Hunting

If you look closely at the photograph that dark object in the water is an overturned duck boat. The two hunters that were in that boat are lucky to be alive.

A proposed change in the dates for Louisiana's turkey hunting season could help improve the population of the big birds for future generations.

Duck and goose season opened Saturday morning, and hunters loaded up, literally, to sit in the blind to wait for their opportunity to bag their limits. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' online publication for the 2016-2017 hunting season states there are several major changes, including many affecting duck and goose season.

Duck hunters rejoice! Ducks are plentiful in Louisiana's marshes and swamps.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge will delay opening each day for at least a week while hunters harvest nuisance alligators.

Dove hunting season on the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge opens this Saturday, Sept. 3rd.

I don't mind the pink. I do mind what is being said about who might be wearing it.

Both the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill allowing hunters to wear "blaze pink" as an alternative to the traditional "hunter orange." The subject has now become a hot button issue on every social media site and is being debated by men and women alike.

Ladies, do you think wearing pink would make you more likely to go hunting?

Sportsmen in Louisiana's great outdoors might soon have another wardrobe choice when it comes to safety during hunting season.

An Abbeville hunter could have had a trophy for the record books. Instead he is getting the book thrown at him by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Meet Brook Richard, your 2015 Louisiana State Duck Calling Champion.

The Lafayette native will now move on to the "World Duck Calling Championship" in Stuttgart, Arkansas, in November.

Talk about a tree shaker! A 920lb alligator has been pulled out of Lake Eufaula in Alabama.

New law will give hunters more protection while out in the woods during the bow season.

“There is no age limit. We can cater from 2 years old to 102 years old. Our mission is to give back, share, encourage, and uplift ANYONE who may be dealing with or have dealt with disabilities."

It's okay to shoot them, just don't drown them, a Mississippi man finds this out the hard way.

Unfortunately this kind of tragedy is repeated almost every hunting season. In this case the tragedy appears to be a case of mistaken identity and a tragic accident.

The 2014 Louisiana Second Amendment Tax-Free Weekend is this Friday, September 5th through Sunday, September 7th. You won't pay any state and local taxes on guns, ammunition and other hunting supplies.

If you're looking to stock up on your hunting supplies, you've got a tax free weekend coming your way September 5th through 7th!