Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 1-6 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Get your compound bow ready for archery season
Before you take your bow to the range to practice, you need to make sure that it is ready. This means an inspection of your bow.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to hold beginners squirrel hunting seminar Sept. 18
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a squirrel hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Sept. 18, 2021.[…]
Ducks
Duck Popper Sandwiches
Chef Nathan Richard, the Executive Chef at Cuvée Wine Bar and Bistro in Thibodaux, prepares duck popper sandwiches.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF, LAWFF to hold next Mini Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop
The LDWF and LAWFF will hold the next Mini Becoming an Outdoor Woman workshop, Fowl Language, on Oct. 2 at the Waddill Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Field Notes
Time to go “whole hog” on the wild hog problem
Wild hogs are giving plenty of Louisiana landowners, hunting camps and farmers problems. Here are some potential solutions.[…]
Deer Hunting
Nomad 1/4 Zip Leafy Pullover, Pants
NOMAD’s lightweight pullover and pants are perfect for turkey hunting and archery hunting because they make a hunter virtually invisible.[…]
Deer Hunting
Barnett Hyper Whitetail 410 crossbow
Barnett has been known for producing quality crossbows at affordable prices, and the Hyper Whitetail 401 is a deer hunter’s dream.[…]
News Breaker
2021 White Lake WCA youth, marsh and rice field waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth, 30 marsh and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area.[…]
Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for 2021-22 deer and waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on LDWF WMAs for the 2021-2022 hunting season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mock scrapes can put the fake on deer; scratch them out right now
Making mock scrapes can put hunters a step up on finding deer and places to hunt once the season opens. Learn from the master: Dan DeWitt.[…]
Hunting
Hunting rules, regulations and season schedules for 2021-22
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2021-22 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]
Columns
Process should be shooters’ concern, not the shot
Rod Jenkins retired from competition to focus his energy entirely on coaching and transferring his knowledge of the sport to other archers.[…]
Field Notes
Unforeseen consequences: the ammunition shortage and the coming hog-ocalypse
Shane Kessler is the owner of Rougarou Hog Control, a feral pig eradication outfit out of Natchitoches uses thermal optics.[…]
Hunting
Plano Field Locker Element bow case
You can protect your compound bow from the rigors of travel with Plano’s new Field Locker Element compound bow case.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for 2021 White Lake WCA teal hunt lottery
The LDWF is accepting applications for nine lottery teal hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish.[…]