TUESDAY
LA. OYSTER TASK FORCE MEETING: 10 a.m., Lakefront Airport, 6001 Stars and Stripes Boulevard, New Orleans.
THURSDAY
JUNIOR SOUTHWEST BASSMASTERS MEETING: 7 p.m., Seminar Room, Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Boys & girls age-group bass tournaments for ages 7-10, 11-14 & 15-18 anglers. Call Jim Breaux (225) 772-3026.
FRIDAY
LA. WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Cotton Museum, 7162 US65-North, Lake Providence.
FRIDAY-MONDAY
COLDWATER FLY FISHING WEEKEND: White River/Buffalo River/Crooked Creek, Arkansas. Red Stick Fly Fishers event. Call Cole Miller (225) 921-9192. Email: cole.miller@theldsgroup.com
HUNTING SEASONS
TEAL: Through Sept. 29. Season also allows for take of rails & gallinules.
DEER/ARCHERY: Oct. 1-Jan. 31, State Deer Areas 1, 2 & 4; Oct. 1-15, State Deer Areas 5, 6 & 9 (bucks only), then Oct. 16-Feb. 15; through Jan. 15, State Deer Areas 3, 7, 8 & 10; . Either-sex take allowed through except in areas with bucks-only take during archery and firearms seasons.
RABBITS/SQUIRRELS: Oct. 5-Feb. 28, private lands only. Selected state wildlife management areas listed in 2024-2025 Louisiana Hunting Regulations pamphlet.
DOVES: North Zone: Oct. 5-Nov. 9. South Zone, Oct. 19-Nov. 30.
DEER/PRIMITIVE FIREARMS: Oct. 12-18, State Deer Areas 3, 7, 8 & 10.
LOTTERY HUNTS
WATERFOWL/APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sept. 30 for physically challenged/disabled veterans & ages 10-17 on select Wildlife & Fisheries wildlife management areas. General public lottery hunts set for Sherburne & Bayou Pierre WMAs. Application website: louisianaoutdoors.com/lottery-applications. $8.50 fee. Email David Hayden: dhayden@wlf.la.gov
WHITE LAKE WATERFOWL/APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sept. 30 for Nov. 2 & Nov. 3 youth-only hunt (ages 10-17), 30 marsh hunts & 30 rice field hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. Application website: louisianaoutdoors.com/lottery-applications. $8.50 fee. Call Lance Ardoin (337) 536-6061/Email: lardoin@wlf.la.gov
AROUND THE CORNER
OCT. 6-10—RAE COASTAL/ESTUARINE SUMMIT: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. Restore America’s Estuaries event. Website: estuaries.org
OCT. 8-10–7TH INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH SYMPOSIUM: Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, San Diego, California. International Game Fish Association & Wild Oceans project. Website: bfssymposium.org
OCT. 8-10—GULF COUNCIL MACKEREL & SHRIMP S&S COMMITTEES MEETING: 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (CDT) daily, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council office, Suite 200, 4107 West Spruce Street, Tampa, Florida. Website: gulfcouncil.org
OCT. 9—BUGS & BEERS: 6:30 p.m., Skeeta Hawk Brewing, 455 N. Dorgenois Street, New Orleans. Fly tying. Open to the public. Email A.J. Rosenbohm: ajrosenbohm@gmail.com. Website: neworleansflyfishers.com
OCT. 10—A WILD NIGHT: 6 p.m., Live Oak Arabians, 6300 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge. La. Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation fundraiser. Live/silent auctions. Benefits Youth Hunter Education Challenge, La. Hunting & Fishing Day, youth fishing programs, La. Wetshop & whooping crane restoration. Call Missy Fox (225) 765-5100. Email: mfox@lawff.org. Website: lawff.org/wildnight
OCT. 10-12—ST. CROIX BASSMASTER OPEN/DIVISION 1: Lake Hartwell, Anderson, South Carolina. Website: bassmaster.com
OCT. 12—WILD THINGS: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 61389 La. 434, Lacombe. Canoeing, live animals, wildlife crafts, fly tying. Free. Friends of Louisiana Wildlife Refuges event. Call (985) 882-2025
OCT. 12—SACK UP FOR CLEAN WATER: Monthly Red Stick Fly Fishers/New Orleans Fly Fishing Club habitat enhancement day. Various locations. Email Almeida Robinson: almeidarob38@gmail.com
OCT. 12-13—JUNIOR SOUTHWEST BASSMASTERS/TOLEDO BEND: Separate one-day tournaments, Toledo Bend Reservoir. Boys & girls 7-10, 11-14 & 15-18 age groups. Call Jim Breaux (225) 772-3026.
OCT. 14—COLUMBUS DAY
FISHING/SHRIMPING
SHRIMP: All inshore & outside waters open.
SPECKLED TROUT: New regulations: 15 per day measuring 13-20 inches with 2 trout more than 20 inches allowed in daily catch.
REDFISH: New regulations: 4-fish daily limit, 18-27 inches “slot” limit, no redfish more than 27 inches long.
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Recreational, state for-hire red snapper, gray triggerfish, greater amberjack; southern flounder; lane, blackfin, queen and silk snappers & wenchmen among other snapper species; all groupers except closed red, goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
CLOSED SEASONS: Federal for-hire red snapper permit holders; gag, red, goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
LDWF UPDATES
-Lake drawdowns: False River, Henderson, Lake D’Arbonne, Saline, Iatt, Bistineau & Lafourche (Caldwell Parish) lakes underway.
-Closed: Hope Canal Road/boat launch (Maurepas Swamp WMA, levee construction).
Email: jmacaluso@theadvocate.com