Events & Announcements
Bodcau WMA shooting range now open
Following a facility improvement project that started in December, the Bodcau Wildlife Management Area shooting range in Haughton is now reopened.[…]
General
Events & Announcements
Power equipment a big part of the 2016 Louisiana Sportsman Show
Tractors, farm equipment and lawn mowers and equipment will be displayed and available for sale at the Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival, March 17-20 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana.[…]
Events & Announcements
Chain saw artist returns to Louisiana Sportsman Show
Chain-saw carver Jason Emmons of St. Croix, Ind., will be back at the 2016 Louisiana Sportsman Show, and attendees can watch as he works on new pieces of art.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show even bigger
The Louisiana Sportsman Show has always included a full complement of boat dealers, but this year’s show scheduled for March 17-20 will provide an even great focus on the latest boat offerings.[…]
General
Some roads reopened on Dewey Wills WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reopened some roads in the Dewey W. Wills Wildlife Management Area that were previously closed due to flooding, according to a news release.[…]
Events & Announcements
Pearl River WMA expected to close this week
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the Pearl River flood gauge reached 16.5 feet, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced over the weekend.[…]
Events & Announcements
Volunteers needed for Crab Trap Rodeos
For the 13th year, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is holding its annual Derelict Crab Trap Rodeos in February, with plans to target abandoned traps in both Lake Pontchartrain and the Barataria Basin.[…]
General
Operation Game Thief awards almost $17,000 to tipsters in 2015
Information called in to Louisiana Operation Game Thief — a wildlife crime-stoppers program — awarded $16,800 to tipsters in 2015.[…]
Columns
Tragic reminders – Be safe and come home
When the news release landed in my email, I shook my head at the headline that told of two hunting fatalities at a Mississippi national forest.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF sets public meetings for proposed hunting season regulations changes
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold eight public meetings around the state starting late next month to gather comments on the proposed 2016-18 resident game hunting season dates, 2016-17 waterfowl and migratory bird hunting season dates, 2016-17 WMA general rules and the 2017 wild turkey season and hunting areas.[…]
Events & Announcements
Hust sentenced to life in prison
The Monroe man convicted of shooting LDWF Sgt. Scott Bullitt was sentenced to life in prison today in Ouachita Parish.[…]
General
Goldonna man arrested for alleged drug and weapon charges at Kisatchie checkpoint
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Goldonna man on Jan. 17 for alleged illegal drug and weapon charges at a Kisatchie National Forest checkpoint in Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
Two Louisiana whooping cranes found dead in Texas
A pair of Louisiana whooping cranes that had been released from the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area and living in Southeast Texas were found dead in Jefferson County on Monday.[…]
Events & Announcements
Bonnet Carre Spillway to open starting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway this Sunday (Jan. 10) at about 10 a.m. to relieve pressure on main line levees, maintain river stages and regulate the flow of the Mississippi River from the spillway southward.[…]
Columns
LSU sediment study was a waste
The headline stopped me cold: “New report finds that most sediment that replenishes marshland comes from the Mississippi River.”[…]
Events & Announcements
Two potential new WMAs on track for Morehouse and Union parish
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reached a tentative agreement with Molpus Woodlands Group that would give Morehouse and Union parish two brand new wildlife management areas, possibly as early as next spring.[…]