Colorful meeting sets May 1 red snapper season for Louisiana but changes catch limit BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer 21 hrs ago Red snapper, black bears, green-hued largemouth bass, black-bellied whistling ducks along with the white and black varieties of sac-a-lait made for interesting and colorful news and discussion…
Spring nearing means fishermen getting excited BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Feb 28, 2026 We’re closing on on the first day of spring.
Check out the Outoors calendar for fishing events and LDWF updates Joe Macaluso Feb 28, 2026 WEDNESDAY
Check out a list of 2026's major fishing events Joe Macaluso Feb 28, 2026 March 7: Angling for Autism Bass Tournament, Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville.
Check out results from results from the Junior Bassmasters Denham Springs event Joe Macaluso Feb 21, 2026 Jr. SW Bassmasters
Let nature be your fishing guide BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Feb 21, 2026 The more things change in our pursuit of bass — all the new things — along with sac-a-lait and the many species Louisiana anglers call “bream,” the more fishermen need to pay attention to the …
Check out the Outdoors calendar for fishing events and LDWF updates Joe Macaluso Feb 14, 2026 TUESDAY
Check out final results from the Bassmaster Elite tournament in Lake Guntersville Joe Macaluso Feb 14, 2026 Bassmaster Elite
Cold front, wind could mean even lower water for Louisiana fishers BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Feb 14, 2026 Happy Mardi Gras!
Anglers battling winter's obstacles — cold water and high barometric pressure BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Feb 7, 2026 Several of the popular sites — can we call them “friendship-shared” electronically delivered pages — were abuzz late last week about low-water levels along our coast, especially on the east si…
+7 Don Dubuc, Louisiana's voice of the outdoors for decades, will end his long-running radio show By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Updated Feb 4, 2026 It marks the end of an era for generations of sportsmen who tuned in for tips on everything from duck hunting to speckled trout fishing and much more.
Commission expected to ratify CWD control area BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Jan 31, 2026 Expanding lands under the state’s Chronic Wasting Disease control areas plan and considering amendments to the 2026-2027 hunting seasons and regulations top the agenda for Thursday’s Wildlife …
LDWF revises red snapper allocation numbers for 2026 Joe Macaluso Jan 31, 2026 While Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ marine fisheries staff stands on its estimate of 947,103 pounds taken during the eight-month-long 2025 private recreational red snapper se…
Check out the Outdoors calendar for fishing meetings and hunting season schedules Joe Macaluso Jan 24, 2026 MONDAY
Check out fishing results from the Southwest Bassmasters at Bayou Bienenue Joe Macaluso Jan 24, 2026 Junior Southwest Bassmasters
Arctic blast should help waterfowl hunters BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Jan 24, 2026 The latest Waterfowl Study survey shows there are ducks in Louisiana, more in the southwestern parishes than in the southeastern parishes and an abundance of ducks and geese in the northeaster…
How much red snapper did Louisiana anglers catch in 2025? The numbers are in. By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Jan 21, 2026 The Gulf's red snapper population sharply declined in previous decades, but has been gradually improving. Quotas are in place to address the problem.
Concordia Parish under CWD control plan because of infected deer BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Jan 17, 2026 Louisiana has lost another round in the battle against Chronic Wasting Disease.
Check the Outtdoors calendar for fishing events and hunting seasons Joe Macaluso Jan 17, 2026 TUESDAY
Check out the Outdoors calendar for fishing events and hunting schedules Joe Macaluso Jan 10, 2026 MONDAY
Check out the proposed 2026-2027 hunting seasons Joe Macaluso Jan 10, 2026 Proposed seasons dates for resident game and migratory waterfowl/birds were outlined by the Wildlife Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries during Tuesday’s Wildlife an…
Surprise! Duck hunters, coastal anglers benefit from commission BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Jan 10, 2026 The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission had two surprises for Sportsman’s Paradise outdoorsmen last week.
Louisiana's newly reinstated bear hunting season ends. Biggest was 565 pounds. By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Jan 7, 2026 Louisiana's second iteration of its newly restarted black bear hunting season has ended with 16 bears killed, with the biggest weighing in at 565 pounds, the state Department of Wildlife and F…
Whistling ducks season offered in 2026 BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Jan 6, 2026 Louisiana took an important second step to a first special season on black-bellied whistling ducks when the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted a nine-day opportunity for 2026 during its m…