Eddie Harrell’s four-year pursuit of a monstrous Mississippi whitetail nearly came to a disastrous conclusion last season, when he nicked the big buck in the leg from 350 yards only two days before the season ended.[…]
A jury convicted the man accused of shooting a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent during a traffic stop May 21 on the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Largemouth bass can be finicky, temperamental creatures under the best of circumstances. When the effects of environmental stressors are added, catching them can seem nearly impossible.[…]
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, Justin Chatelain and his son Jarred wrapped up a relatively uneventful morning hunt on Grand Lake Rod and Gun Club in eastern Avoyelles Parish.[…]
With cooler water temperatures starting to settle in, slowing down your presentation is oftentimes key to catching December speckled trout.[…]
Chris Ring’s 2,350 mile swim down the Mississippi River is scheduled to end tomorrow afternoon at Mile Marker 0 at Head of Passes south of Venice, and event organizers are seeking volunteer boaters to transport spectators out to witness the completion of his journey.[…]
When Paul Stewart noticed a big buck flirting with the edge of his shooting lane in a pine orchard near Winnfield last weekend, he decided not wait around for the perfect shot.[…]
Karl Credeur wasn’t exactly enthusiastic when his girlfriend suggested they leave his camp and head out for a quick afternoon fishing trip in a drizzly rain on Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area last month.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Luling man on Monday for allegedly driving a boat while intoxicated in Bayou Des Allemands, according to a press release.[…]
Catching a 10-pound-plus largemouth at Toledo Bend is the lifelong dream of many an angler, and the Toledo Bend Lake Association’s Lunker Bass Program awards complimentary replicas to folks who agree to return their monster fish to the reservoir. […]
I’ve spent a lot of time with anglers who wouldn’t keep a fish if their kids were starving to death. These guys, God bless them, think it’s an actual sin to chunk a 2-pound bass in the cooler.[…]
Construction started earlier this week on the four-acre expansion of the Independence Island Artificial Reef located northeast of Grand Isle, according to a news release from CCA Louisiana.[…]
The first six weeks of deer season were brutally slow for us. We saw very few deer, but I was fortunate enough to take a nice hog. Then, suddenly, it was like a switch flipped and deer —especially bucks — were everywhere. […]
There is one day on the calendar every year when Homer’s Joe Heckel wants to be on his deer stand: Nov. 19, a date when he’s connected with several good bucks.[…]
Suddenly, I spotted the deer creeping silently on a foggy Mississippi River ridge. The doe was broadside, upwind and unaware of my presence, but was already passing through my 35-yard shooting gap. Only one last window remained before it disappeared into the brush for good.[…]
There is no question that southern pines dominate the woodland landscape in the northwest, westcentral and the Florida Parishes regions of the state.[…]