Outdoor

LDWF agents help rescue boaters from the Atchafalaya River

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents participated in a successful search and rescue mission in Avoyelles Parish on March 11. LDWF Cpl. Douglas Anderson received a call around 4 p.m.
Colt Smith, 9, of Eunice, caught a 50 lb. snapping turtle on March 10 in the Jeff Davis Parish Swamp. Colt has been running catfish nets with his father, Sam Smith, a commercial fisherman, and this year began running a few nets of his own. (Submitted photo)

Colt Smith, 9, of Eunice, caught a 50 lb. snapping turtle on March 10 in the Jeff Davis Parish Swamp. Colt has been running catfish nets with his father, Sam Smith, a commercial fisherman, and this year began running a few nets of his own. (Submitted photo)

Big snapper

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Colt Smith, 9, of Eunice, caught a 50 lb. snapping turtle on March 10 in the Jeff Davis Parish Swamp. Colt has been running catfish nets with his father, Sam Smith, a commercial fisherman, and this year began running a few nets of his own. (Submitted photo)

Reward raised to $15,000 for Info on whooping crane killing near Mamou

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, March 11, 2024
The Center for Biological Diversity increased the total reward to $15,000 for information leading to a conviction in the illegal killing of a whooping crane near Mamou. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a $5,000 reward last week, and the Center is boosting the amount by $10,000.

Richard places 1st in saddle bronc riding for McNeese

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 23, 2024
The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams both placed second in the first rodeo of the spring semester at the Texas A&M University – Commerce rodeo competition Feb. 2-3.
Juvenile whooping cranes released at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. (Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Juvenile whooping cranes released at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. (Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

LDWF’s whooping crane program adds 4 more birds

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
With assistance from the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LWFF), Audubon Nature Institute and the Dallas Zoo, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) added four new whooping cranes to its experimental population Sunday (Nov.

Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana seeks donations

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, November 3, 2023
Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is accepting deer and hog donations at partner processors that are signed up with the organization throughout the state, for the 2023-2024 “Freshly Harvested Game Program” season.

LDWF to update system to allow renewals prior to expiration

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is aware that the current license system does not allow individuals to renew their license until the moment it expires. We are in the process of making updates to the system to allow individuals to buy before expiration.