The 2013 Student Angler Federation Louisiana High School Fishing State Championship will be held on Caddo Lake on March 10, the Bass Federation announced.[…]
All five Kisatchie National Forest districts will be open for youth-only turkey lottery hunts on March 16 to provide more opportunities for young hunters, the U.S. Forest Service announced.
There are a limited number of hunting slots available: 20 youth hunters will be selected for four of the five districts, with the Caney District only accepting 15 young hunters, the Forest Service said.
The deadline for applying for these hunts is Feb. 1.[…]
Practice makes perfect, but sometimes it isn’t possible to make it to a range, so LaserLyte has introduced a new interactive target system that works with the LaserLyte Trainer Cartridges from .223 to .45ACP.[…]
A newly launched program requires all recreational offshore anglers to be permitted to catch tuna, billfish, swordfish, amberjacks, groupers and snappers — and to report all catches of yellowfin tuna, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced last week.[…]
Every day, approximately 8,000 to 10,000 cars and trucks cross the new Leeville toll bridge on Louisiana Highway 1 in South Louisiana heading to or from Fourchon and Grand Isle.[…]
A black bear was found killed Monday (Dec. 3) in Pointe Coupee Parish, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced yesterday (Dec. 6). It is the second bear to be illegally killed in the past week, the LDWF said.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries is set to spray 800 acres of giant salvinia growing on Toledo Bend today, the agency announced.
The effort to control the spread of giant salvinia is concentrated on shallow backwater areas devoid of trees, and will include follow-up herbicide spraying from airboats in tree-filled areas.[…]
The Louisiana Sportsman staff is in the process of wrapping up the 300-page December issue today (Nov. 15) so subscribers and stores across the state can begin receiving their magazines next week — and it’s filled with information on how to be more successful in the coming month.[…]
A 25-year-old Metairie hunter who failed to show up for a duck hunt this morning (Nov. 13) was located this afternoon, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.[…]
International Paper donated more than 8,100 acres of land in Morehouse Parish to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, the agency announced today.[…]
A water-control structure at Point-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area was damaged during Hurricane Isaac and is currently a navigation hazard for boats in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced yesterday (Nov. 1).
The control structure is the western weir on the WMA’s Montegut marsh management system, the LDWF said.
The water control structure, just south of the town of Montegut on the north side of Wonder Lake in Terrebonne Parish, is the first of two water control structures boaters will observe when traveling east from the Humble Canal. The structure was washed out by storm surge from the hurricane. The public is advised that crossing the breach created by the washout is prohibited and fishing near it is hazardous.[…]
The November issue of Louisiana Sportsman will be complete by the end of the day (Oct. 18) and hopefully circulating hunting camps soon.[…]
The Louisiana Sportsman staff can’t wait to share the October issue with its readers. The magazine will be heading to the printers today (Sept. 20) and start arriving in mailboxes and on newsstands beginning next week.[…]
The Annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday set for Sept. 7-9 is the perfect time to stock up on all the hunting supplies for the coming year without paying state or local taxes.[…]
The September issue of Louisiana Sportsman has hit newsstands across the state, and is packed with information to help you be more successful during the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Residents in a low-lying area of Ascension Parish bordering the Amite River’s Diversion canal have been asked to leave because of potential flooding as waters from Hurricane Isaac flows down the river.[…]