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Vid: Bow hunter shoots flying doves
Think you’re a pretty good wing shot? A real danger to anything that flies? Just can’t miss when you shoulder your trusty 12-gauge?[…]
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Bass Fishing
2015 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule revealed
The Sabine River will kick off the 10th anniversary season of the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2015.[…]
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Mopping up on monster mangroves
During the dog days of summer, Grand Isle’s Trout Master sometimes turns his attention away from chasing specks just long enough to head offshore in pursuit of different prey.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Low river stage in New Orleans means redfish in Venice
The Mississippi River is at 4 feet today in New Orleans, which translates to greenish, salty water in Venice — and a ringing dinner bell for redfish moving into the river system.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF offers private-land dove hunts on opening day
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will provide public dove hunting options on private land leases in three parishes across the state.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass boat strikes tree in Labor Day accident on Bayou Black, LDWF says
A 52-year-old man was injured Monday morning on Bayou Black when he apparently lost control of his bass boat and struck a tree.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marrero man sentenced for commercial fishing violations, LDWF says
A 30-year-old Marrero man who took undercover agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on chartered fishing trips without a charter boat license pleaded guilty last week to numerous commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday set for Sept. 5-7
If you’ve been waiting to buy that new gun and stock up on ammo for the upcoming hunting season, Louisiana’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday scheduled for Sept. 5-7 will be the perfect time to do it.[…]
Alligator
Mississippi state-record alligator snagged, dragged to boat
The Mississippi state record for the heaviest alligator was set last night in the wee hours of opening of the 2014 hunting season when three buddies killed a 756-pounder hunting in the state’s Southwest Zone.[…]
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LDWF agents prepare for dove season opener on Sept. 6
Opening day hunters on private land can begin hunting doves one-half hour before sunrise this year, an important change to remember when the season kicks off statewide next Saturday, Sept. 6.[…]
Fishing
State shrimpers encouraged to report catches of Asian tiger prawns
Non-native Asian tiger prawns have been reported in all of Louisiana’s estuarine basins and adjacent offshore waters, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is encouraging shrimpers to notify them if prawns show up in their nets.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend gives up another lunker
Ronnie Bland broke in his brand new Ranger 520 Comanche in style recently on Toledo Bend.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
CCA’s STAR wraps up on Labor Day
With only five fishing days left in this year’s Coastal Conservation Association STAR tournament, registered anglers still have a shot at reeling in up to 47 tagged redfish that could still be roaming coastal waters, as well as simply catching a big fish that could move up the leaderboard before time expires at 5 p.m. on Labor Day.[…]
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Hooked on quack: Mexican squealer gets stuck, dies in tree
An appropriate low-budget horror film title for this summer might be “When Trees Attack!”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish bite red hot out of Dularge, guide says
The redfish bite remains red hot in Dularge, while speckled trout are tough to find unless you have access to live bait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sportsman TV archives: Fishing Toledo Bend in the summertime
Greg Hackney just won the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Cayuga Lake on Sunday, and Judy Cagle caught a monster 14.66-pounder at Toledo Bend Saturday afternoon.[…]