A few year back I developed a creeping eruption as it is called in medical books, better known as 'Nuria Itch'. Iâve had it 10+ times over the years and it always had to run its 8-14 course which starts on your leg and stops at the neck unless it has enough life to keep going back down again. This time was special though. I sat on a rope that had just been pulled out of the mud and it started on my butt and some travelled up and the other down. I was determined to do research and find out how to kill it. I found out it was a nematode called strongloides myopotami and it lived inside the nutria until it made its way out on a 3 inch log ride where it disperses and looks for a host (hunters skin). Well, I found there was a medicine called Thibendazole (Mintezol) which is basically a dewormer. I went to the doctor with paperwork in hand and told him that I had nutria itch. He had never seen or heard of it before but took the papers, did research of his own and wrote a script for it. BAM, gone in two days. Since then, 3 people came to me to find out what I had used and told their docs. Those 3 people all left with prescriptions for Thiabendezole. I hope this helps as people go out in the marsh busting runs, building blinds and tracking deer this season. Doogie
NEWS RELEASES
News releases are posted every Tuesday by close of business. Actions taken at the monthly Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting are posted within 24 hours of the meeting. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meets on the first Thursday of each month. (Check our calendar for the next meeting). Other timely issues (i.e. season openings and closures) are posted as needed regardless of the regular schedule.
L.D.W.F. ISSUES HUNTING CLOSURE FOR AREAS IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER
Release Date: 12/18/2009
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham has issued a Declaration of Emergency closing all hunting seasons, except waterfowl, in portions of southeast Louisiana due to flooding.
LDWF has determined that floodwaters in the area could pose a potential risk of overharvest and safety risk to the hunting public.
The closure applies to Elm Hall Wildlife Management Area and those portions of Louisiana south of Interstate 10, West of Interstate 310, North and West of Hwy. 90, East of Hwy. 70, and East of Hwy. 22. This shall include portions of St. Mary, Assumption, Ascension, Lower St. Martin, Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. James, St. John and St. Charles parishes.
These areas will be closed to all hunting, except waterfowl, effective Dec. 18, 2009 until further notice.
For more information, contact Scott Durham at 225-765-2351 or sdurham@wlf.la.gov.
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Congrats to my Stepson Noah Zeringue on his first buck. He went hunting on Thanksgiving with his Grandpa Paul Z and made a perfect shot with his 243. I'm very proud of him.
Thanks for a few good hunts Lane!
I got one on the only day that I'll be able to hunt this year. Noah saw his first wild turkey and his first WLF agent. Tag your bird before you move it !! there's no telling who will be waiting for you at the truck.
I went on a trip this weekend to Mississippi for a few hunts with my best Bud. He ended up killing his first deer and I got to give him the blood bath . That was a great way to end this deer season.
I went on a trip this weekend to Mississippi for a few hunts with my best Bud. He ended up killing his first deer and I got to give him the blood bath . That was a great way to end this deer season.
Does anyone know if crossbows will be legal for all archery hunters in Louisiana for the 2008-09 season?
I bought the new Moultrie 4.0 game camera and compared it to the Game Spy 100. I find that it's a little too powerful for my taste. I will bring it home and try it in some new applications.
Saturday we limmited out and Monday was Frogs and Feathers Day. It seems that the teal have left the area as of this morning. I hope I am wrong.
I have a few pictures that may help with sex ID on early season teal and I finally found out what keeps eating my teal.I think global warming is affecting the reptiles in our area.
I have read a few post about the difference between male and female blue wing teal . I posted a few pictures to help out.The male has a white patch on the secondary wing feathers and his feet are kinda orange compared to the yellowish feet of a female. I hope it helps ! Doogie
Lane Foster with his big 8 point killed in Paradis. Thanks for letting me hunt your stand Doogie !!
Mak sure that pic stays safe for the next 20 years. Those are the ones that mean the most to me as I get older.
This must have been taken near Woodville Mississippi on the Cripple Creek Hunting Club property. I think it's one of the charter members. He looks to be about 41 yrs old and about 260 pounds.
Good story! The turkeys in the pic are yute males or "jakes".
Reloading is well worth it but it has a start up cost of about $500 . It warn you, it can turn into an addiction. I will tell you how to get started. I buy all Nosler so I suggest the Nosler Reloading Manual # 6 and use it as your Bible. The Nosler Reloading Forum online is hosted by relaoding fanaticts and new users also...lots of great info on that site. You can find answers to any question that you can dream of.As far as Equipment, I would suggest RCBS RC Supreme Kit that Cabelas has ($300).It is missing a tumbler kit($60) digital scale ($80)powder trickler ($15)calipers ($25) powder ,primers and bullets ($50).You will be glad that you started and wonder why it took you so long after you get the hang of it. It adds another dimension to your hunting and it keeps you busy in the off season
Mottled Duck "Summer French" . They are easy to get in during teal season but almost imposssible later on.
After 18 inches you get the full velocity and after that it's up to the hunting situation. A 24" is good for turkeys because of tight spots and swing isn't an issue. The longer the barrel the better your swing through. That's why competition skeet shooter use 30 and 32" guns and sometimes use weights on the end of the barrel. The 24' is murder on you hunting buddies ears . The 26" is my favorite but the new camo mags like the WIN SX3 only come in 28 or 30" because the length is optimal for a good swing through. The 30" is not found too much after the screw in chokes were introduced due to the cumbersome length .A full choke tube will throw the same pattern in a 24" or 30" and you won't lose distance .That's my 2 cents and I hope it helps.
I decided to name my first Yellow Lab "Maximus" while watching Gladiator at the Movies. Kohl is my Black Lab .He is coal black and my Mud Buddy is a Kohler so "Kohl" it is.All women say it's so cute that I named him after a store....I had no idea that one existed until now.
I have to put my 2 cents in on this one. I looked for the best shotgun for two years and money was no object. I just wanted to have a gun that I was totally satisfied with. I looked hard at Benelli, Remington and Beretta. Well ,I eneded up buying the Winchestetr SX3 3 1/2 in duck blind camo. Just take a look and research them a little before settling on you next shotgun. If you are looking for cheap and dependable go for the Remington 870 but stay away from the rael cheap one , the parkerized will rust up real bad and the wood finish doesn't last. I believe Reminton just came out with a new rust proof model 887.
It's a huge brown pig. It's back legs go straight down and get skinny by the hoof and it has a big set hanging.
I did the same but when I looked down half of the shaft was in my forearm.
I use the sweet corn jam on a hunt in Illinois . I put it where the deer had to pass by before entering a soybean field. Every deer stopped to smell it and a few licked it. None avoided it.
Hey Three Sons , the next deer will be bigger ! Outside the ears or a 10 pt.
Are you holding the front of the barrel down with your hand or fingers to steady it?
Hey Ron how much is a gaspergoo trip?
Timer feeders save on corn and force the deer to eat when they go off. The other animals will eat all of the corn before nightfall so you have the first come ,first serve rule. You can set the timer to go off 8 times a day or 2 and the spinner can also be set for run time. Cabelas has a good one for 39. Whacking a few squirells and coons will help too.
It takes 8 d-cell batteries. After 2 weeks my batt life was 75% with energizers. It claims to go for 60 days and it looks like it will. I am very happy with mine.
He has a slight pot belly so he's at least 3 but his back dosen't sway so he isn't too old. I would say a 3 .5 and 110 to 120.
$600 fine.Trust me!