Louisiana Sportsman

Preparing for Louisiana’s special black-bellied whistling duck season

Marsh deer hunting is some of hardest deer hunting you’ll ever do. If you kill a deer in the marsh, you’ve done something special.

LDWF biologists give their reports for the Wildlife Management Area Deer Hunting Guide. Giving hunters the outlook for the season.

On Oct. 3-11, hunters can hit the sheer variety of habitat that black-bellied whistling ducks have taken over all around the state.

If done properly and safely, one decent-sized shark can provide a kayak angler great sport as well as many delicious dinners.

More than 150,000 hatchery-raised red drum have been released into Louisiana waters in the first redfish restocking effort in state history.

In Louisiana, redfish generally spawn from mid-August through mid-November with the peak in September and October.

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The LDWF estimates that 934,367 pounds of red snapper were landed during the 2026 private recreational season.

Available in two sizes and seven colors, the Berkley SlapGill was designed to trigger big bass while fished slowly around shallow cover.