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Catahoula’s colorful history
Every Louisiana sportsman has heard of Catahoula Lake, the duck hunting mecca in east-central Louisiana, but they might not know what a rich and sometimes violent history it has.[…]
Central Louisiana
Deer of the Year
Text, ‘canned’ bleat result in Peason Ridge trophy
Texting usually isn’t considered a vital hunting technique – but don’t tell that to Leesville’s Charles Moore who used his cell phone to ask a buddy to bleat so a hung-up deer would come out of a thicket during a hunt on Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Breaking News
180-inch buck arrowed on Giles Island opening day
Jimmy Riley rarely hunts, even though he manages some of the most productive deer property in the state. In fact, he had only killed one buck in the past 15 years when he arranged his opening-day hunt.[…]
Hunting
Camp Beauregard WMA closing in January to hunting
Hunting on Camp Beauregard Wildlife Management Area will be prohibited Jan. 7-13 because military exercises on the property were recently scheduled for that time, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
General
Cougar photo confirmed by LDWF biologists
A trail cam captured an image of a cougar in Vernon Parish earlier this month, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed yesterday (Aug. 29).[…]
News Breaker
2012 turkey hunting season focus of public meeting
Turkey-hunting regulations for 2012 will be the focus of a public meeting set for Aug. 30 in Jonesboro, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced. […]
Deer Hunting
Use of dogs in Kisatchie deer hunting added to 2011-12 hunting dates
During a special meeting yesterday (Aug. 17), the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission decided to allow deer hunting with dogs on Kisatchie National Forest during a nine-day period in December.[…]
News Breaker
Public meetings set to discuss Catahoula Lake management
Two public meetings have been set during which management of Catahoula Lake will be discussed, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to lease Catahoula Lake for haying
As part of a 10-year plan to improve waterfowl habitat around Catahoula Lake, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be leasing areas for cutting hay, the agency announced today (Aug. 1).[…]
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The Fall Guy
“Déjà vu all over again.” That’s what former New York Yankees catching great Yogi Berra called it, and I got a taste of it last hunting season.[…]
News Breaker
2011 Peason Ridge WMA fall turkey hunt lottery announced
Applications are now being accepted for the fall turkey lottery hunts to be held in September and October on Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Events & Announcements
Flooding shuts down Dewey Wills WMA access road
A portion of Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area’s Hunt Road has been closed because of flooding, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (May 16).
The closed portion stretches from the Diversion Canal south.[…]
Breaking News
Public hearings set for Texas, Louisiana agreement on regulations on border waters
Three public hearings are scheduled next week to provide the public opportunities to comment on the proposed fishing regulations changes on Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake and the Sabine River between the Toledo Bend Dam and Interstate 10.[…]
Fishing
Thibodaux man arrested for attempted insurance fraud, LDWF says
A Thibodaux man was arrested March 13 and booked with allegedly attempting to commit insurance fraud in connection with a boating accident in Concordia Parish, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today (March 23).[…]
Bass Fishing
Paulina Pilgrims
Some aspiring bass anglers from around Paulina graduated together in the late 1980s. They started making a yearly run to Toledo Bend, while trying to get noticed enough to be accepted into the biggest local club there was at the time, Road Runner Fishing Club.[…]
Apex Predator
Squirrel hunting jackpot
After going to the hunting camp every weekend from October through January, I made some local bass fishing trips in February but was missing the camp too much. I had to make one more weekend small-game trip to end the hunting season for good.
It turned out being anything other than small![…]