Deer Hunting
Breaking down Louisiana’s big buck areas
Here’s a parish-by-parish look at state-record book bucks that shows a hunter needs to hunt north of US 190 if he wants to see his name in print.[…]
Month: November 2019
Bass Fishing
Lake Bistineau bass on a strong bite
According to bass pro and lake regular Homer Humphreys, Lake Bistineau is good for bass fishing right now and he doesn’t see that changing anytime soon.[…]
Bass Fishing
‘Box worm,’ a real Wild Thang, works for Nick LeBrun
When Nick LeBrun wants to catch bass in November on Caddo Lake, Toledo Bend and other prime bass-fishing destinations, he goes to the good ol’ “box worm.”[…]
Bass Fishing
Cooler weather will have Toledo Bend bass ready to bite
If it’s November at Toledo Bend, you’ll see smiles on a lot of faces, as bass anglers enjoy one of the better months of bass fishing there.[…]
Columns
The art of reading sign
Reading sign is as old as hunting. Sign is simply the evidence that game animals and birds leave on the landscape that shows they’ve been around.[…]
Deer of the Year
Odd couple results in huge velvet buck
Derek Goss of Quitman was the lucky hunter who shot an impressive velvet buck in Jackson Parish at the Calhoun Bottom Hunting Club.[…]
Deer of the Year
High winds work in Barron’s favor in downing big buck
Lizzie Barron, a 19-year-old nursing student from Spearsville, has windy conditions to thank for her 12-point Union Parish buck.[…]
Features
Rules for the fall angler’s road in Louisiana
Be patient and courteous, and don’t barge in on other fishermen or duck hunters, even if the action promises to be great.[…]
News Breaker
Queen Bess Island is now a Louisiana wildlife refuge
The LWFC approved a resolution that converts Queen Bess Island to a Louisiana state wildlife refuge during its November meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
News Breaker
Maurepas Swamp WMA gets 1,475 additional acres
The LWFC approved a resolution adding 1,475 acres to Maurepas Swamp WMA through donation during its November meeting on Nov. 7 in Baton Rouge.[…]
Columns
Cajun Lures’ Mad Minna
Zach Dubois, owner of Cajun Lures, really likes consistently catching fish, mostly speckled trout, on the new, improved Mad Minna.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four new artificial reef sites underway
The LDWF announced today that the creation of the Lake Borgne Shell Pad, Grand Banks, West Karako Bay and Cabbage Reef artificial reef sites has begun.[…]
Deer of the Year
Goldman slams freak buck in dad’s backyard
James Goldman was able to hunt the 75 acre wood lot beind his dad’s house in Morehouse Parish and kill a buck that defies description.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fishing after cold fronts with Greg Hackney
When cold fronts first start coming through in the fall, pro angler Greg Hackney knows this is a great time to fish for bass.[…]
Deer of the Year
Zwolle hunter scores on biggest buck of his life
Stoney Cotton of Zwolle killed this huge 11-point buck on Nov. 3 in Sabine Parish. Cotton said the big buck is his new, all-time best.[…]
Ducks
Hunters get first glimpse at duck numbers, but hold on…
Duck hunters looking for an early Christmas present from the LDWF November aerial waterfowl survey report will just have to wait.[…]