Hunting Reports
Christmas break deer hunts
Paul and Shera LaPoint had five grandchildren kill deer during the Christmas break at Grand Lake Rod and Gun Club. Top to bottom: Cohen LaPoint age 17 Jack LaPoint age 9 Hadley LaPoint age 17[…]
Month: March 2024
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Bronson Pierite’s first buck
Bronson Pierite killed his first buck on Dec. 27 while hunting on his grandfather’s land with his stepdad.
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Hatch Trahan’s leucistic coot
This leucistic coot was killed by Hatch Trahan while on a hunt in Pecan Island on Jan. 6, 2024.
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Kain Moran got his first buck
On Dec. 30, 9-year-old Kain Moran from Krotz Springs killed his first buck on a lease with his dad in Pointe Coupee Parish. The 8-point weighed 185 pounds.
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Blaine Carline’s bobcat
Bobcat photos submitted by Blaine Carline.
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Jeffrey Bell in Lena Lagoon
Jeffrey Bell getting the decoys situated in Lena Lagoon.
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Tracy Morris gets big 13-point
Tracy Morris shot this 13-point on the first day of muzzleloader season in Richland Parish. He scored a 175.
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Luke Polotzola’s first deer
Luke Polotzola, 5, killed his first deer, a doe, on Dec. 30, 2023 in Pointe Coupee Parish.
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Charlie Farquhar’s 8-point
Charlie Farquhar, 9, of Gillis killed her first deer while hunting their land with her dad. She shot this 8-point on Nov. 24 with her 25-06.
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Casen Polotzola’s first buck
Casen Polotzola, 7, killed his first buck, this 8-point, on the evening of Dec. 29, 2023 in Pointe Coupee Parish.
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Harrison Hymel’s West Baton Rouge Parish buck
Harrison Hymel with the West Baton Rouge Parish buck he took on Dec. 18. It rough scored 136 and weighed 195 pounds. Facebook
Newsletters
Bear talk
Public comments were heard concerning the proposed black bear hunting season during the LWFC March meeting.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF launches new Marine Aquaculture Grant Program under 2019 flood disaster assistance funding
To combat the aftermath of the historic 2019 Mississippi and Atchafalaya flood, funds were appropriated for aid.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents participate in rescuing two boaters from the Atchafalaya River
LDWF enforcement agents participated in a successful search and rescue mission in Avoyelles Parish on March 11.[…]
Big Bass
Hammer time on Toledo Bend
Derek Battenfield of Nederland, Texas, caught a 12.92-pound bass while fishing at Toledo Bend on March 10, 2024.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review – Hammer Trap
Bass angler Ben South of Pineville knows how effective The Hammer Trap can be on his “home lakes” — Toledo Bend and Lake Sam Rayburn.[…]