Plaquemines Parish to charge hunting fees on parish-owned land outside the levees

I think the whole permit thing is a bad idea. but the article says they're going to work to amend the ordinance to only apply to deer and duck hunters, so fishermen wouldn't need to buy a permit.

I do like that they want to restrict mud boats that tear up the marshes though.

Most parishes do not leave their parish lands as free range... .most lease it out.......50 and 250 is a bargain...


Check the balance sheet of vermillion and cameron parish school boards...

“Let’s say you’ve been guiding down here; if you don’t have a lease, now you can’t hunt on public land, you can’t hunt on the game reserve, you can’t hunt on the national reserve — you’re out of business,” Lambert said. “So if you’re a guide and you don’t have a private lease, you’re done.” per Ryan Lambert... .Hard to feel sorry for a guide making money off public land.....

Going to hurt the local businesses that make money off hunters. And I don't see how this is going to put much money in the parish's coffers. They might get some residents who are willing to pay $50 for a permit to keep hunting conveniently close to home. But I can't see non-residents forking over $250 to hunt land open to the general public. They'll either just go hunt the state/fed land at Pass a Loutre WMA or Delta NWR or just go hunt in another parish all together.

Then what's with the guide saying you can't hunt anywhere if they enforce this?

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I have the maps of some at home

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Anything road accessible for deer hunting on those maps?

ETA: Nevermind, frick that $250 permit. I'll keep going to WMA or NWR for free

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Plaquemines Parish to charge hunting fees on parish-owned land outside the levees
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I have the maps of some at home


Anything road accessible for deer hunting on those maps?

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nope

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Then what's with the guide saying you can't hunt anywhere if they enforce this?

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Do you recall when guides were told - guiding on wma's was no longer legal.....

actually I amazed given that parishes history - that these places weren't leased out long long long ago...

Shoulda see the prices from a few years ago on one section. Or maybe you did. Lawd.

Really I was shocked that there was enough public land left in the parish to charge $50 for a resident and $250 for a non resident to hunt or fish on public land.

I could be wrong on school board land. Usually that land is leased out if I am correct, as the school board operates separately from the Police Jury. Just never factored in school board land falling under that ordinance.