Ducks
LWFC allocates waterfowl breeding grounds funding to Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl
LDWF dedicated funding for development and preservation of migratory waterfowl breeding grounds goes to Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl.[…]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Advice from friends results in 12-point buck for Brown
Hunter Brown took this 12-point buck, which measured right at 140 inches of antler mass, in Bienville Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC adopts deer hunting declaration of emergency for Joyce, Maurepas and Salvador/Timken WMAs
The LWFC passed a declaration of emergency reducing the number of either-sex deer hunting days at select WMAs.[…]
Newsletters
Larry Reynolds accepts new position at LDWF
Larry Reynolds, the waterfowl program manager the past 13 years for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, has a new job.[…]
Deer Hunting
Take better outdoor photos
Jordan McEntyre, who specializes in outdoors photography and videography, shares his tips for better wildlife photography.[…]
Ducks
LDWF sets Wood Duck Hunting 101 seminar for beginners Oct. 23
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a wood duck hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Oct. 23.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s WMA small-game forecast 2021-22
Biologists think it will be a good season for squirrels and rabbits on public-hunting areas across Louisiana. Here’s where to find them.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attakapas Island WMA is great spot during archery season
The Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area is great spot for hunters during archery season for deer in Louisiana.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s 2021 Rut Report
Wet weather during warm season points to an excellent year for deer and possibly an early peak of breeding throughout Louisiana.[…]
News Breaker
Aerial waterfowl survey numbers were impressive
Waterfowl biologist Larry Reynolds of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries conducted an aerial waterfowl survey.[…]
Alligator
Baldwin hunter gets 11 ½-foot gator during Sherburne WMA lottery hunt
Maria Ellis, 35, of Baldwin killed an 11 ½-foot alligator with one of the tags she won for the Sherburne WMA lottery hunt.[…]
Newsletters
Cool fronts made for more challenging teal season
As Louisiana’s early teal season wrapped up, hunters in the southwest saw a productive season, while southeast hunters had spotty success.[…]
Alligator
Hunters wrestle big alligator into boat during Sherburne WMA lottery hunt
On a hunt with his friend, Matt Aymond, Cody Stelly of Plaisance got an 11 ½-foot alligator on his first lottery hunt at Sherburne WMA.[…]
Hunting
Remembering Richard A. Wolters, author of Gun Dog, Water Dog
Oct. 9 will mark the 28th anniversary of the death of Richard A. Wolters, an American icon in the gun-dog world.[…]
Deer Hunting
Flextone Buck Collector Plus
Flextone’s Buck Collector Plus allows a hunter to seamlessly transition between different calls, combining buck grunts, fawn and doe bleats.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters, taxidermists can win gift card prizes by helping LDWF monitor for CWD
Deer hunters and state taxidermists will be entered into a contest when they submit a sample from a buck harvested in the 2021-22 season.[…]