The first Louisiana black bear hunting season in more than 35 years successfully concluded Sunday and included a 696-pound adult male bear harvested by Louisiana military veteran and Purple Heart
H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is again causing mortalities in wild birds in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.
Back in October and November, the fall migration of all species of birds from songbirds to raptors, wading birds to waterfowl, seemingly got off to a slow start.
Despite warm weather, despite swarms of mosquitos, and despite low duck numbers, Louisiana’s West Zone duck hunters went to the marsh this past weekend to open the 2024-25 waterfowl season.
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