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Cover: September 2010
This year, some public tracts are packed with game, while others are just packed with hunters. Find out where you should hunt in this year’s WMA Forecast.[…]
Year: 2010
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Deer Diary
A 30-minute deer hunting show on the Outdoor Channel probably shows about 15 minutes of the hunt and the rest of the time is spent promoting products that the hunters are using to bag this trophy whitetail.[…]
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Blue Plate Special
In late August, before the last notes of the accordion have faded, the lyrics of a French two-stepping song have been sung and the Gueydan Duck Festival Queen has been crowned, bluewing teal have already made up their minds to head south.[…]
Deer Hunting
Almost There!
Bow season is fast approaching. Follow this guide to make sure your stands are in the right places and your aim is absolutely perfect.[…]
Deer Hunting
Feeding programs worth the money
Well, I hope you have been feeding your deer since January. Even though some places I hunt are small (less than 50 acres), some are large like my other place Lottie Wildlife Protection Association that is 20,000 acres.[…]
Inshore Fishing
MRGO fish kill not tied to BP oil spill, LDWF says
Biologists investigating a fish kill in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet determined the fish died because of low oxygen levels, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Events & Announcements
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge closed by LDWF for annual alligator harvest
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge will be closed until 10 a.m. each morning from Sept. 1-7 to accommodate the annual alligator harvest, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (Aug. 24).[…]
News Breaker
White Lake Welands Conservation Area youth duck hunt date set
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold youth waterfowl hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) near Gueydan on Nov. 6 and 7.[…]
Fishing
Fish kill reported in booms at MRGO mouth
As many as 15,000 dead fish have been found at the mouth of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, according to news reports.[…]
Deer Hunting
Lime makes food plots more attractive
After three years of implementing food plots to attract deer, these “Postage Stamp Plots” featured in the August 2009 and 2010 issues of Louisiana Sportsman may finally become the tools that not only attract deer, but holds them on my property as well.[…]
News Breaker
Snapper season extension under consideration, could begin Oct. 1
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met in Florida last week and recommended the recreational red snapper season reopen beginning at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, although fishing would be allowed only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.[…]
Fishing
LWF Commission reopens all state waters to recreational fishing
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission rebuffed the agreement the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries that allowed federal officials to dictate state recreational fishing closures by reopening all state waters immediately during a special meeting today (Aug. 20).[…]
Fishing
LWF Commission reopens all recreational finfishing in state waters
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission rebuffed the agreement the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries that allowed federal officials to dictate state recreational fishing closures by reopening all state waters immediately during a special meeting today (Aug. 20).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saltwater Series: Lake Borgne
To say that Lake Borgne and Rodney Dangerfield have a lot in common might be a little too strong. At least everybody knew who Rodney Dangerfield was even if they didn’t respect him.[…]
Fishing
EDITORIAL: LWF Commission should ‘take LDWF to the woodshed,’ override latest recreational fisheries closures
My father had a simple rule when I was growing up: When he gave instructions, he didn’t repeat himself – without some physical reinforcement that made it uncomfortable to sit down.[…]
Ethanol Free Gasoline
Update on the status of EPA approval of 15 percent ethanol gas
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to make the decision to increase the ethanol content of motor fuels from 10 percent to 15 percent by September.[…]