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DU to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Monday
Conservationists across the globe are celebrating World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2 to raise awareness of the value of wetlands preservation.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
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Gator-Tail teams up with DU
Ducks Unlimited recently welcomed Gator-Tail Outboards as the organization’s newest corporate partner, and announced plans for a 25-horsepower special DU edition motor scheduled to hit the market this spring.[…]
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Solid duck season overall ends in the coastal zone
Coastal zone hunters across the state trekked to their blinds for the last time yesterday, ending a season that for many featured the most ducks they had seen in years.[…]
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Two Acadiana men cited for migratory game bird violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for migratory game bird violations in Acadia Parish after they were allegedly found with a total of 46 ducks on Jan. 18.[…]
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LDWF agents write-up 15 for alleged duck hunting violations at Rayne sewer plant
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited 15 residents for alleged duck hunting violations on Jan. 17 at the Rayne sewer plant in Acadia Parish.[…]
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Gueydan hunt yields rare duck
It was only about five minutes into legal shooting time Saturday morning when Matt Arceneaux picked off what he thought was just another blue-winged teal zipping over a flooded bean field.[…]
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Preliminary numbers from January’s aerial survey show increase in ducks
The number of ducks in the state has remained pretty consistent this season since Larry Reynolds started conducting aerial surveys last November, but his most recent flights earlier this month indicate larger concentrations of birds have begun locating in areas away from hunting pressure.[…]
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Richard K. Yancey WMA is a hunter’s paradise
Chuck Wilkins is from Denham Springs, but he spends as much time as possible hunkered down at his hunting camp south of Deer Park.[…]
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About Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area
Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area is big, with its 69,806 acres sprawling nearly 30 miles north to south between the Mississippi and Red rivers.[…]
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Todd Fitzmorris aka “Coot”
Todd Fitzmorris, who is known as “Coot” when posting reports on the LouisianaSportsman.com forum, has been prowling the marshes of Southeast Louisiana since the age of 15.[…]
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Target other species during the late duck season
Like most hunters in Southeast Louisiana, grays and teal make up most of the ducks taken by Capt. Nash Roberts IV, but during the latter days of hunting he will often target other species.[…]
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Finishing duck season strong
The second split of 2013-2014 season has been recognized by hunters in Southeast Louisiana as one of the poorest in many years. I, like many other hunters, struggled with low tides and what seemed to be a total lack of ducks.[…]
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Cutting the mumbo jumbo
Most duck hunters — even expert callers — don’t understand the language of duck calls. Some incorrectly associate call style with numbers of reeds.[…]
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The Yentzen story
The first duck call that ever touched my lips was a Yentzen.[…]
Field Notes
Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo
Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland.[…]
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Goose Busters — Who you gonna call?
The first official Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries aerial survey for Northeast Louisiana back in November showed more than 160,000 geese in the Mer Rouge region the week duck season opened.[…]