The Bogalusa paper mill responsible for the spill that caused a massive fish kill in the Pearl River has agreed to the fund state testing of seafood and private water wells, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Turkey-hunting regulations for 2012 will be the focus of a public meeting set for Aug. 30 in Jonesboro, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced. […]
The September issue of Louisiana Sportsman is on its way to the printer, and will be mailed on Saturday. That means subscribers will start seeing the issue in their mailboxes beginning on Monday.[…]
During a special meeting yesterday (Aug. 17), the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission decided to allow deer hunting with dogs on Kisatchie National Forest during a nine-day period in December.[…]
A 39-year-old New Iberia man has pleaded guilty in federal court to killing a black bear during the 2008-09 hunting season, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today (Aug. 17).[…]
Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 youth waterfowl lottery hunts to be held on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in November, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced yesterday (Aug. 16).
The Nov. 5-6 hunts are free, but lottery applications must be submitted before close of business on Sept. 15, LDWF said.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries needs help cleaning the beaches of Elmer’s Island this Thursday (Aug. 18), the agency announced.[…]
Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area has been expanded by 4,955 acres, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced yesterday (Aug. 11).[…]
Twenty-four of the nation’s top bass anglers have teamed with the Outdoor Channel to form a new professional fishing circuit designed to test anglers’ prowess in putting together patterns quickly.[…]
Two public meetings have been set during which management of Catahoula Lake will be discussed, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to provide public hunting opportunities for the Sept. 3 opener of dove season, and is looking for lease to lease.[…]
Anglers who drag a trawl for their own live bait are used to the white shrimp season opening on the third Monday of August, but this year, they’ll have to wait a week longer.[…]
The 60-day 2011-12 waterfowl season was tentatively approved yesterday (Aug. 4) during the monthly Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting.[…]
A tag-and-release yellowfin tournament based out of Venice Marina on Sept. 24 will kick off a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries initiative to encourage recreational anglers to tag and release yellowfin while helping provide scientific data so managers can better understand the species, the agency announced today (Aug. 4).[…]
The recent study of public perceptions about current bass regulations for the Atchafalaya Basin is just the first step in a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries review that could result in changing the management scheme that has been in place for nearly 20 years, an LDWF official said.[…]
Farmerville’s Cynthia Bryan knew she had a good shot at winning a rigged-out $30,000 Triton boat this past weekend as part of the Bassmaster All-Star Week, but she couldn’t believe it when the hope turned into reality.[…]