Fishing Reports
Crappie fishing success for James
James Junkin from Gordo, Ala., with 35 nice crappie caught Nov. 12, 2021 while fishing with Phillip Watkins on the Tombigbee River.
Year: 2022
Fishing Reports
Phillip’s December crappie
Phillip Watkins of a Tuscaloosa, Ala., with one of several nice crappie caught Dec. 3, 2021.
Fishing Reports
Sam’s crappie haul
Sam Redd from Tuscaloosa, Ala., with one of 29 nice crappie caught while fishing with his papa, Phillip Watkins, on Dec. 4, 2021.
Columns
A great hunting dog is the icing on the cake for waterfowlers
Before you start looking for your next “hunting partner,” here are a couple of things to consider when getting a hunting dog.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: No CWD found in Union, Morehouse parish deer; baiting ban lifted
The LDWF reports that no CWD was detected in more than 300 white-tailed deer samples taken in Morehouse and Union parishes.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to give away Christmas trees to enhance Lake Claiborne fish habitat
The LDWF, in partnership with the Claiborne Parish Watershed District Commission, is hosting a “Reef Rodeo” for Lake Claiborne.[…]
Deer of the Year
Williams resists urge to fish, bags big buck instead
While deer hunting in Red River Parish, Kevin Williams of Winnfield arrowed a non-typical 18-point buck on Nov. 19.[…]
Fishing
Fishing piers adjacent to water control structure on Island Road at PAC WMA to be closed temporarily
Two fishing piers adjacent to the water control structure on Island Road at Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA will be closed due to construction work.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Redfish stack up at Sabine Lake
Redfish stack up thick in the winter at Sabine Lake. You can catch redfish cast after cast until your arms are sore.[…]
Deer of the Year
Local buck outshines Missouri buck for Taylor
Rilyn Taylor, 27, of Winnsboro, downed a 9-point Franklin Parish buck that scored 152 6/8 inches on Dec. 2.[…]
Hunting Reports
First wood duck for Cyrus
Cyrus Sloane Jr. shot his first woodie north of Opelousas on private land in December.
Deer of the Year
Hunter tags big Union Parish buck during cold front
On Nov. 5, Zachary Gunter grabbed his gear and headed for his Ten Mile Hunting Club in Union Parish and killed a trophy buck.[…]
Hunting Reports
West Feliciana Parish giant
Donnie Ortego harvested this West Feliciana Parish giant the opening day of rifle season on Nov. 20 at 5:15 in the evening. This main frame 8-point scored 143 inches, and tipped the scale at 215[…]
Field Reports
Super-fast bite 5 minutes from the dock
Marsh Man Masson and Capt. Justin Bowles quickly mounted a trolling motor and scooted into the nearby marsh to see what fish they could catch.[…]
Deer of the Year
Coin flip determined fate of big Tensas Parish buck
Lane Cox was hunting at the Winter Quarters club in Tensas Parish when he killed a 13-point buck on Nov. 23.[…]
Hunting Reports
Mature buck caught in the act of breeding
On Nov. 20, 2021 at 2:59 a.m., I caught this mature buck breeding a doe. Not only did the buck breed this doe at this stand location, I also have it at a second stand[…]