The Central Louisiana Branch of the Quality Deer Management Assocation (QDMA) will be hosting our annual Deer Scoring Event and Field Day on Saturday, June 2 at the Cottonport Bank Camp near Marksville, LA. The event will start at 9 AM and will last until about 1:00. Lunch and refreshments will be served.

People are encouraged to bring in their deer heads and racks to be scored by LA Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries deer biologists.

New this year will be several presentations by some of the nations top experts. Presentations will include:

- Rod Pinkston, owner of Jager Pro Hog control Systems (www.jagerpro.com). Rod will be discussing professional hog control techniques and will have traps and hog control equipment set up so that you can actually see how their state of the art equipment works.

- Rans Thomas, owner of Thomas Resources - Wildlife and Land Enhancement, Inc (and formerly head biologist for Tecomate) will be discussing property lay out and design and how to maximize your habitat to improve wildlife.

- Walter Cotton, professional trapper with USDA Wildlife Service, will be demonstrating effective coyote trapping techniques and how to imporve your coyote trapping efforts.

- Scott Durham, LDWF Deer Study Leader, Tony Vidrine, LDWF Regional Biologist, and other LDWF deer biologists will be on hand to measure any deer head or rack brought to the event. They will also be available to answer any questions you may have about deer management and biology.

This event is FREE and open to the public. It will be a great opportunity to see some of the biggest deer killed in LA and surrounding areas and also to learn from some of the best and brightest authorities on wildlife and habitat management.

For more information, contact Tammy Lemoine at 318-359-3003, Bob Stevens at 318-447-5015, or Darren Boudreaux at 225-573-2035. Also, see the attached flier for directions, maps, and other info.

This post was edited on 4/27/12 at 9:26 am