A 52-year-old Ville Platte faces violations of the Endangered Species Act — which bring up to a $50,000 fine and one year in jail — after admitting to shooting and killing a male whooping crane in Evangeline Parish on July 25, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Life is made up of learning experiences, and last year Ty Trosclair got a tough one: He caught a tagged redfish, but wasn’t registered for the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s STAR Tournament.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Texas man for alleged crabbing violations on April 27.[…]
After an almost two-year-long investigation, enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two people in connection with the shooting deaths of whooping cranes in Acadia Parish.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited seven people in two incidents for allegedly hunting migratory game birds from a vehicle on a public road, according to a press release.[…]
The Mermentau River’s “Old River” has been giving up beaucoup redfish this winter — and shows no signs of slowing down in January. […]
Pousson readily admitted that the Mermentau is home to river bass, and a keeper fish here averages 1 ½ to 2 pounds.[…]
Unfortunately, the Mermentau River system is also home to an exotic aquatic pest — the apple snail.[…]
The mottled duck’s ongoing population struggles, which prompted officials to reduce the daily limit to one bird eight years ago, now are the reason for a telemetry study designed to help researchers locate their nests to determine nesting success. […]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Sulphur man for allegedly spotlighting deer in Calcasieu Parish on Dec. 1.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Sulphur man for allegedly spotlighting deer in Calcasieu Parish on Dec. 1.[…]
Steeped in a mixture of legend and historical fact — with some folklore thrown in — the Mermentau River in Acadia Parish just might be a pearl amongst many fishing gems in Southwest Louisiana.[…]
For years now, it’s been widely documented that mottled duck populations have been declining on the Texas Gulf coast, while they have remained somewhat stable in Louisiana. […]
Brothers Darren and Joey Sexton have hunted Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge’s trophy bass for years, and the stars finally lined up earlier this month when they each caught an 11-pound bass.[…]
Some Louisiana residents are already dealing with potential impacts from Hurricane Harvey — and the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge has already shut its doors until further notice in advance of the rapidly strengthening storm.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Texas man Sunday who was allegedly driving a boat when an 8-year-old boy died in a tubing accident on the Old Sabine River near Niblett’s Bluff Park in Calcasieu Parish.[…]