Events & Announcements
Bodcau WMA shooting range now open
Following a facility improvement project that started in December, the Bodcau Wildlife Management Area shooting range in Haughton is now reopened.[…]
Statewide LA
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout already biting in Terrebonne Bay
Besides not having to wrap up your pipes, protect your plants or pull out your heavy coat, Louisiana’s mild winter so far this year brings with it an added bonus: speckled trout are already being caught in outside spots like Terrebonne Bay — in mid-February.[…]
Columns
BCKFC year-long Catch/Photo Tournament
You just caught a good fish, one that will surely put you in the winners’ circle for the kayak tournament.[…]
Fishing
The best stain cleaner ever
I never could wear white without collecting stains. Back in the ’80s when white pants were in style (for some unknown reason), I tried to look cool.[…]
News Breaker
Lafayette Parish man cited for hunting ducks and geese during closed season
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged hunting violations on Feb. 12 in Lafayette Parish.[…]
Hunting
Rabbit hunter allegedly a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a rabbit hunter in St. Landry Parish on Saturday for allegedly illegally possessing a firearm, according to a news release.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to catch bass with lockjaw
The coldest month of the year is here, but you still want to go out and catch some bass. The question is: How?[…]
Bass Fishing
Other Ned Rig options
While the Z-Man Finesse TRDs are made specifically to be used with the Ned Rig, there are a couple of other options:[…]
News Breaker
Treat squirrels with more respect, you’ll kill more
“I don’t understand it. I see plenty of squirrels when I’m deer hunting, but once deer season is over and I go after squirrels, they just don’t seem to be around.” […]
News Breaker
Flock of ducks apparently struck by lightning in Avoyelles Parish Monday morning
After surviving the 2015-16 hunting season, a flock of ducks in Avoyelles Parish was apparently taken out by a most unlikely source — a lightning strike during severe weather that rumbled through the area Monday morning.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for possessing 33 redfish in Port Sulphur
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries busted two men for allegedly being over their redfish limit in Port Sulphur on Feb. 11, according to a news release.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Video: Learn how to fillet, cook ‘bay snapper’
Watch sheepshead filleting and cooking technique on Sportsman TV’s episode Humberto’s Trashcan Slam, which can be found here.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
According to scientists at the National Weather Service, large El Nino events create colder-than-normal weather in the months of February and March. If that prediction holds true, it’s good news for “rainbeaux trout” anglers.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to be thinking about turkeys
Turkeys at our property in East Feliciana were regular visitors during the deer season, and as spring approaches they will hopefully begin to be more frequent in the green patches.[…]
Columns
The Egret Wedgetail Eel
When Cowboy Outdoors decided to make a big, wedge-tailed soft-plastic artificial lure strictly a saltwater bait, speckled trout fishermen along the country’s coast benefitted big time.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lake Providence hunter arrows 155-inch ‘Kickstand buck’ in East Carroll Parish
When a barking dog disrupted Jim Lensing’s morning deer hunt on Jan. 23 in Lake Providence, he decided that afternoon to move to a lock-on stand overlooking an old pecan orchard that he’d only hunted a few times this season.[…]