Outdoor

Big snapper

Colt Smith, 9, of Eunice, caught a 50 lb. snapping turtle on March 10 in the Jeff Davis Parish Swamp. Colt has been running catfish nets with his father, Sam Smith, a commercial fisherman, and this year began running a few nets of his own.

Richard places 1st in saddle bronc riding for McNeese

The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams both placed second in the first rodeo of the spring semester at the Texas A&M University – Commerce rodeo competition Feb. 2-3.

LDWF’s whooping crane program adds 4 more birds

With assistance from the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LWFF), Audubon Nature Institute and the Dallas Zoo, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) added four new whooping cranes to its experimental population Sunda

Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana seeks donations

Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is accepting deer and hog donations at partner processors that are signed up with the organization throughout the state, for the 2023-2024 “Freshly Harvested Game Program” season.