National Hunting and Fishing Day

Baton Rouge

Contact Information:

Waddill Outdoor Education Center, 4142 Flannery Road. Activities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include: archery, 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 members of the Amite River Traditional Archery Club, Ducks Unlimited, Operation Game Thief, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Quality Deer Management Association and many more. Free food and soft drinks will be available. For more information, call 225-765-2925.

Woodworth

Contact Information:

Mark Roy (mroy@wlf.la.gov); Woodworth Education Center, 661 Robinson Road, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  

Activities include: a Civil War re-enactment, Falconry demonstrations, Alligator skinning and drawing for the meat., SWAT Team Demonstration, Cannon net demonstrations, target shooting with shotguns, .22 rifles, Muzzeloaders, air rifles, as well as Archery target shooting, a live snake display, TEE-PEE and Indian Dancing, flint knapping, free photos taken on the Air Boat, rock wall climbing, retriever dog demos, hay rides, free food and drinks -- and door prizes.
Also, a morning session with children’s fishing activities is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Beechwood Fish Hatchery, 41 Fowler Road, Forest Hill.  Participants should bring their own bait and fishing gear. Ages 15 and under can fish for bream, bass and catfish. For more information, call 318-484-2276.

Minden

Contact Information:

Todd Buffington (tbuffington@wlf.la.gov); 318-371-5210

Bodcau Wildlife Management Area (WMA) off Bodcau Dam Road in Bossier Parish north of Shreveport. Activities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include: Archery range instruction, skeet shooting, a casting tournament, mountain bike trail rides, craft displays and information tables staffed by Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, Bayou State Bowhunters, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, plus free food, drinks and door prizes. For more information, call 318-371-5210.

Monroe

Contact Information:

William Breed (wbreed@wlf.la.gov); 318-343-1241
Dana Norsworthy 318-345-3912

Admission is free

Activities include bait casting, BB gun, archery, fishing, and shotgun.
Contest prizes for youngsters will be awarded to winners of bait casting, BB gun, archery, and duck calling.

Exhibitors include U.S. Fish and Wildlife, La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Dept of Natural Resources, LifeShare Blood Center, Twin City Longbeards, Ouachita Parish Sheriffs Office (DARE), Conwood Company, La National Guard, Hamby's Collar Shop, American Veterans & Family Support, La.
Alligator Hunter & Trappers Association, Knives by Stein Baughman, Duck Commander and many more.

Special thanks is extended to CenturyLink, KNOE and Armstrong's Cricket and Tackle Company of West Monroe for their continuous support in making the National Hunting and Fishing Day event a success in Monroe, La.

Exhibitors include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Dept. of Natural Resources, the Ouachita Parish Sheriffs Office (DARE), the La. National Guard, the Alligator Hunter & Trappers Association, and many more.
For more information, call 318-343-1241.

For more information please call the La. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Bill Breed at 318-343-1241 or Dana Norsworthy at 318-345-3912.