Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge will hold its annual nuisance alligator harvest on Sept. 5 through Sept. 7. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will close the refuge to the public each day until noon for the harvest.
After noon, the public will be allowed to enter the refuge and utilize recreational areas until official sunset each day.
The delayed openings will be in effect each day or until all alligator trappers have utilized their tags for this controlled harvest.
The refuge spans 26 miles of coastal Louisiana in Cameron and Vermilion parishes, provides recreational fishing opportunities for shrimp, redfish, speckled trout, black drum, largemouth bass and other species. Rockefeller is one of the most biologically diverse wildlife areas in the nation and attracts over 100,000 visitors annually. The refuge provides high quality wetlands habitat for ducks, geese, shorebirds and wading birds.