Outdoors Notebook: We need rain. Some ponds dry; fields, forests, too BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Oct 31, 2026 Whatever rain falls across our state this weekend won’t be enough to bring enough water to ponds, marshes, fields and forests for the upcoming duck, goose and modern firearms seasons for deer.
Hunters note change in suppressor rules BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Oct 17, 2026 Hunters have been using what firearms folks call “suppressors” for years, mostly, in Louisiana, to take feral hogs.
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Ducks dominate commission discussions BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Oct 10, 2026 The subject was ducks, and, if Duke Lowrie has anything to do with next year’s hunting season, the subject will be ducks — just not all ducks.
This popular Louisiana fish is about to be off limits — but only temporarily By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Updated Oct 7, 2026 Anecdotal evidence from anglers has indicated recent improvements, but it is unclear if that is a temporary trend or a lasting change.
LWFC to take up reduction in hen mallards, pintails take BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Oct 3, 2026 Through Friday, there was little more information on an agenda item for Tuesday’s 9:30 a.m. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting in Baton Rouge.
Check out the Outdoors calendar for LDWF meetings and hunting schedules BY JOE MACALUSO Contributing writer Oct 3, 2026 TUESDAY
Check out fishing results from the Junior Southwest Bassmasters tournament Joe Macaluso Sep 26, 2026 MANCHAC — Age-group results from the Junior Southwest Bassmasters-Denham Springs’ September tournament held from the North Pass public landing with anglers, their hometowns (when available), n…
Executive Order spells victory for anglers BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Sep 26, 2026 For millions of saltwater fishermen, the lesson in how to spell victory came in two letters — E-O — as in “executive order” signed by President Donald Trump 10 days ago.
State's National Hunting and Fishing Day a bona fide celebration BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Sep 19, 2026 September’s last Saturday has turned into a celebration for more than college football.
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+29 Are fish farms the future of Gulf seafood? The stakes are high for Louisiana. By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Updated Oct 27, 2026 Momentum has built for large-scale fish farming in the Gulf, with support from President Donald Trump's administration. The prospect is intensely controversial.
Duck season starting to heat up, but cooler weather would be welcome BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Sep 12, 2026 Now that field hunters have had time to sharpen their skills in dove fields, it’s time to take eyes and ears to the rice fields and marshes.
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Duck numbers down in recent survey; May ponds' increase only bright spot BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Sep 5, 2026 About the only good news coming from this year’s annual waterfowl breeding count survey is the increase in the number of breeding ponds across the Canadian provinces and northern U.S. states.
Check out the 2026 waterfowl survey Joe Macaluso Sep 5, 2026 The 2026 Waterfowl Survey conducted by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service on traditional midcontinent breeding areas with the top 10 species and the number …
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Former Saints player Rickey Jackson part of winning Bassmaster pro-am team BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Aug 31, 2026 CLAYTON, N.Y. — Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson teamed with national touring pro angler John Garret to win Monday’s inaugural Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro Football Hall of Fam…
Dove season completes our 'paradise' claim; Second Amendment days ahead BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Aug 29, 2026 As our summer’s last holiday, Labor Day, nears, Louisiana outdoors gets to fulfill another part of what makes us The Sportsman’s Paradise.