Louisiana Sportsman

May 24, 2026

Josh Chauvin, the Apex Predator, downed this hog with his new micro .22 Mag, the Little Badger.

Apex Predator: Micro .22 Mag handles hogs

December 13, 2018 Josh Chauvin

In this month’s column, Josh Chauvin details his adventures with his new micro .22 Mag, the Little Badger, which tips the scales at under 3 pounds. […]

Gaiters are useful for any outdoor activity, protecting the neck and head. They come in beaucoup makes and designs.

Last minute gift ideas for the stingy Santa

December 10, 2018 Catch Cormier

These gifts will put a smile on any fly fisherman’s face.[…]

Here come the ducks

December 7, 2018 Keith LaCaze

Louisiana’s 2018-19 duck season begins on Nov. 10 in both the West and Coastal Zones. The first segment runs through Dec. 2, and reopens on Dec. 15 for the second split, which ends on Jan. 20. […]

Permit are the fabled creatures of gin clear flats over white tropical sands, consorts of bonefish. This 15-pounder was landed by Pierre Manseau on a fly.

This pompano relative calls Louisiana waters home

December 4, 2018 Jerald Horst

Permit, the glamor fish of tropical flats fishing, are more common in Louisiana than most people realize.[…]

Don’t ‘kick’ the bucket

December 2, 2018 David Moreland

A good 5-gallon bucket has multiple uses as hunting season cranks up this fall. […]

Jacob Cormier with a Catfish Lake trout taken on a Clouser Minnow suspended under a VOSI.

The VOSI revisited

December 1, 2018 Catch Cormier

With Thanksgiving Day approaching, I’m compiling a list of the many things to be thankful for.[…]

Cooking with ‘cajun spice’

December 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

Buddy Callahan looks like anything but a Cajun with curly blond hair, fair complexion, a stocky build and a grizzled Van Dyke beard.[…]

Use a permanent marker to note where your speed ring is set so it will be easy to determine if it’s been moved.

Crossbow scopes 101: Sight them in correctly

December 1, 2018 Sammy Romano

The process of sighting in a crossbow scope takes several steps — but it’s invaluable to a hunte when that big buck walks out.[…]

New Mississippi deer rules and regs in place

December 1, 2018 Bill Garbo

It’s finally November, and we all know what that means: For my fellow members of the deer hunting community, the last nine months have slowly and steadily built up to right now. Untold amounts of toil, sweat and treasure have been expended to get to deer season.[…]

Capt. Paul’s Fishing Edge for Lake Borgne

December 1, 2018 Captain Paul Titus

As a longtime fisherman of the Lake Borgne area, I had a vast library of locations to fish – and more than 160 of these are included in the Lake Borgne Edge file.[…]

Crackin’ Craw

December 1, 2018 Don Shoopman

If you want to catch bass or redfish, you better get crackin’.
Kaplan-based artificial lure manufacturer Zach Dubois, who specializes in soft plastics, has watched the fairly new Crackin’ Craw – a crawfish imitation -; take the bass fishing world by storm. And to his pleasant surprise, it’s also become a go-to bait for redfish along the coast.[…]