Deer of the Year
Eames drops 9-point Tensas Parish buck with muzzleloader
How would you like to have a great place to hunt – but to do so, you had to follow restrictions on what deer you could shoot and what equipment you had to use?[…]
News Breaker
Hunting
October squirrel hunting accident blinds Harahan hunter
Saturday morning, Oct. 25, started out just like any other regular weekend at Chris Barrett’s hunting club in Fayette, Miss.[…]
News Breaker
State’s recreational red snapper season to close Dec. 31
The state’s recreational red snapper season will close on Dec. 31, but the opening date for 2015 has not yet been determined, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four men cited for oyster harvesting violations, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested four men for alleged oyster harvesting violations in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Video: History’s worst kayak launch ever
I might be tempting fate for my next kayak trip by posting this video, but check this out for things NOT to do when launching your ‘yak at the beach.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches youth downs big 11-pointer
Maci Messenger may not be a huge fan of math class, but she probably likes the symmetry of the numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14 after a special weekend deer hunt with her grandfather in northern Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Natchez man cited for allegedly drowning 8-point buck in Concordia Parish, LDWF says
A 40-year-old Natchez man was cited by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for allegedly tying a rope around a swimming 8-point buck’s rack and drowning it in the Mississippi River on Dec. 11, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
Pruitt downs Franklin Parish bruiser
Three seasons back, Joey Pruitt got a good 25-yard look at a big buck while bowhunting in Franklin Parish, but a small branch prevented him from getting a shot at the deer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter drops big 28-point non-typical buck
A big key to deer hunting is simply being in the right place at the right time, and Natchitoches resident Steven Mitchell can prove it.[…]
Deer of the Year
Athens hunter nails big Claiborne Parish 12-pointer
Ask Peggy Stovall about her idea of family, and you’ll quickly realize the Athens native believes it’s not just an important thing — it’s the only thing. […]
Bass Fishing
Iowa angler hooks up with 10.95-pounder at Toledo Bend
Launching from Big Bass Marina alone on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 12, Iowa’s Daniel Schexnayder had to contend with lots of fog on Toledo Bend’s waters.[…]
Events & Announcements
‘SaturdayRock’ wins November Nikon Big Buck Photo Contest
LouisianaSportsman.com user “SaturdayRock” earned the win during the November installment of the Nikon Big Buck Photo Contest with this image of a huge buck.[…]
Hunting
Zero your scope — properly
When you open up that Christmas present and find a brand-new scope for your rifle, what is your first thought?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Angler hooked in lip, tries to remove it at the camp
I’ve had a treble hook jammed into my jawline, so when I heard that fellow Louisiana Publishing employee Jay Forest had speared himself in the top lip with a jig hook I had to shiver a bit.[…]
Fishing
LDWF cites seven for alleged oyster fishing violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited seven men in the last month for alleged oyster fishing violations on the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation in Terrebonne Parish, which is closed for the 2014-15 oyster season.[…]
Deer of the Year
Zachary hunter drills 200-inch Mississippi monster
Lloyd Dempster has had an amazing run of Magnolia State bucks this fall at the lease he hunts in Claiborne County, Miss.[…]