Successful waterfowl hunters understand the importance of having a realistic decoy spread. Ducks and geese see a lot of different presentations during the season and become wary as the hunting pressure increases, making it increasingly important to have a collection of lifelike decoys.[…]
I looked across the forest floor, and all I saw was a sea of green. A broken canopy, one of the many lingering remnants of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, allowed sunlight to beam down to the detritus that is the organic base of every chunk of woods on the planet.[…]
Nikon has announced an early launch of a new 2012 model into its venerable Monarch ATB family. The all-new MONARCH 3 All Terrain Binocular, available in 10×42 and 8×42 versions, hit the shelves of select retailers in mid-September.[…]
The 2011-12 deer season opens tomorrow (Sept. 17) in Southwest Louisiana, and that means that deer will soon be hitting the ground.[…]
Bow season opens for most of the state in just two weeks, and the October issue of Louisiana Sportsman tells you exactly where you want to be that day.[…]
Sharing outdoor experiences with other sportsmen is now a breeze for Android users, who can upload photos to the LouisianaSportsman.com reports forum right from their mobile devices.[…]
Regulations and season dates are now available 24 hours a day by simply calling a toll-free number, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would prevent rigs and other Gulf of Mexico structures from being removed as ordered by the U.S. Department of Interior should be passed, the Coastal Conservation Association said today.[…]
Lifelong Bayou State angler Sam Barbera has joined the Louisiana Sportsman staff as an account executive handling the Greater Baton Rouge market as well as some national accounts.[…]
Understanding rivers is important, both for finding fish on them and to navigating them. The smaller the river is, the more important it is to understand it, but the easier it is to understand.[…]
Overland Park, Kan. — Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry leader in high-performance optics for more than 60 years, has introduced two new compact models to its Legend Ultra HD binocular line.[…]
Hunters packing up their gear and heading to duck camps for the teal-season opener tomorrow (Sept. 10) will have significantly fewer targets, if Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ estimates from earlier this week are correct.
“The 169,000 blue-winged teal estimated on this survey is 21 percent below last year’s estimate of 215,000 and 32 percent below the long-term average of 248,000,” the official LDWF report reads.[…]
Every September, you can take to the bank someone will get busted for shooting doves over a baited field. Not only is this illegal, but it also gives the entire hunting community a black eye.[…]
Overland Park, Kan. — Bushnell brings two new models to the Elite spotting scope line for 2011. Both models are 20-60×80. One with a straight eyepiece and the other with a 45 degree eyepiece.[…]
Setting out trail cameras has become one of my favorite parts of my hunting experience, adding a fun tactical advantage in planning hunts and scouting.[…]
Following the usual long offseason, made longer by reports of record numbers of blue-winged teal and stellar habitat conditions along coastal Louisiana, hunters were particularly optimistic heading into this weekend’s teal season kickoff.[…]