirus pandemic.[…]
Features
Louisiana turkey hunting legend shares his secrets
According to one Louisiana turkey hunting legend, scouting and listening are more important than calling when turkey season arrives.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Ameristep Care Taker Magnum
Ground blinds are an option many adults are choosing to help keep the young hunters out of the unwavering eyes of a boss gobbler.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Escort Fieldhunter turkey shotgun
The Escort FieldHunter Turkey shotgun is specifically designed for turkey hunters. It comes with three interchangeable chokes.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Millennium turkey seats
One of the biggest challenges for turkey hunters setting up on a gobbling tom is being able to sit still for long periods of time. And yes, being comfortable is a key to doing just that.[…]
Columns
Jakes: Shoot or not?
Some veteran turkey hunters would never shoot a jake, but a novice would no doubt be thrilled to bag one. Should you shoot jakes?[…]
Features
The little turkey call that could
Turkey hunting is perhaps the most-challenging outdoor sport. Cedar Hill’s Little Scratch Box can be the ticket to great turkey hunting.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF making leftover turkey lottery hunts available to public
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is making available leftover opportunities for WMA turkey lottery hunts.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for WMA lottery turkey hunts and White Lake WCA fishing lottery
The LDWF is accepting applications for Wildlife Management Area lottery turkey hunts and the White Lake Wildlife Conservation Area fishing lottery.[…]
Columns
The art of reading sign
Reading sign is as old as hunting. Sign is simply the evidence that game animals and birds leave on the landscape that shows they’ve been around.[…]
Deer Hunting
What happens to the wildlife when the Morganza floods?
With the Corps of Engineers considering opening the Morganza Floodway, we take a look at how the opening will affect deer, turkeys, small game and bears.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Mississippi hunter kills solid white turkey
Hunter Waltman of Kiln, Miss., killed a solid white gobbler on March 17. By then, he was intimately familiar with the animal.[…]
Outdoor Updates
5-year-old crackshot gets turkey on first hunt
Five-year-old Hayden Johnson’s grandpa and dad recently brought him turkey hunting for the first time on their club in Jackson Parish and he got a fully plumed, wily tom squarely in the neck from 25 yards away.[…]
News Breaker
Turkey season closed on three WMAs
A declaration of emergency has been passed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) closing the upcoming turkey hunting season on Dewey W. Wills, Grassy Lake and Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Areas due to flooding.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Louisiana’s 2019 Turkey Forecast
Who is ready to get into the woods with your back against an oak tree, listening for the early morning calls of a gobbler on the roost? It’s almost time; turkey season is fast approaching for Louisiana hunters.[…]