Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited 75 subjects resulting in 100 citations for alleged dove hunting violations on the opening weekend of the 2024-25 dove hunting season that took place from Sept. 7-8.
Agents seized a total of 285 doves in connection with these cases and donated them to local charities.
Agents made the following dove cases in these parishes on opening weekend.
Livingston: Agents cited seven subjects each for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area and wrote one citation for placing bait to hunt migratory game birds.
St. Helena: Agents cited four subjects each for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area and wrote one citation for aiding and abetting others in taking migratory game birds over a baited area.
Tangipahoa: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Washington: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area.
East Feliciana: Agents cited 12 subjects each for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area.
Beauregard: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Evangeline: Agents cited two subjects each for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Acadia: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Calcasieu: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Avoyelles: Agents cited 10 subjects each for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area, wrote two citations for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun and wrote two citations for aiding and abetting others in taking migratory game birds over a baited area.
Pointe Coupee: Agents cited six subjects each for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area and wrote another citation for placing bait to hunt migratory game birds.
Natchitoches: Agents cited four subjects and wrote two citation for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area, one citation for aiding and abetting others in taking migratory game birds over a baited area and three citations for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Concordia: Agents cited 10 subjects and wrote nine citations for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area, five citations for aiding and abetting others in taking migratory game birds over a baited area and one citation for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Claiborne: Agents cited eight subjects each for possessing over the limit of doves and untagged doves.
Red River: Agents cited one subject for over the limit of doves.
Richland: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds from a moving vehicle.
Franklin: Agents cited three subjects and wrote one citation for hunting migratory game birds from a baited area, one citation for aiding and abetting others in taking migratory game birds over a baited area, one citation for placing bait to hunt migratory game birds and two citations for hunting migratory game birds from a moving vehicle.
Allen: Agents cited one subject for hunting migratory game birds with an unplugged gun.
Bienville: Agents cited one subjects for hunting migratory game birds over a baited area and for aiding and abetting others in taking migratory game birds over a baited area.
All migratory game bird baiting cases are filed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution in Federal Court.
