Hunting & Fishing Guide

A Supplement to

Sunday, September 19, 2010

By Tom [email protected]

Delta Waterfowl is coming to Eunice.

The inaugural chapter dinner will be held Thursday at LSU Eunice as new members spend an evening together introducing Delta Waterfowl to this part of St. Landry Parish.

Brett Manuel, local chairman, is excited about the early response with more than 200 tickets sold to the social/dinner that begins at 6 p.m.

With the $45 ticket, $25 goes to membership fees to join Delta Waterfowl, according to Manuel. Youth tickets (age 15-under) are $25.

A corporate sponsorship costs $250 which includes six tickets to the banquet.

“We are expecting between 250 and 300 people,” he said, “which would a great start to our local chapter.”

Besides the banquet, there will be a live-auction of 10 guns and hunting gear, waterfowl equipment, dog supplies and other related items at 7 p.m. as well as a silent auction before the 7:30 p.m. dinner.

“Delta gives back half of the profits from the banquet to the local Eunice chapter,” Manuel said.

“We can use that money to help the duck population here by building wood duck boxes, henhouses for mottled ducks or anything related to youth hunting in the community.”

Manuel said the local chapter plans to establish a $1,000 scholarship for a local hunter attending LSU Eunice.

“In the big scheme of things, Delta Waterfowl’s purpose is to help the duck population,” he said.

“They are trying to get rid of the duck predators around nesting areas who eat the eggs.”

Manuel said wood duck boxes and mallard duck nests will be placed around the area, on both private and public land.

According to their web site, Delta Waterfowl is committed to strengthening North America’s

waterfowl hunting culture through its mentored hunting program and public-policy and ,advocacy work.

All of these efforts are done with a single guiding vision—to secure the future of waterfowl and

waterfowl hunting across North America.

“We have better duck hunting in southwest Louisiana where place like south Mississippi would have better deer hunting,” Manuel said.

“There are both die-hard deer and die-hard duck hunters around here.”

Manuel said the duck breeding numbers are up this year and the hunting season should be productive

once it begins on Nov. 11.For tickets or more

information, contact Brett Manuel at 550-4429 or Terry Brown at 546-6887.

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An exotic deer that can be found at the Lodge at Tee Mamou.

Delta Waterfowl opening chapter, holding dinner Thursday

Eunice chapter chairmen include from left, Ben Summerlin, Brandon Bertrand, Brett Manuel and Terry Brown.

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Be sure to keep these importantsafety basics in mind to ensure a

safe and successful hunting season.

1. Treat every firearm as if it is loaded.

2. Always point the muzzle in a safe direction.

3. Be certain of your target, and what’s beyond it and in front of it.

4. Do not fire your gun at a target in the dark; wait for the animal to enter a lighted area.

5. Keep your finger outside the trigger guard and off the trigger until ready to shoot.

6. Unload firearms and unstring bows when not in use, and place in a safe and locked place.

7. Handle all firearms carefully and respectfully; never horseplay with them.

8. Don’t drink alcohol while handling firearms or bow and arrows.

9. Always wear ear and eye protection.

10. Wear orange so other hunters can see you.

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforce-ment officers Lance Devillier and Travis Huval discussed changes and noteworthy aspects of state hunting and fishing laws, and outdoors rules, dur-ing a recent meeting of the Eunice Kiwanis Club.

Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1988 must take a boating edu-cation course in order to obtain a boating license.

Effective July 1, 2010, that applies to everyone born after Jan. 1, 1984.

The classes are free, Huval said, and a class will be offered in Eunice in the near future. Huval was unsure of the date.

As always, Huval said, boat-ers must wear floatation vests at all times while in a moving boat.

Deer hunters this year will have three antler tags and three doe tags, Huval said. Hunters will have 72 hours in which to call and report a deer kill, and should carry their deer tags on them at all times.

The count for doves is 15; white wing and red-ring doves do not count towards this total, but must be killed during the regular dove-hunting season, which is from Oct. 17 to Nov. 29 and Dec. 19 to Jan. 4 2010.

Hog hunting is 365 days a year, and any number of hogs can be killed, as long as they’re not hunted after dark.

Non-game birds, such as spar-

rows and robins, are not legal to hunt, Huval said.

Hunting times for deer and other resident game, such as squirrels, rabbits, etc., can be hunted during their season from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.

More information can be found in the state hunting and fishing guide, which will be released in one to two weeks, and can also be found online at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries website.

In addition, hunting and fish-ing licenses, deer and turkey tag validation, and boat reg-istration renewal can all be completed online at www.wlf.la.gov.

Photo by Jamie Anfenson-ComeauLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Officers Lance Devillier and Travis Huval show the 2009 deer hunting tags dur-ing a recent meeting of the Eunice Kiwanis Club.

Changes ahead for hunters, fishermen

At their August meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisher-ies Commission approved sev-eral changes to the 2009-10 Canada goose hunting season in Louisiana.

One of the changes was ex-tending the Canada goose hunt-ing season from 16 to 44 days allowing hunters to take a Can-ada goose during the entire sec-ond segment of the duck season. The Canada goose season will be from Dec. 19 to Jan. 31 state-wide, except for a small closure area in southwest Louisiana.

The daily bag limit is now an aggregate bag limit with white-fronted geese (specklebellies) allowing hunters to take two dark geese with no more than one being a Canada goose.

Lastly, the special $5 permit that has been required to par-ticipate in the annual hunting of Canada geese is no longer required. As long as hunters are legally licensed to hunt wa-terfowl, they may participate in the Canada goose hunt.

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National Hunting and Fish-ing Day, presented by the Loui-siana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be held on Saturday.

This year’s Baton Rouge event is at Waddill Outdoor Education Center, 4142 Flannery Road.

Activities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include: ar-chery, canoeing, duck and goose calling, fishing, and sports shooting. Demonstrations will be presented on bowhunting, fly casting, fly tying and falconry. Exhibits will be staffed by mem-bers of the Amite River Tradi-tional Archery Club, Ducks Un-limited, Operation Game Thief, the National Wild Turkey Fed-eration, the Quality Deer Man-agement Association and many more. Free food and soft drinks will be available. For more in-formation, call 225-765-2925.

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Activities include: a Civil War re-enactment, Falconry demonstrations, Alligator skin-ning and drawing for the meat., SWAT Team Demonstration, Cannon net demonstrations, target shooting with shotguns, .22 rifles, Muzzleloaders, air rifles, as well as archery tar-get shooting, a live snake dis-play, Tee-Pee and Indian danc-ing, flint knapping, free photos taken on the air boat, rock wall climbing, retriever dog demos, hay rides, free food and drinks

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children’s fishing activities is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Beechwood Fish Hatchery, 41 Fowler Road, Forest Hill. Par-ticipants should bring their own bait and fishing gear. Ages 15 and under can fish for bream, bass and catfish. For more infor-mation, call 318-484-2276.

President Barack Obama has recognized the conservation spirit of hunters and anglers while officially proclaiming Saturday as National Hunting and Fishing Day in America.

Congress formalized NHF Day in 1972.

Every U.S. President since Richard M. Nixon has issued a proclamation commemorating the contributions of sportsmen and women.

Here’s the full text of the Obama proclamation:

“From atop Pikes Peak to the shores of the James River, Americans celebrate the great abundance and utility of our natural resources. Since our Nation’s founding, hunters and anglers have cherished these unparalleled natural gifts and marveled at their untamed beauty. National Hunting and

Fishing Day recognizes the contributions of millions of Americans who continue to engage in these ageless pursuits.

Following in the centuries-old footsteps of the pioneers who walked before them, hunters and anglers have played a key role in the conservation and restoration of numerous species and their natural habitats. They not only understand their pivotal role as stewards of the land, but also seek to pass on this honored tradition to future generations.

As our citizens continue to enjoy our Nation’s natural resources, we must remember that this privilege brings great responsibility. Not long ago, hunting threatened the extinction of the American Bison, an enduring symbol of the American West. Today, their population has recovered

because of the cooperative efforts of conservationists and hunters. Many species, however, still require our protection. We can no longer look to our wilderness, as some once did, as land full of unlimited bounty and surplus. Recognizing the need for conservation, our hunters and anglers have worked hard to manage local ecosystems where wildlife remain, as well as to protect those areas where they are slowly re-establishing viable populations.

Our national character, always evolving, finds its foundation in those timeless American ideals of freedom, fairness, and self-sustainability. Today’s hunters and anglers bring this spirit to life in the forests and streams they visit. If not for America’s great hunters and anglers, like President

Theodore Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold, our Nation would not enjoy sound game management; a system of ethical, science-based game laws; and an extensive public lands estate on which to pursue the sports. On National Hunting and Fishing Day, we celebrate their contributions to our natural environment and our national heritage.

Now, therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 26, 2009, as National Hunting and Fishing Day. I call upon the people of the United States to recognize this day with appropriate programs and activities.”

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Migratory and Waterfowl Seasons

Teal: September 11 - September 26Daily bag limit 4, possession

limit 8, blue-winged, green-winged and Cinnamon teal only. Federal and state waterfowl stamps required.

Rails: Split Season, Statewide, 70

daysSeptember 11 - September 26Nov. 15 - Jan. 5.

King and Clapper: Daily bag limit 15 in the

aggregate and possession 30 in the aggregate. Sora and Virginia: Daily and possession bag 25 in the aggregate.

Gallinules: Split Season, Statewide, 70

daysSeptember 11 - September 26

Nov. 13 - Jan. 5Common and Purple: Daily

bag limit 15 in the aggregate, possession of 30 in the aggregate.

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Woodcock: December 18 - January 31,

StatewideDaily bag limit 3, possession

limit 6.Snipe: Snipe may be taken in the

first segment from Nov. 6 to Dec. 10 and from Dec. 18 to Feb. 27 in the second segment, with a daily bag limit of eight and a possession limit of 16.

Extended Falconry SeasonMourning Doves: StatewideSeptember 20 - October 5Woodcock: Split Season, StatewideOctober 28 - December 17

February 1 - February 11Falconry daily bag and

possession limits for all permitted migratory game birds must not exceed 3 and 6 birds, respectively, singly or in the aggregate, during the extended falconry seasons and regular hunting seasons.

An extended falconry season for ducks, rails and gallinules will take place from Nov. 6 to Feb. 4.

Shooting and Hawking Hours:

Dove: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset except 12:00 noon to sunset September 4, 2010.

Teal, rails, gallinules, and woodcock: One-half hour before

sunrise to sunset.

Waterfowl Hunting ZonesBeginning at the Arkansas-

Louisiana border on LA 3; thence south along LA 3 to Bossier City; thence east along

I-20 to Minden; thence south along LA 7 to Ringgold; thence east along LA 4 to Jonesboro; thence south along US 167 to Lafayette; thence southeast along US 90 to the Mississippi state line.

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Participants will be determined by a lottery drawing. Applications for the lottery should be submitted to LDWF before close of business on Sept. 23.

One applicant will be selected from each of the seven geographic LDWF regions in the state and one participant will be selected from the state at large.

Applicants must be 15 years of age and younger. Selected hunters must be

accompanied in the blind by a parent or guardian, though the youth will be the only one permitted to possess a firearm.

Applications may be obtained by contacting LDWF's regional offices or by visiting the LDWF Web site at www.wlf.louisiana.gov/p d f s / h u n t i n g /lotteryhunt/2010-White-L a k e - Yo u t h - L o t t e r y -Application.pdf.

Completed applications may be delivered in person to Room 458 of the LDWF Building in Baton Rouge, or by mail. The mailing address is: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Attention: White Lake Youth Waterfowl Hunt at P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division is advising boaters to be aware of boating regulations:

Boating Safety Education Required

No person born after January 1, 1984, shall operate a motorboat powered by a motor in excess of ten horsepower unless he has successfully completed a boating safety class approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). A person who has completed an approved boating safety class shall be in possession of evidence of such completion when operating such a boat.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries offers a boating class that lasts between 6 and 8 hours that is usually completed in a day.

The course includes information on choosing a boat, classification, hulls, motors, legal requirements and equipment requirements, many navigation rules, navigation charts, trailering, sailboats, and related subjects that include canoeing, personal watercraft and more.

Completion of the course will result in the student being issued a vessel operators certification card.

Boating Classes with LDWF are offered year-round but are most popular in the spring and summer.

These classes are offered free of charge to the public.

Penalties For DWIPenalties for DWI's now

include the suspension or revocation of boating privileges when a person loses driving privileges due to suspension or revocation of their license due to a D.W.I. or D.W.I. refusal whether the offense took place in a vehicle or a watercraft.

Personal Flotation Devices

Every person 16 years or younger on board a Class A(less than 16 feet) or Class 1(16 to less than 26 feet) motorboat or vessel shall wear a coast guard approved life jacket or life preserver while such outboard motorboat or vessel is underway.

The regulation becomes effective August 15, 2009. This law previously stated that children 12 and under were required to wear PFD’s.

All persons onboard a Class A motorboat which is being propelled by a hand tiller outboard motor shall be required to wear a USCG approved Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device while the motorboat is underway.

A handtiller outboard is described as an outboard motor that has a tiller or steering arm attached to the outboard motor to facilitate steering and does not have any mechanical assist device which is rigidly attached to

the boat and used in steering the vessel, including but not limited to mechanical, hydraulic, or electronic control systems. Hand tiller outboard motor shall not mean any type of electronic trolling motor.

No person shall operate a Class A or Class One motorboat with a hand tiller outboard motor in excess of ten horsepower designed to have or having an engine cut-off switch, while the engine is running and the motorboat is underway, unless:

a. The engine cut-off switch is fully functional and in operable condition; and

b. The engine cut-off switch link is attached to the operator, the operator's clothing, or if worn, the operator's personal flotation device.

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to licensed commercial fishermen operating a motorboat while engaged in commercial fishing activities. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to sailboats

Engine cut-off switch - an operable emergency cut-off engine stop switch installed on a motorboat and that attaches to the motorboat operator by an engine cut-off switch link. Engine cut-off switch link the lanyard and/or cut-off device used to attach the motorboat operator to the engine cut-off switch installed on the motorboat.

Persons engaged in watersports, which includes but is not limited to waterskiing, towing a tube, wake boarding, wake surfing, etc... must wear a Type I, II, III or V PFD. An inflatable PFD does not meet the requirement. Vessel operators can not tow a watersports participant who is not wearing a pfd. Exceptions to the requirements of this subsection are allowed during Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and/or United States Coast Guard permitted marine events under the following conditions:

a. A skier engaged in barefoot water-skiing who wears a barefoot wetsuit designed specifically for such activity.

b. A skier engaged in trick water-skiing whose movements would be restricted or impeded by the bulk of a PFD. A trick water-skier is a person whose equipment and activities have all of the following characteristics:

i. Type of Skis: For standard double trick skis, a length of no more than 46 inches and width of at least 8 inches, with no keels on the bottom; for single trick boards, a length of no more than 56 inches and width of at least 22 inches, with no keel on bottom; and

ii. Tow rope no longer than 50 feet.

c. The operator of a vessel towing a trick water-skier or barefoot water-skier shall make a PFD readily available aboard the tow vessel for each such skier who elects not to wear such a device while skiing.

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Federal Hunting Regulations:In addition to State

regulations, the following federal rules apply to the taking, possession, shipping, transporting and storing of migratory game birds:

Restrictions - No person shall take migratory game birds:

With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance.

With a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun. From a sink box (a low floating device, having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water). From or with the aid of a car or other motor-driven land conveyance or any aircraft, except that paraplegic and single or double amputees of the legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance. "Paraplegic" means an individual afflicted with paralysis of the lower half of the body which involves both legs, usually due to disease of or injury to the spinal cord.

From or by means of any motor boat or sailboat unless the motor has been completely shut off and/or the sail furled and its progress therefrom has ceased.

By the aid of baiting or on or over a baited area where a person knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited. A baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after complete removal of any bait. Baiting includes placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain or other feed that could serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Agricultural areas must be prepared in accordance with official recommendations to be legally hunted. It is a separate offense to place or direct placement of bait on or adjacent


LDWF’s research in wetland forests has indicated that suitable nesting cavities for wood ducks are very limited.

Current timber management practices in the southeast U.S. dictate that cavity densities will increase only slowly, if at all.

Consequently, populations of wood ducks in the southeast, including Louisiana, may be limited by the number of suitable nesting cavities.

The Waterfowl Program initiated a wood duck box program in 1990 and currently manages over 2,750 nesting boxes.

Boxes are mounted on pipe, donated by oil companies, with sheet metal predator guards and installed primarily on LDWF WMAs and also on select private wetlands, state parks and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers properties. Boxes are placed in or proximal to wetlands with good brood habitat in an effort to increase survival rates of young.

Waterfowl Program personnel work with a network of 25 LDWF biologists and specialists that check boxes at least twice/year to monitor annual production.

Data from nesting boxes are computerized and summary reports developed. This program is increasing local breeding populations of wood ducks and increasing use of our WMAs by wood ducks. Hooded merganser nesting in boxes is also increasing on some WMAs.

Program personnel conduct interagency wood duck workshops in conjunction with federal and state wildlife personnel to provide updated information and techniques to program participants. Personnel also work with university staff to facilitate wood duck research projects.

Wood duck population monitoring is difficult due to the bird's use of densely vegetated habitats. Banding is the primary tool for sampling wood duck populations and provides important information for management.

Banding data, when combined with population and harvest data, also provide vital information on the life history, population status and ecology of wood ducks.

LDWF typically bands nesting hens while checking nesting boxes, and all captured birds

during the pre-hunting season period (July-August).

The number of wood ducks banded each year, but over 1,700 have been banded the past 2 years, and Louisiana has banded more wood ducks since 1990 than any other southeastern state.

The preseason banding program is directed toward "local" wood ducks to obtain management information specific to wood ducks from Louisiana and the southern part of the flyway, including the recovery distribution, recovery rates, and survival rates. These data, along with reproduction data help to assess the affect of harvest on wood duck populations.

LDWF study shows wood duck nesting areas very limited

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Federal Hunting Regulations:In addition to State

regulations, the following federal rules apply to the taking, possession, shipping, transporting and storing of migratory game birds:

Restrictions - No person shall take migratory game birds:

With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance.

With a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun. From a sink box (a low floating device, having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water). From or with the aid of a car or other motor-driven land conveyance or any aircraft, except that paraplegic and single or double amputees of the legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance. "Paraplegic" means an individual afflicted with paralysis of the lower half of the body which involves both legs, usually due to disease of or injury to the spinal cord.

From or by means of any motor boat or sailboat unless the motor has been completely shut off and/or the sail furled and its progress therefrom has ceased.

By the aid of baiting or on or over a baited area where a person knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited. A baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after complete removal of any bait. Baiting includes placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain or other feed that could serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Agricultural areas must be prepared in accordance with official recommendations to be legally hunted. It is a separate offense to place or direct placement of bait on or adjacent

to an area that causes, induces, or allows another to hunt by the aid of bait or over a baited area. Hunters are responsible for ensuring that an area has not been baited and should verify its legality prior to hunting. The maximum federal penalties are: for hunting over bait; $15,000/6 months jail, and placing bait; $100,000/1 year jail.

Using records or tapes of migratory bird calls or sounds, or electronically amplified imitations of bird calls.

By driving rallying or chasing birds with any motorized conveyance or any sailboat to put them in the range of the hunter. By the aid of baiting (placing feed such as corn, wheat, salt or other feed to constitute a lure or enticement), or on or over any baited area. Hunters should be aware that a baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after the removal of the bait and it is not necessary for the hunter to know an area is baited to be in violation.

Closed SeasonNo person shall take

migratory game birds during the closed season.

Shooting Or Hawking Hours

No person shall take migratory game birds except during the hours open to shooting and hawking as prescribed.

Daily Bag LimitNo person shall take in any

one day more than one daily bag limit.

No person shall possess more than one daily bag limit while in the field or while returning from the field to one's car, hunting camp, home, etc.

Wanton WasteAll migratory game birds

shall be retrieved, if possible, and retained in the custody of the hunter in the field.

TAGGINGNo person shall give, put or

leave any migratory game birds at any place or in the custody of another person unless the birds are tagged by the hunter with the following information:

1. The hunter's signature2. The hunter's address3. The total number of birds

involved, by species4. The dates such birds were

killed.Tagging is required if the

birds are being transported by another person for the hunter or if the birds have been left for cleaning, storage (including temporary storage), shipment or taxidermy services.

Possession Of Live BirdsWounded birds reduced to

possession shall be immediately killed and included in the daily bag limit.

DressingNo person shall completely

field dress any migratory game bird (except doves and band-tailed pigeons) and then transport the bird from the field. The head or one fully-feathered wing must remain attached to all such birds while being transported from the field to one's home or to a migratory bird preservation facility.

ShipmentNo person shall ship

migratory game birds unless the package is marked on the outside with: (a) the name and address of the person sending the birds, (b) the name and address of the person to whom the birds are being sent and (c) the number of birds, by species,

contained in the package.ImportationFor information regarding the

importation of migratory birds killed in another country, hunters should consult 50 CFR 20.61 through 20.66. One fully-feathered wing must remain attached to all migratory game birds being transported between a port of entry and one's home or to a migratory bird preservation facility. No person shall import migratory game birds killed in a foreign country, except Canada, unless such birds are dressed (Except as required in 20.63), drawn and the head and feet are removed. No person shall import migratory game birds belonging to another person.

Duck StampThe law requires that each

waterfowl hunter 16 years of age and older must carry on his person a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (federal duck stamp) signed in ink across the face. Hunters younger than 16 may voluntarily purchase a duck stamp and help preserve wetlands for waterfowl. Louisiana law requires that persons between the ages of 16 and 59 inclusive and non residents 16 years of age and

older have a valid state duck stamp, signed in ink across the face, in possession while hunting ducks, geese and coots. All residents hunting migratory game birds (doves, ducks, goose, woodcock, rails, snipe, coots or gallinules) in Louisiana must be HIP certified in addition to their appropriate licenses.

Nontoxic Shot Regulations And Zone Descriptions

No person shall take migratory game birds while possessing shot other than steel or other approved shot. This restriction applies only to ducks, geese, brant, swans and coots.

Dual ViolationViolation of State migratory

bird regulations is also a violation of Federal regulations.

ReferenceFederal regulations related to

migratory game birds are located in Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20.

More restrictive regulations may apply to National Wildlife Refuges open to public hunting. For more information on Federal regulations, contact U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agents: Lacombe (985) 882-3756; Lafayette (337) 291-3114 or Monroe (318) 325-1735.


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Why Hunter Education?Hunter Education provides a

foundation for safe and responsible hunting. Due to hunter education, hunting accidents have dropped significantly. Each year some 18,000 individuals graduate from a hunter education course in Louisiana. The major objectives of the hunter education program are:

Reduce hunting accidentsImprove the image of hunting

through ethical and responsible conduct

Promote the shooting sports

What Is Taught In A Hunter Education Course?

Major subjects cover are:

Ethics and responsibility, wildlife management and conservation, understanding firearms and ammunition, safe firearms handling and personal safety in the outdoors. Students are also required to participate in a live fire exercise and successfully complete a written exam.

Who Is Required To Take The Hunter Education Course?

Act 149 of the 1984 Louisiana Legislature enacted a mandatory education requirement for anyone born on or after September 1, 1969. All hunters born on or after this date must successfully complete

the course in order to hunt in the State of Louisiana.

Who Can Participate?Anyone can participate in the

basic student course, but only those persons 10 years of age or older are eligible for certification. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a Louisiana Hunter Education Certification Card that is recognized by all states and provinces that require hunter education.

How Much Does The Course Cost?

Hunter Education and Bowhunter Education courses are free.

Who Needs To Be Supervised While Hunting?

A person who is younger than 16 years of age may hunt without hunter education if accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a person 18 years of age or older who has a valid hunting license or has proof of successful completion of a hunter education course.

In addition all persons 10 and 11 years of age must be supervised by a person who is 18 years of age or older while hunting regardless as to whether they are hunter education certified or not.

Also: A person who has not completed a hunters education course may be issued a hunting

license with the restriction that they are under the direct supervision of a person who is eighteen years of age or older and has a valid hunting license or proof of sucessful completion of a hunter education course.

Who teaches hunter education courses?

Courses are taught by Hunter Education staff and volunteer instructors. The majority of courses are taught by volunteers recruited from schools, law enforcement agencies, sportsmen's groups, and many other conservation-minded organizations.

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