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7-Mile Itch
Craig Monroe eased his 22-foot Triton SeaFlight up to the fish-cleaning dock at Venice Marina.[…]
Month: August 2008
Currents
Endangered species? Open a season for it
God loves paradoxes. I’m convinced of it. I have a close friend named Dean Adamek who abandoned American culture a decade ago, and moved his family to Guadalupe, Mexico, to run an orphanage, Rancho 3M.[…]
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Breakfast Beaters
“How hard could this be?” I asked myself as my eyes darted from one flock of teal to another. “Don’t know about the rest off these guys, but I’ll be heading back for breakfast before there’s even the slightest sliver of sky between the sun and the horizon.”[…]
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Day-After Doves
A hangover descends over Louisiana dove hunters the Monday after opening weekend. Getting to shoot our guns for two days after we haven’t been able to shoot them for almost six months is on the same level as tossing back two Hurricanes after six months of staying sober.[…]
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2008-09 WMA Forecast
Dramatic changes in the “muzzleloader” deer hunting season, now known as the “primitive weapons” season, high gas prices and extensive flooding in one region of the state are among the headlines before hunters pick up their shotguns, rifles, compound bows and crossbows to hunt their favorite game — big or small — in 2008-09.[…]
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Applications for Bayou Pierre W.M.A. lottery waterfowl hunts now being accepted
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for the Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lottery waterfowl hunts until Oct. 3. The hunt dates are Nov. 15-16 and Dec. 20-21.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Nighttime trout biting at Picketts Block 26
Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters (985-856-4477) says the trout on the Ship Shoal rigs are doing what they do best this time of year, and that’s slam topwaters and tandem rigs at night.[…]
Deer Hunting
L.D.W.F. reminds hunters of deer tagging regulations in effect for 2008-09 hunting season
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will enforce deer tagging regulations during the 2008-09 hunting season and urges hunters to become familiar with the steps in the process before the season begins.[…]
Events & Announcements
D’Arbonne Lake spillway gates to open in September for fall drawdown
Through the cooperative management efforts of the Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Watershed District and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish will be lowered 5 feet below normal pool stage beginning Sept. 2, 2008 and ending Jan. 15, 2009.[…]
Events & Announcements
John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir scheduled for drawdown beginning September 2
The John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir Commission has requested a third in a series of up to five consecutive drawdowns to help control hydrilla in the 2,500-acre lake.[…]
General
Gun-in-vehicle law ignored by Shell/Motiva
Earlier this year, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law Senate Bill 51, which granted all employees in the state the right to carry firearms in their vehicles while at work.[…]
Bass Fishing
Youth anglers allowed to take undersized bass during Labor Day weekend
In an effort to increase participation in freshwater fishing by the state’s youth, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) will allow the taking of undersized black bass by anglers 15 years of age and younger during the Labor Day weekend on select waterways.[…]
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White Lake W.C.A. youth waterfowl hunt dates announced
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold youth waterfowl hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) near Gueydan on Nov. 1 and 2. LDWF will sponsor the hunts to provide a quality experience for young waterfowl hunters.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reds stacking up from South Pass to Dead Woman Pass
Captain Owen Langridge with Big “O” Charters (225-978-1136) wasn’t sure if a redfish report would set anybody’s world on fire, but he couldn’t resist telling about how good the bite has been at the mouths of the passes below Venice.[…]
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L.D.W.F. accepting applications for group hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for waterfowl group hunts for up to 12 hunters per group on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA). […]
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L.W.F.C. sets tentative migratory waterfowl seasons
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) voted to tentatively adopt proposed season dates, bag limits and shooting hours for the 2008-09 migratory waterfowl season at their Aug. 7 meeting.[…]