LaWildlife&Fisheries

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with protecting, conserving, and promoting Louisiana's abundant natural resources.

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🦆 The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has approved a Declaration of Emergency modifying the 2026-27 extended falconry duck season to accommodate the experimental black-bellied whistling duck season.

📄 Full details: https://t.co/F3onh1HyOJ

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☀️🦌 Summer is a great time to get geared up for fall hunting season in Sportsman’s Paradise. LDWF offers multiple approved courses covering the classroom portion.

⚠️ Ages 9–15 require an in-person field day after online completion.

👉 Get started: https://t.co/xOSKWPat4D

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🏆 Congratulations to Sgt. John Miller, LDWF 2025-26 Boating Educator of the Year! He is a 19-year Enforcement veteran, & lead instructor across 12 parishes. He was also selected as the NASBLA 2026 Southern Region winner & national finalist.🚤👏 #LDWF #CelebratingExcellence

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🌿 The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has approved a Notice of Intent for the Louisiana Conservation Incentive Program, which supports private landowners by providing funding to enhance their management efforts. Comments open through Aug 27. 🔗https://t.co/g4b5cXK7gc

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🎣 BIG BOOST FOR FALSE RIVER! 🎣

LDWF stocked 50,600 Florida Bass fingerlings into False River last Friday to help enhance this premier bass fishery. Thanks to Senator Caleb Kleinpeter for his continued support of Louisiana fisheries and anglers! 🐟

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Friendly reminder: LDWF geocaching is now live at select WMAs! 🌿📦Explore, search, and be a good steward while you’re out there. Get started here!

📍 White Lake WCA: https://t.co/UrJpnt4C9d
📍 Bogue Chitto WMA: https://t.co/TwfulCfoKM
📍 Dewey Wills WMA: https://t.co/ffOIs237Ic

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🤟 SIX... SEVEN... 🤟

Free Fishing Weekend is June 6–7 in Louisiana 🎣 No license needed for residents or visitors (all fishing regs still apply). Details: https://t.co/PbUF8fw8zq

Offshore anglers still need a FREE ROLP 👉https://t.co/1ks8Re6XqO

#SixSeven #FreeFishingWeekend

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Check out this recent @NOLAnews story highlighting a multi-partner conservation effort involving LDWF & others to release ~100 federally threatened Ringed Map Turtle juveniles, which were raised at the Audubon Nature Institute to increase their chances of surviving in the wild.🐢

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🐟 BIG CATCH ALERT! 🐟

Congratulations to Quentin Miller of Mamou on landing a 1.45-pound bluegill at Miller's Lake on May 14! Pending approval through the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association Fish Records program, the fish is expected to rank as Louisiana's No. 6 bluegill.🎣🏆

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That plate on your boat could save your life. Your capacity plate tells you:

▪️How many people your boat can safely carry
▪️Maximum weight limits
▪️Maximum horsepower rating

Overloading your boat can lead to flooding, capsizing, or sinking. Know your limits. #BoatSafeLouisiana

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⚓ LDWF Enforcement’s Emergency Services Section has partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard to help secure #Sail250 in New Orleans. Agents are providing vessel escorts, waterside security & counter-drone enforcement during this historic celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. 🇺🇸

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🐊 Happy National Alligator Day! Celebrate Louisiana’s conservation success story by learning about the new recreational alligator season! Public comment on the NOI is open through June 26. Full details on the proposed NOI: https://t.co/mtTjX1DZ35

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LDWF biologists are working to rebuild native aquatic vegetation plantings in order to restore fishing habitat in Toledo Bend. Recent: 110 eelgrass plantings near Negreet Creek & N Toledo Bend State Park. Here's to cleaner water & better fishing, one plant at a time! 🌿🎣

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🕊️ FINAL CALL: Bird the Boot is almost over! The birds are still out there, but time is running out!

📅 Challenge ends June 1
📥 Submissions due June 12
🔗https://t.co/ETGVC8r7Dk

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🌊 The Honey Island Shooting Range will remain closed Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31 due to flooding. Water over the access road is preventing safe entry to the range.

For more information on the range, go to: https://t.co/izDmMWR9Q2

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🎣 Bond with your kids at FREE Intro to Fishing (Parent/Child) at Waddill Wildlife Refuge Sat June 6.

🕘 9a–12p | 🕐 1–4p 👨‍👩‍👧 1 parent + up to 2 kids (10+)
Free Fishing Weekend = no license needed 🐟

Register: https://t.co/NFqkCOuccr

#LouisianaOutdoors #FreeFishingWeekend

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🎣🐟 LDWF Inland Fisheries wrapped up spring stocking season with more than 3 million Florida Bass fingerlings stocked in Louisiana waters! 👀 Stay tuned… more stockings are coming this fall, including catfish, bream, and crappie. 🌊 #LouisianaFishing #BassFishing #LDWF

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🦆 LDWF biologists are tracking Mottled Duck nests to learn what drives success or failure. Using advanced tech, they collect habitat data after nests hatch, fail, or are abandoned, helping uncover what they need to thrive. 📊#LDWF #MottledDucks #Conservation

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Several Louisiana partners have joined forces to launch the Louisiana Youth ATV/UTV Safety Task Force, which will focus on reducing preventable youth ATV/UTV crashes, injuries, and fatalities through education, awareness, and collaboration.
🔗Full details: https://t.co/ankaQ46CET

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LDWF biologists are helping monitor several species of forest birds through the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program, a continent-wide effort studying bird productivity and survival. 🐤🌲

Learn more: https://t.co/J3YuTCCiVH

#LDWF #BirdConservation