New leaves on fruit and mast-producing trees is a signal to deer hunters to begin fertilizing them now to insure production for the 2012-2013 hunting season.

MONDAYRED STICK FLY FISHERS PROGRAM: 7 p.m., Louisiana Room, Wildlife and Fisheries, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Regular monthly program. Next program March 12. Call Dan Weber, (225) 892-4352. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.WEDNESDAY… Continue reading →

The first big benefit bass tournament of the year is in the books, and it was one for the books.Brad Duplessis teamed with Ty James to win Fishing for Tucker with a five-fish stringer weighing out … Continue reading →

The first big benefit bass tournament of the year is in the books, and it was one for the books.Brad Duplessis teamed with Ty James to win Fishing for Tucker with a five-fish stringer weighing out … Continue reading →

Fishing for TuckerGONZALES — Top 15 results from the second-annual Fishing for Tucker Benefit Bass Tournament held Saturday at Cabela’s with anglers, number of bass weighed (five-bass limit), total weight in pounds and … Continue reading →

A warmer winter and budding trees means late-season squirrel hunters will find their quarry in trees feeding on the emerging tender vegetation and on the ground in search of leftover acorns.

Now that we’re six weeks into winter, paying attention to barometric pressure appears to be the best indicator of success on the water.Last weekend’s rainy, falling-barometer conditions favored freshwater and saltwater catches across south Louisiana and … Continue reading →

calendarTHURSDAYLOUISIANA CRAB TASK FORCE MEETING: 1:30 p.m., Louisiana Room, state Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Quail Drive.THURSDAY-SATURDAY7TH ANNUAL EAGLE EXPO: Morgan City. Bald eagle watching in St. … Continue reading →

SUNDAYIHMSA HANDGUN METALLIC SILHOUETTE MATCH: Ascension Parish Sheriffs Training Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Smallbore (.22) and Field Pistol matches. Fee $8. Sponsored by Ascension Silhouette. Call Charlie Braud (225) 647-8288 or Philip Braud (225) … Continue reading →

After years of establishing rules and regulations to increased hunting opportunities for young hunters, disabled hunters, new forms of hunting weapons and opening or controlling access statewide and on public hunting areas, the state’s Wildlife Division proposed something … Continue reading →

It’s time to step back and take a look at just how many giant steps our federal government has taken to control what we can and can’t do when it comes to hunting and fishing our … Continue reading →

ChangesProposed changes to 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 state hunting regulations and seasons and changes to the 2012-2014 regulations and seasons on state wildlife management areas offered during Thursday’s Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission … Continue reading →

Spinnerbaits are solid lures for bass after recent rains muddied south Louisiana waters. The key is to use large, No. 5 round blades that create more vibrations at lower retrieving speeds.

Deer hunters will have an option when it comes to their individual limits for the 2012-2013 hunting season if a plan offered by state biologists is approved by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.Under current hunting … Continue reading →

Deer hunters will have an option when it comes to their individual limits for the 2012-2013 hunting season if a plan offered by state biologists is approved by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.Under current hunting … Continue reading →

Late-season squirrel and rabbit hunters can use their time in the woods and fields scouting for the spring turkey season. Look for gobblers roosting in trees in the early morning hours.

With less than two weeks remaining in the deer-hunting season — only the archery season is open and only in State Deer Area 6 — young hunters need take advantage of the opportunity to enter the 2011 Youth … Continue reading →

There aren’t many of them during the year, but this is one weekend when the best decision you could make would be to stay home.Thunderstorms are in the forecast from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. Combine … Continue reading →

tidesWeekly tidal ranges for Shell Beach at Lake Borgne, Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, Grand Isle at Caminada Pass and Caillou Boca south of Cocodrie: Shell Beach Southwest Pass Grand … Continue reading →

CALENDARTHURSDAYLOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Baton Rouge.FRIDAYDONALDSONVILLE CHAPTER/DUCK UNLIMITED BANQUET: 6 p.m., Lemann Center, 100 Clay St., Donaldsonville. Tickets … Continue reading →

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries waterfowl biologists aerial surveys conducted Jan. 3-5 in the coastal zone; Jan. 3 over Catahoula Lake; Jan. 11-12 and Jan. 15-15 in the northeastern parishes; Jan. 12 for the annual … Continue reading →

More than four years after Congress mandated, the National Marine Fisheries Service has come up with more accurate methods of estimating fish stocks in federal water.The wonder here is whether the Internal Revenue Service would have … Continue reading →

If you’ve been taking rabbits from a ridge that’s become an island after recent rains, send the beagles out to the nearest high ground. Rabbits are good swimmers and likely have relocated.

MONDAYFIN-ADDICT FLY FISHERS MEETING: 6:30 p.m., Spahr’s Restaurant, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd, Houma. Call Stephen Robert (985) 850-0082. Website: http://finaddictflyfishers.blogspot.com/.WEDNESDAY48th GOVERNOR’S STATE CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: Sponsored … Continue reading →

The final minute of the East Zone duck season comes at sundown Sunday, and any 11th-hour success is directly related to the numbers of ducks available to East Zone hunters and any new ducks that most certainly arrived … Continue reading →

Like the recent Sunday was a sad day for Louisiana’s West Zone duck hunters, East Zone wild waterfowlers face the last of their 60-day season this coming Sunday.And those hunters facing the last of this season’s … Continue reading →

Like the recent Sunday was a sad day for Louisiana’s West Zone duck hunters, East Zone wild waterfowlers face the last of their 60-day season this coming Sunday.And those hunters facing the last of this season’s … Continue reading →

Violent weather from the latest cold front brings strong north winds and heavy seas to south Louisiana. All that puts this weekend’s action in jeopardy in what have been hit-and-miss trips for the past week.Rises in … Continue reading →