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Hooked on quack: Mexican squealer gets stuck, dies in tree
An appropriate low-budget horror film title for this summer might be “When Trees Attack!”[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
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Opening day of duck season pushed back one week for Louisiana’s coastal zone
For the first time in almost 40 years, waterfowl hunters in Louisiana’s coastal zone will not be in their blinds on the second Saturday in November for opening day of duck season.[…]
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Bill to increase federal duck stamp price passes House Natural Resources Committee
The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee yesterday passed the Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014, which would raise the price of a federal duck stamp to $25 and dedicate the increase to conservation easements with private landowners.[…]
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Federal duck stamps available online, from state license vendors starting Aug. 1
Louisiana duck hunters will be allowed to purchase federal waterfowl stamps online and through hunting-and-fishing license vendors throughout the state beginning Aug. 1, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today.[…]
Ducks
Getting a duck boat ready for hunting season
The father-son due of Hank and Andy Johnston of The Boat Doctor Inc. were the perfect people to interview on getting a duck boat ready to hunt.[…]
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Applications available for Elbow Slough WMA opening weekend dove lottery hunts
Applications are now being accepted for lottery dove hunts on Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area in Rapides Parish for opening weekend.[…]
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LWFC sets dove, teal season dates for 2014-15
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday set the dates for early migratory bird hunting this fall.[…]
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Proposed 2014-15 duck hunting dates presented to LWFC
Proposed duck hunting dates for the 2014-15 season were presented to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at their Thursday meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
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DU’s duck head featured on Sprint Cup Series car Saturday night
The Ducks Unlimited duck head will hit top speed Saturday under the lights at the Daytona International Speedway during the Coke Zero 400.[…]
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2014 USFWS Waterfowl Survey shows 8 percent increase in breeding pairs
A loss of about 107,000 wetland basins in the Prairie Pothole Region over a 12-year period dampened news of an 8 percent increase in breeding ducks this spring compared to last year, according to reports from Ducks Unlimited.[…]
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2015 Louisiana Duck Stamp competition to feature blue-winged teal
Blue-winged teal will be featured on the 2015 Louisiana Duck Stamp, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is encouraging artists to submit original artwork for the competition.[…]
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Duck breeding ground conditions excellent now in southern Saskatchewan, Reynolds says
On a recent auditing trip to monitor Ducks Unlimited’s efforts to restore wetlands in Saskatchewan, Louisiana’s waterfowl study leader was encouraged by both the number of birds and the habitat conditions he witnessed firsthand.[…]
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Annual drawdown at Catahoula Lake underway one month early, LDWF says
The annual drawdown of Catahoula Lake has begun about one month early this year in an attempt by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to address the encroachment of woody vegetation on the lakebed, according to a news release.[…]
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Six Louisiana chapters crack DU’s Top 100 for 2013
Six Louisiana chapters made the 2013 Ducks Unlimited Top 100 list as some of the organization’s best fundraisers, according to a press release.[…]
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Enter your dog in the Louisiana Sportsman Show Splash Dogs competition
Winter is drawing to a close and dog owners are looking for ways to engage their dogs physically and psychologically. As duck season closes, retrievers are looking for something to chase. House dogs are tired of being indoors, and they too are looking for something to do.[…]