camping

Louisiana has quite a few animals in our waters that you'll want to avoid, so let's take a look at "The Most Snake-Infested Lakes in Louisiana".

Louisiana State Parks are just for those who want to rough it, you can now "glamp" or do glamour camping at many of the state's parks.

If you and your crew want to eat that turkey and give thanks in the great outdoors, make sure to reserve your spot now!

If you really want to let it all go there is a place in Louisiana where you can commune with nature the way nature intended. Oh, and they have karaoke too.

There's nothing like getting out in the great outdoors and camping, is there?

As you are probably aware, our state has a budget crisis.  On Wednesday of last week, lawmakers hammered out a solution to a mid-year budget deficit, but the budget problems aren't going away.  Funding for TOPS scholarships for Louisiana residents who attend state schools will only be at 70% of the cost for tuition.  Our roa...

Hunters and campers pay no sales tax on ammo and supplies this weekend. This is a chance to save especially if you have been planning a big purchase such as an off-road vehicle like an atv or side by side. There are some restrictions, though.

It's one of the worst feelings on Earth--finding out someone has stolen from you. Sometimes I wish we could enforce some medieval times type punishment for theft. Dirty, rotten, scoundrels! Has anyone ever stolen from you?

The deterioration of Lake Bistineau State Park is quite surprising to me. If you've been under a rock or maybe you are new to the area, Lake Bistineau is covered in a thick green carpet of Giant Salvinia and the park appears to be slowly falling apart. Is there anything we can do to salvage the glory of this once beautiful retreat?

In honor of the Sportsman's Expo at the Bossier Civic Center this weekend, I wanted to share a little gem of a video outlining the proper procedures for camping/hunting. My favorite bit of advice "always call your woman before she calls you and be sure to under-emphasize the amount of fun you are having". . that counts for the deer camp too.

As my boys have gotten older, my parents have a harder time trying to decide what to get them for Christmas each year, so they give them cash and then my wife and I take them to the store and they buy what they'd like.  They always get what they want and my parents are the ones who get "surprised" to see what they bought.  If you've got an outdoors "person" in the family who ha