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NOAA Fisheries confirms 14-day red snapper recreational season
As reported by LouisianaSportsman.com last Tuesday, NOAA Fisheries confirmed on Friday there will be a 14-day red snapper recreational season beginning on Oct. 1.[…]
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Coastal Projects
Cash for the coast
While all of the manpower and dirt-turning is located on Louisiana’s coastline and in the Gulf of Mexico, some might argue that the real grunt work of coastal restoration takes place some 1,200 miles away in Washington, D.C. — where the state expects to get the lion’s share of the $50 billion needed for its 50-year Master Plan that has been approved by the Louisiana Legislature and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.[…]
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LDWF now accepting applications for White Lake WCA marsh and rice field lottery hunts
Applications are now being accepted for marsh and rice field lottery waterfowl hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish.[…]
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It’s official: LDWF’s September aerial survey lowest on record for blue-winged teal
It’s official: September of 2013 will go down as the lowest one on record for blue-winged teal in the annual waterfowl population estimates conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Legislation introduced in D.C. pushes for Gulf states partnership to manage red snapper
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. yesterday supporting a coordinated Gulf states partnership that would chart a new course for the management of red snapper, according to a press release.[…]
Hunting
Hunters for the Hungry no longer accepting freshly harvested wild hog donations
Because of concerns regarding bacterial infections associated with field dressing and processing feral swine, the Hunters for the Hungry Processor Program will no longer accept freshly harvested wild hog donations effective immediately.[…]
Inshore Fishing
As Mississippi River falls, redfish and flounder action heats up near Venice
In the Venice area, speckled trout remain in transition while conditions on the Mississippi River have improved for redfish and flounder, a guide said.[…]
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Fall recreational red snapper season a go, feds say
Despite higher-than-anticipated catch estimates from the June season, it appears there will, in fact, be a 14-day federal recreational red snapper season beginning Oct. 1, officials told Louisiana Sportsman late Tuesday afternoon.[…]
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Aerial waterfowl count paints bleak picture for opening day of teal season
Aerial surveys being conducted in advance of the opening weekend of Louisiana’s teal season have yielded disappointing results so far, according to the state’s waterfowl study leader.[…]
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LDWF cites Marksville man for alleged gator violations
Agents from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently cited a Marksville man for alleged alligator hunting violations on the Richard K. Yancey and Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Areas.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout action is hit-and-miss on Big Lake
Speckled trout fishing on Big Lake this month has been relatively inconsistent, a guide said.[…]
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Louisiana’s recreational red snapper weekend-only season ends Sept. 29
With the potential 21-day federal red snapper season that was slated to start Oct. 1 in jeopardy, the Louisiana Department of WIldlife and Fisheries reminded state anglers Friday the weekend-only season ends on Sept. 29.[…]
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LDWF cites three Texas men on alleged red snapper violations in Gulf of Mexico
During patrol inspections of 20 boats in the Gulf of Mexico this past weekend, agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three Texas men in two separate cases for alleged red snapper violations, according to a press release.[…]
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Fall red snapper season unlikely, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today that the fall red snapper season initally announced in July is unlikely to take place in the wake of federal fisheries managers’ announcement earlier this week that new catch estimates indicate the 2013 recreational quota already has been surpassed.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout bite slow at Cypremort Point
The Atchafalaya River level is good and the water conditions are right, but speckled trout have not yet arrived in Vermilion Bay in solid numbers, a guide side on Wednesday.[…]
Deer Hunting
Texas man pleads guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm
A man arrested in January by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents in connection with night hunting violations in Caddo Parish pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in U.S. Federal Western District Court in Shreveport.[…]