Columns
What happens at deer camp, stays at deer camp
“What’s done in Vegas, stays in Vegas. ”What about hunting camps? Same rule, and that’s where this story takes us.[…]
Year: 2022
Hunting Reports
Kim Cole’s first deer
Kim Cole of Alexandria with her first deer, a 180-pound 8-point buck, taken on private land in Natchitoches Parish on Jan. 1, 2022. Kim was using a .45-70 rifle.
Hunting Reports
Miah’s first deer
Miah Juneau poses with her first deer.
Hunting Reports
Ethan’s St. Landry Parish buck
Ethan Ducote with a buck taken while he was hunting on Jan. 4, 2022 in St. Landry Parish.
Hunting Reports
Molly Vines takes first deer
Molly Vines killed her first deer in Sicily Island, La. The 8-point was shot on Dec. 30, 2021.
Hunting Reports
St. Landry Parish buck for Rhylinn
Ten-year-old Rhylinn Stelly killed her first racked buck, a 9-point that weighed 195 pounds, on family property in St. Landry Parish. She was hunting with her father, Spencer, and brother, Graham.
Fishing
LDWF announces new Boating Law Administrator for Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has appointed a new state Boating Law Administrator, Major Clarence Marques.[…]
Field Reports
Keep your soft plastic fishing lures fresh
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer takes extra care of his soft plastics. This video explains how Latimer keeps his baits fresh.[…]
Bass Fishing
A bass bait you can “stick” with every year
January is time for Louisiana bass anglers to “Go Rogue.” It’s time to get out that Smithwick Rogue and toss it in front of big largemouth.[…]
Bass Class
NSU’s Alyssa Taylor keeps bass fishing through the highs and lows
Tennessee native Alyssa Taylor, sophomore on the NSU Fishing Team, is at home in her Triton bass boat anywhere tournaments take her.[…]
Bass Fishing
New Matrix creation leaves bass, specks heads spinning
The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Louisiana.[…]
Columns
My first recurve deer: The culmination of one year’s hard work
If you enjoy the process and challenge of bow hunting, traditional archery enhances both of these elements.[…]
Columns
January kayak fishing jackpot
Sheepshead are hard fighters, delicious, and can be caught around docks, pilings and rock piles using a simple bottom rig and dead shrimp.[…]
News Breaker
Gov. Edwards appoints Kevin Sagrera to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Kevin Sagrera, of Abbeville, has been appointed to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission by Gov. John Bel Edwards.[…]
Fishing
Elmer’s Island Refuge to reopen on Feb. 4
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will reopen Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge on Friday, February 4, 2022.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF stocks rainbow trout at community fishing ponds across the state
Beginning the morning of Jan. 27, the LDWF will begin stocking 17 sites across Louisiana with adult-size rainbow trout.[…]