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The Fall of Fall
Luke Landry’s favorite color is green. It is the color of money and of envy, but more importantly to Landry, it is the color the lower Mississippi River gets this time of year.[…]
Month: September 2009
Events & Announcements
Lake Bistineau drawdown initiated on Sept. 16
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) initiated a drawdown on Lake Bistineau on Wednesday, Sept. 16.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. assisting Grand Isle in bridge fire clean-up
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in cooperation with the Grand Isle Port Commission, the Town of Grand Isle and the US Coast Guard, is assisting in the clean-up efforts following the fire that destroyed a major portion of the Caminada Pass Bridge in Grand Isle.[…]
News Breaker
Waterfowl survey highlights
We were unable to complete the survey in coastal Louisiana, missing 4 transects in the southeast region, due to poor weather September 9-11. Scattered storms also created sub-optimal conditions for completed portions of the survey.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Transition trout biting at Pontchartrain
September can be a tough month to find speckled trout because they can be outside, inside, or anywhere in between.[…]
Events & Announcements
Salvinia control effort on Saline Lake proves successful
Saline Lake, a water body nearly completely covered with giant salvinia last fall, has recently shown significant improvement due to an aquatic vegetation management plan initiated by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) in the spring of 2009.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Teal opener looks promising
It’s looking like the opening weekend is going to be a wet one according to local forecasts from Sabine to Slidell, but that’s not going to stop legions of long-suffering duck hunters from taking to the fields and marshes.[…]
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Changes in Canada goose hunting regulations affect length of season, license purchases
At their August meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved several changes to the 2009-10 Canada goose hunting season in Louisiana.[…]
Events & Announcements
Dewey Wills WMA road opened
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has opened a previously closed portion of the Muddy Bayou Road on the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Lasalle Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
Commission proposal would allow permitted bait dealers to begin harvesting live bait beginning May 1
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a notice of intent at their Sept. 3 meeting to amend the Special Bait Dealer Permit rule.[…]
Events & Announcements
Annual Hunting and Fishing Day event to be held at Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
The Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge will be holding its annual Hunting and Fishing Day event on September 19, 2009.[…]
News Breaker
Public dove hunting opportunities 2009-10
In addition to the dove hunting opportunities available on several Wildlife Management Areas, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has leased one field in Beauregard Parish for public use.[…]
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Shock and Awe
Passing over the Calumet Bridge that crosses the Wax Lake Outlet spillway, I glanced south. In the wee hours of the morning, close to the end of the graveyard shift, white stern lights dotted the waterway like the string on a plumb-line as far as the eye could see.[…]
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Top 3 for Deer
To raise trophy deer, you need to establish a long-term land-management program, including plans for supplemental feeding, green-field planting, protecting younger age-class bucks and maintaining your herd under the carrying capacity of the land.[…]
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Finally Fall!
Few things in the Louisiana coastal fishing arena can match the fall and winter speckled trout run. The problem lies in the timing of such an event. Myriad factors go into exactly when the fish turn on, whether it’s catching them in the passes during years of a low Mississippi River or in the surrounding bays when the Big Muddy swells.[…]
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2009-10 WMA Forecast
Talk to the experts, and a hunter can come away with a comfortable feeling he has a reasonable chance to harvest deer, rabbits, squirrel, waterfowl, doves, turkey and feral hogs in one or more public hunting areas within a reasonable driving distance of his home in the Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]