Author: Don Shoopman | The Daily Iberian

Outdoors

Duck hits 94 mph, 11,300 feet on flight back to breeding grounds

50 Ducks organization chronicles north shoveler's amazing journey from Mexico to breeding grounds in upper North America Read more

Outdoors

La. turkey harvest shows 3,576 in ’25; state’s first snapper week nets 60,054 lbs.

Louisiana’s growing wild turkey population is a long way from making the state a prime turkey hunting destination ... Read more

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Trick worm on a spinning rod saves the day at Lake Chicot

Meche clutch 1 ½-pounder joins his 4.81, 3 ½ in five-bass limit to lift him, Shoopman to narrow ... Read more

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Bassmaster Elite’s Day 2 showcases team effort to make tourney a success in Orange, Texas

ORANGE, Texas – Walk around the grounds and behind the scenes at an ongoing major bass tournament to ... Read more

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Schlapper goes wire-to-wire for hard-earned W at Sabine

Wisconsin angler’s early hotspot pays off on Day 4; four Louisiana Elites miss cut to fish on Semifinal ... Read more

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Who gives a flip about muddy, high water? Romero, Owens win

Top team in 19-boat field solves puzzle by the hardest by flippin’ their way to limit on Lake ... Read more

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As far as everyone knows, only ‘hawg’ fightin’ was on the water

On Semifinal Saturday, before Smith notches comeback win, Sumrall briefly talks about hog wrestling moment around Lake Fork Read more

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When bassin’ gets tough, Romero, Miller bring in winning limit in lake

Their total of 11.28 pounds enough to give them a dominant victory, plus big bass, in Coteau Bass ... Read more

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Sumrall knows Sabine, for sure, going into the sixth Elite tournament of year starting May 15

With every cast and retrieve during Bassmaster Elite Series tournament time last week on a trophy lake in ... Read more

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Stelly, et al, bring in limits of red snapper on opening weekend, despite the weather

A few days after his first red snapper fishing trip of 2025, Dr. Marcus Stelly of Lafayette couldn’t ... Read more