Glad to see y'all old timers still posting in here ..read more

https://deltawaterfowl.org/waterfowl-breeding-habitat-conditions-as-of-march-31-2024 ..read more

Duck Tracker & Waterfowl Migration | In Real-Time | 50 Ducks At 50 Ducks, we track waterfowl across the United States, Canada, & Mexico. Our duck tracker is ideal for birdwatchers and students. Start tracking ducks today! 50ducks.com Bird of the Day: BWTE #30's Spring Yo-Yo Migration Have you ever heard of ducks "Yo-Yoing"? Typically, this term refers to birds pushed south by cold fronts during fall migration that then head north again. However, BWTE #30, a Blue-Winged Teal, demonstrates that this phenomenon can also occur in spring (not necessarily due to weather). After being GPS ..read more

Retired Louisiana game warden, Joe Oliveras is being commemorated with a 1000 acre tract of land being named in his memory in Mer Rouge, LA.....Oliveras died of cancer, I believe it was two years ago......................just thought some of y'all may remember Joe, I know my father and quit a few friends do, and anyone who hunted the northern part of the state in the 80's has surely had a run in with him. He was almost legendary in this part of the state and has busted quit a few famous and... Read more ..read more

Figured I would see this posted on the Texas Flyway Forum, but hasn’t yet. Oklahoma may consider such, but Louisiana’s head waterfowl man Oldszak says not in this state. That may change with the new administration…..wait and see ..read more

$9,000 Reward Offered for Information on Shooting of Endangered Whooping Cranes in Acadia Parish Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement agents are still looking for information regarding two endangered whooping cranes that were shot to death in Acadia Parish on May 20, 2016. The cranes were found just south of Rayne off of Hwy. 35 and Hains Hwy. on the afternoon of May 20. The cranes were recovered and sent in for a necropsy, which revealed they were both... Read more ..read more

Some of you may had read this article before, but it's worth a revisit. https://www.outdoorlife.com/story/hunting/hunting-ducks-too-much/ “I hunted every day of duck season last year.” I hear that phrase proudly uttered each summer at the public blind draw, in duck camps during the fall, and from almost every ol’ southern boy I’ve ever shared a sundowner with. One fella with the “illness” put it to me like this: “Think if your wife only had 60 days to shop at Macy’s. She’d be in... Read more ..read more

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposed 2024-26 hunting regulation notices of intent (NOI) on Saturday (March 2) at 6 p.m. on Zoom. To register for the meeting, go to https://wlf-la.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_toodgmbCQtWTJB15vPEr5g#/registration. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted notices of intent for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 hunting seasons, 2024-25 general and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA)... Read more ..read more

Summary: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing regulations establishing annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2024–25 hunting season. This proposed rule is the first of the rulemaking documents for the 2024–2025 season. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2024–25 general duck seasons, and provides preliminary proposals that vary from the 2023–24 hunting season regulations... Read more ..read more

Love the quote from Graves. Editorial: State’s coastal agency is working, don't weaken it Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal to consolidate and reorganize the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority under the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources calls to mind the old adage, “If www.nola.com ..read more