Breaking News
LDWF agent’s death ruled accident
The Sept. 30 death of a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was an accident, the Associated Press has reported.[…]
Year: 2011
Deer Hunting
Southeast Louisiana hunters make kids the focus on Mississippi deer lease
If the sport of hunting dies from lack of participation by today’s youth, it won’t be because of the Last Chance Hunting Club.[…]
Deer of the Year
Back-up plan results in freakish Winn Parish ‘cactus buck’
Jack Fluitt sometimes has a back-up plan when it comes to deer hunting. Fortunately for Fluitt, a pipeline welder who lives near Tannehill in Winn Parish, he put his back-up plan to work the Thursday morning (Nov. 3) – and that plan allowed him to nail a freakish 17-point “cactus buck.”[…]
BassMasters Classic
Six Federation anglers win Bassmaster Classic slots
Mining a miniscule area made Alabama’s Jamie Horton a champion for the second time on the Ouachita River.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix specks and reds heating up
It’s really cliché to say that the fishing in Delacroix heats up when the weather cools down, but clichés are overused for a reason. They are the truth.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC changes primitive-weapons season to bucks-only for Attakapas WMA
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission today (Nov. 3) changed muzzleloader regulations for Attakapas Wildlife Management Area, making it legal to shoot bucks only during the special season, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Deer Hunting
Monthly contest winners announced
Winners in three the Nikon Big Buck Photo, Trail Cam and Deer Video contests have been selected, with each winner earning a great Sportsman Gear package.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish, bluegill fingerlings stocked in Pearl River in fishery recovery plan
Tens of thousands of catfish and bluegill fingerlings were stocked in Pearl River recently in a first step toward restoring the water way following massive fish kills caused by a spill at the Temple-Inland Paper Mill in August, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced yesterday (Nov. 2).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix marshes full of mixed-size speckled trout
The recent cool weather has sent the signal to speckled trout that it’s time to hunker down in the interior marshes, and that’s exactly what’s going on in Delacroix.[…]
News Breaker
Norco man cited with waterfowl violations after Facebook post
A 19-year-old Norco man was cited Oct. 27 for alleged migratory bird violations after he posted a photo on his Facebook page, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today (Nov. 2).
Brandon Lowry was cited for taking over the daily limit and two-day possession limit of teal.[…]
Columns
Escape the dark side
The key to a successful deer program is to keep the habitat productive for deer throughout the entire year, not just during the hunting season. In fact, when the hunting season comes around, deer growth and development is over, and it is now harvest time.[…]
Bass Fishing
Baby Ribbit
A Pineville bass fisherman was an unhappy camper one afternoon the first week of October while fishing Toledo Bend.[…]
Columns
The lexicon of drop leaders
The recent passing of Steve Jobs, co-creator of the first personal computer, gave this columnist reason to think of all the contributions that computers have made in our lives.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
What gives?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I have some coordinates directly from a buddy’s GPS, but they are not bringing me to the same location as his GPS?[…]
Columns
Stupid horse
Scientists, I am convinced, have a droll sense of humor. It is most evident in the scientific names that they conjure up to hang on some poor creature. Take, for example, the king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla.[…]
Columns
The much maligned “9”
It happened again at an afternoon barbecue a few months ago. A new acquaintance commented he was looking at buying a new pistol.[…]