Events & Announcements
Acreage increases on Peason Ridge, Tunica Hills WMAs
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission in September approved sizable acreage increases for both Peason Ridge and Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Areas.[…]
Statewide LA
Bass Fishing
Hackney live from Venice on Facebook Wednesday morning
If you want to see what goes on behind the scenes while filming an episode of Sportsman TV, check out Louisiana Sportsman’s Facebook page all day Wednesday for live reports from Greg Hackney — who’s down in Venice to target bass at the Delta National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two men accused of spotlighting 4-point buck in Pointe Coupee Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged deer hunting violations near Fordoche in Pointe Coupee Parish on Sept. 25.[…]
Apex Predator
Double the barrel — Double the hog
Last year I found my wife’s forgotten Beretta 12-gauge over-and-under tucked away deep in the closet while searching through her old hunting gear from before we met. To a hunter like me, it was like finding buried treasure. […]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana’s speckled trout stock ‘biologically OK,’ LDWF says
Although some fisherman have voiced concerns about the quantity and quality of speckled trout caught across Louisiana’s coast this year — as well as increased fishing pressure on the species — a biologist with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said LA Creel data indicate more specks were actually caught in the first half of this year than in 2015.[…]
Big Bass
Sulphur angler reels in Toledo Bend 10-pounder
With a full moon and dead calm conditions, the stage was set at for a good night-fishing trip on Thursday, Sept. 15 — and Toledo Bend didn’t disappoint. […]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana to host two Central Open Series events in the next month
Louisiana waters will play host to two Bassmaster Central Open Series events in the next month — potentially providing two more anglers with the opportunity to compete in the Classic next year on Lake Conroe in Texas. […]
News Breaker
Top 10 tips for squirrel season opening weekend
Squirrel season is almost here, and almost 90,000 hunters could be headed into the woods this weekend in pursuit of tasty Bayou State bushy tails. […]
Bass Fishing
B.A.S.S. raises maximum rod length to 10 feet starting in 2017
Starting in 2017, the 40-year-old rule that has limited Bassmaster tournament competitors to rods that were 8 feet or shorter will be changed, allowing competitors to use rods as long as 10 feet.[…]
News Breaker
Slow teal season comes to an end
Not surprisingly, hunters and guides across South Louisiana reported relatively slow action for most of the 16-day 2016 teal season, which came to a merciful end Sunday on yet another 90 degrees-plus day.[…]
Columns
Be smart about where you hunt
I hugged the ground a little tighter and turned my head to the side as shotgun pellets ripped through the trees overhead. Leaves cut from the branches sifted down around me while I listened to the shouts and laughter emanating from the source of the gunfire.[…]
Fishing
The next step in trolling motor evolution
My first real bass boat was a new 1973 Raycraft Pro built in St. Augustine, Texas, right between Lake Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
News Breaker
Reynolds mulling later start for 2017 teal season
Larry Reynolds, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ waterfowl study leader, has an interesting recommendation to make regarding next year’s 2017 teal season.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish plentiful out of Dularge
When September rolls around, speckled trout are just starting to get the itch to head back to inside waters where they’ll ride out the fall and winter.[…]
News Breaker
Reynolds: Teal season so far ‘well below average’
Larry Reynolds is normally a “glass half-full” kind of guy, but he’s admittedly not expecting great things for the final days of the 2016 teal season, which mercifully comes to a close this Sunday.[…]
Events & Announcements
Legislative Auditor: LDWF misspent BP oil spill money
A preliminary draft of the state auditor’s report — which hasn’t been made public yet — reveals some Gulf oil spill money intended to ensure Louisiana-caught fish were safe for consumption after the BP disaster instead purchased unnecessary boats, iPads, cameras and fishing gear.[…]