Hunting Reports
The next generation of rabbit houndsmen
(Left to right) Logan Spillers, Karson Cruse and Weston Jeane after a successful rabbit hunt in Beauregard Parish.
Month: February 2022
Hunting Reports
Big bow kill
Doris Byrnes took this big 21-inch 8-point buck with her bow on Oct. 17, 2021. “I have been hunting this buck for 2 years and he he had been giving me the slip. I would[…]
Hunting Reports
Markell’s first deer
Markell Daigle took his first deer on Jan. 21, 2022 after a 3 year pursuit. He was hunting at the Panola Hunting Club.
Field Reports
Trapping wild pigs and cooking boudin
In this video, Jared Serigné trapped a big boar and then cooked it down three ways: pork and gravy, boudin and boudin balls.[…]
Field Reports
The Ned Rig catches fish!
The Ned Rig produces fish year-round across the country, but it’s especially productive in the marshes of South Louisiana this time of year.[…]
News Breaker
Always best to leave suspected injured or orphaned birds undisturbed
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to remind the public to leave suspected injured and orphaned birds alone.[…]
Field Reports
Find the shad for winter bass fishing
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares his top bait choices when fishing for bass in water 20 feet or deeper during the winter months. […]
Field Reports
Is this lure still SMOKIN’ HOT? Big time!
For the last few weeks, one lure — and one specific color of that lure — has been far and away the most productive in this region.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Greater amberjack
Most catches of amberjack are incidental catches by anglers targeting snapper and grouper while bottom fishing with cut bait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Smasher Frogs
When Prototype Lures LLC’s Smasher Frogs get eaten, they often wind up far back in the mouth of self-respecting, hungry bass.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Gamo Swarm Magnum .22 Air Rifle
The Gamo Swarm Magnum .22 Air Rifle is a dream come true for squirrel hunters.[…]
Fishing
LDH issues updates for five fish consumption advisories in Northeastern Louisiana
The Departments of Health, Environmental Quality, and Wildlife and Fisheries issued updates to five existing fish consumption advisories.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council requests information via Fisherman Feedback tool for red snapper
This information will help to inform scientists and managers as they formulate a current understanding of the red snapper stock.[…]
Bass Class
Levi Thibodeaux got hooked early
It’s about learning every day for high school bass angler Levi Thibodeaux. His skills paid off this past year.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Mind your “minners” for crappie
Not only is it important that you take care of your minnows, it’s also good to know you are making the best use of them to catch crappie.[…]
Crappie/Bream
The great fish cover up
Artificial habitat differs from natural brushtops and fish attractors in several ways, but the artificial units will last forever.[…]