Kayak Hunting Cat Island NWR

Hunted (squirrel) there last weekend. Should be open until river goes back up.

River forecast has BR gauge hitting 24 on Thursday and not getting back below 24 until late December. That is the trigger.

This is from the NWR website:
Mississippi River water levels are projected to fall for the remainder of November through mid-December. Visitation and established hunting seasons resume beyond the blue goose trail and parking lot when water levels drop below 24 feet on the Mississippi River at the Baton Rouge tide gauge. River levels can be checked at this link.

Does this mean blue goose trail and the parking lot right by it will be open at 24 ft and only the areas past that are closed?

Going for duck hunting btw.

That Facebook post was from a couple weeks back. That did not account for the last few fronts that rolled across the country. These are the river projections at Baton Rouge gauge for the next 28 days. Access will close later this week and not open again until late December.

DATE BTRL1
12-04-19 23.1
12-05-19 23.8
12-06-19 24.4
12-07-19 25.1
12-08-19 25.7
12-09-19 26.3
12-10-19 27.0
12-11-19 27.5
12-12-19 28.1
12-13-19 28.6
12-14-19 29.2
12-15-19 29.5
12-16-19 29.7
12-17-19 29.7
12-18-19 29.7
12-19-19 29.7
12-20-19 29.5
12-21-19 29.0
12-22-19 28.2
12-23-19 27.5
12-24-19 26.7
12-25-19 25.9
12-26-19 25.5
12-27-19 25.0
12-28-19 24.5
12-29-19 24.1
12-30-19 23.7
12-31-19 23.4

check in there

This thread has piqued my interest. Where do you put in at for something like this?

I think so. There were trucks lining the side of the road just before it last Wed. road was getting slick so didn't wanna drive up any closer and have no place to turn around. Im gonna ride back there during my lunch break and see what I see.


Sloughs should be holding some ducks back there though

Depends what youre after. You can get away from the crowds if you really want to. Especially for deer. Should be plenty of water on the far west side in the sloughs to find some ducks.

Water is still falling slowly out of Blackfork but is rolling into Lake Platt right now

Bridge is there but foot traffic only

No the bridge there is fine. On the refuge there is a small bridge at the end of the road through the refuge that goes to the last parking area. Its closed to all vehicle traffic. Hve to park before it and walk in