Louisiana Sportsman

Close call with deer calls

October 17, 2012 Josh Chauvin

The weekend started slow for me. Laura had a hog walk behind her within 30 yards on Friday (Oct. 12) morning, but she couldn’t see it in the thick underbrush from her ground blind. She heard it softly grunt several times.

I had no action on either hunt Friday or Saturday morning. Things picked up on my midday stalk when I came across this huge king snake and a large 8-foot gator in a small 6-inch deep hole about 10 yards across. It was by far the longest king snake I ever seen. They are such pretty and friendly snakes, unlike the gator who wasn’t very happy to be stuck in a small place with me nearby.[…]

Food facts: Target the best deer foods to kill more deer

October 17, 2012 David Moreland

As we all know, the 2011 mast crop was tremendous, but the overall statewide deer harvest was way down from past years.[…]

Pending state-record yellowfin caught out of Grand Isle

October 16, 2012 M.A. Fisher

A trip out of Grand Isle on Saturday (Oct. 13) ended with a pending new state-record yellowfin tuna hanging at the docks of Bridge Side Marina.[…]

Henderson dredging project to begin this week

October 16, 2012 From News Reports

Dredging will begin this week at Lake Henderson just east of Lafayette to allow access to the lake from several boat launches along the western guide levee of the Atchafalaya River during low water periods, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announced today (Oct. 16).[…]

State deer herd hit with hemorrhagic disease

October 15, 2012 Andy Crawford

LouisianaSportsman.com user “papa-p” was shocked when he checked his trail camera recently and found a photo of what could only be described as a very sick deer.[…]

HOW program helps vets

October 15, 2012 Chris Holmes

All kayak fishermen know that ’yak fishing is a special sport, and there’s just something soothing from being so close to nature and being in the boat by yourself.[…]

KVD crankbaits are proven winners

October 15, 2012 Don Shoopman

During his meteoric rise to the top on the B.A.S.S all-time money list with more than $5.3 million won in tournaments around the United States, Kevin VanDam relied on artificial lures he had utmost confidence in.[…]

Cobia thick south of Cameron Parish

October 14, 2012 Chris Berzas

Kaplan’s Skip Floyd launched and headed south from the Cameron Jetties, running 15 miles out to the marker buoys for cobia.[…]

Dularge fishing moves into fall frenzy

October 13, 2012 Anthony Taylor

In the past two weeks, fall fishing has been winding up and speckled trout have been spread out in many areas. Southeast of Houma, though, has been ridiculously consistent in producing limits of trout and redfish since late September.

Capt. Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters said the fishing in Lake Mechant, in particular, has been nothing less than amazing.[…]

Knife-sharpening system gives hunters, fishermen a real edge

October 10, 2012 Dan Kibler

I was cutting up chicken the other night when my wife stopped and looked over my shoulder to make sure I was doing it properly.[…]

Study shows Basin bass reg unnecessary

October 10, 2012 M.A. Fisher

For just about the entire time Brent Bonadona has been fishing the Atchafalaya Basin, there has been a 14-inch minimum length limit on bass coming from the area. And for the most part, Bonadona has been pleased with the results of that regulation, which was put in place shortly after Hurricane Andrew ravaged Southcentral Louisiana in 1992.[…]