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Few bucks have trophy potential; don’t be afraid to harvest the rest
Many hunters think that all young bucks have the chance to grow and become trophy class, but that simply is a dream.[…]
Year: 2021
Hunting Reports
Primeaux family buck
This 174-pound, 7-point buck was taken in Provencal on Nov. 20. It was the first deer that Laine Primeaux and his kids Easton, 5, and Ashton, 3, were all in the stand together.
Hunting Reports
Jake’s first duck hunt
Jake Morello, 9, had a great time on his first duck hunt during the youth weekend near Chauvin with guide Anthony Kyzar.
Fishing Reports
Tucker’s huge trout
Tucker Bell, 7, is proving that there is something to the old adage “like father, like son”. Tucker recently landed his personal best 20 1/2-inch speckled trout on Nov. 21 fishing out of Shell Beach.[…]
Hunting Reports
Claiborne Parish 4-point
This 4-point buck was killed at the Jack Jackson Hunting Club in Claiborne Parish by Shelby Crowder of Bastrop.
Hunting Reports
Owen’s first deer
Eleven-year-old Owen Gautreaux shows off his first deer, a 100-pound spike, he killed Nov. 20. Pictured with Owen is Gavin Trosclair and Owen’s lil brother Kason.
Fishing Reports
Natalie’s bull red
Natalie Cobb took this big bull red on Oct. 24, 2021 in Hackberry.
Hunting Reports
Pride buck
Megan Moxley killed her first deer, a 7-point, in Pride on Nov. 17.
Fishing Reports
Daisy Rae’s nice bream
Daisy Rae Dupas with a nice bream she caught near Hammond earlier this year.
Field Reports
Fishing post-cold front conditions
Chas Champagne travels all over using multiple different techniques to build a nice box of fish using products from Matrix Shad.[…]
Fishing Reports
Beaux’s farm pond bass
Beaux Dupas with a nice bass caught on his own with a chug bug in a farm pond in Greensburg earlier this year.
Dove
Agents cite New Iberia man for mourning dove hunting violations
LDWF enforcement agents cited a New Iberia man for alleged federal migratory game bird violations on Nov. 20 in St. Mary Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Woodworth, Bodcau shooting ranges to be closed Nov. 25-26
The Woodworth and Bodcau shooting ranges will be closed Thanksgiving and Friday, Nov. 25-26, the LDWF announced.[…]
Deer of the Year
Like Barney Fife, Wood was down to one bullet
Misty Wood harvested a big 9-point buck on Nov. 13 at her family’s property in Lincoln Parish, an 80-acre tract located west of Ruston.[…]
News Breaker
West Bay WMA bridge out of operation
The West Bay Wildlife Management Area bridge located off North Old Main Line Road crossing Alligator Creek is out of operation indefinitely.[…]
Field Reports
A chef’s duck hunt and cooking over a fire
Chef Alon Shaya and some of his team made the best out of our duck hunt and cooked ducks and other delicious food over an open fire.[…]