Ducks
Classic Louisiana duck hunt at Pecan Island
Hampton Rutland filmed this duck hunting trip to a classic Louisiana destination, Pecan Island, for his web series Louisiana Wetlands.[…]
Year: 2019
Deer of the Year
Management plan produces “herculian” results
Ryan Masters, Assistant Fire Chief for the Natchitoches Fire Department, downed a big 10-point buck on Nov. 11 in Sabine Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Fort Polk-Vernon and Peason Ridge WMAs to be closed Nov. 29–Dec. 1
The LDWF will close Fort Polk-Vernon and Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Areas Nov. 29-Dec. 1 due to extensive military training by the U.S. Army.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to close Bayou des Sot Bridge in Grassy Lake WMA for repairs
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will close the Bayou des Sot Bridge on Nov. 18-19 in Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Area for repairs.[…]
Bass Fishing
Red hot bassing at Bayou Black
Bill McCarty pointed bass anglers to the Bayou Black area, specifically Bayou Penchant and Bayou Coppersaw, for some red-hot bassing this month.[…]
Columns
When it’s cold, Paul Brown baits have the right moves for trout
Examining the sink rate and sink profile of some popular Paul Brown lures and decide if time of year turns this bait from ordinary to extraordinary.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tagging that big Louisiana buck
Using ideas from successful hunters can play out in your favor when it comes time to put the crosshairs on that trophy whitetail buck.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]