Bass Fishing
Tidal Tactics
A half dozen great egrets and as many blue herons were scattered along the edge of a small cove, and every five minutes or so, they would take a few steps back.[…]
Year: 2011
Inshore Fishing
Trout having Thanksgiving feast at Delacroix’s Skippy Lake
For the male of our species, few days on the calendar are more cherished than Thanksgiving with all the food, football and, yes, even the family.[…]
Deer of the Year
Farmerville hunter nails 140-class buck
Farmerville’s Heath Gean has deer hunted for years and had never considered using trail cameras on his 850-acre lease in Union Parish.[…]
Breaking News
Elm Grove hunter kills 223-inch buck while prepping son’s stand
Kevin Johnson was trying to do the right thing the afternoon of Nov. 10 when he walked into the woods on the little 30-acre tract of land he hunts in Elm Grove.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two men cited for fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish
Two New Orleans men were cited Wednesday (Nov. 16) for allegedly possessing too many redfish and speckled trout while fishing in Point a la Hache, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Events & Announcements
Nominations sought for top conservation awards
The Louisiana Wildlife Federation is now accepting nominations for the 48th Governor’s State Conservation Achievement Awards, which recognizes those individuals and organizations making outstanding contributions to the natural resource welfare and environmental quality of the community, parish and state.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
South Carolina angler wins IFA Kayak Fishing National Championship
While targeting speckled trout to boost his second-day total, South Carolina kayak angler Justin Carter hooked into something unexpected – a 40-inch redfish that went a long way toward sealing the win in the Inshore Fishing Association Kayak National Championship and an angler-of-the-year title.[…]
News Breaker
Lots of ducks, few hunters on Biloxi Marsh WMA
Opening day (Nov. 12) of this year’s duck hunting season lived up to the hype in the Biloxi Marsh Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Hunting
Jonesville man killed during apparent hunting accident
A Jonesville man was killed yesterday morning (Nov. 13) while hunting on Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge, the Associated Press has reported.[…]
Breaking News
Ducks flood into Bayou State for west zone season opener
More than 1.8 million ducks have poured into the state for the regular-season opener tomorrow, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Temple-Inland to pay more than $760,000 for Pearl River fish kill
Temple-Inland agreed to pay more than $760,000 to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for work to restore fisheries in the Pearl River after the company’s plant in Bogalusa spilled so-called “black liquor” into the river and caused a massive fish kill in August, the LDWF said.[…]
Apex Predator
Early Season Woes
The beginning of the hunting season had its ups and downs, but the lows were far outweighing the highs. Frustration peaking, I felt as I did when I started bow hunting public land as a kid, unable to ever get a kill.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hog down in the Delta!
Ten days into the bow season approximately 10 deer were taken. By the end of October, that number had climbed to about 50 deer. At that time, no racked bucks had been taken.[…]
News Breaker
Youth waterfowl hunt begins at Bayou Sauvage NWR
Portions of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge will, for the first time, open for youth waterfowl hunting when the duck season opens Saturday (Nov. 6), refuge officials announced.[…]
Deer of the Year
Sabine Parish 14-pointer taken after 12-year-old forgets to reset clock
Forgetting to set the clocks back an hour Saturday night caused 12-year-old Parker Founds to get to his stand late Sunday morning (Nov. 6). However, this oversight proved little more than a hiccup, as the youngster was right on time when a monster 14-point Sabine Parish bruiser stepped into the crosshairs of his scope.[…]
News Breaker
Duck season opener forecast positive; drought still a concern for field hunters
With what was a solid September teal season for most now faintly in the rearview mirror, Louisiana waterfowlers are keenly focused on the imminent kickoff to the state’s “big duck” season.[…]