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re: When will the LDWF investigate those Ms River clubs/landowners on the Louisiana side?
Posted on 12/30/25 at 12:05 pm to Crappieman
Posted on 12/30/25 at 12:05 pm to Crappieman
I dont think anyone has issues with LDWF being more transparent on the (or any) issue - although I think they do so at the monthly LWC meeting as well as if you contact them pretty effectively. Also, a little premature as they just put the taskforce together, which we all know the "findings" will take a while. Have you tried calling LDWF/the task force to answer any of your questions?
What I do think people have issues with is LDWF enforcing "restrictions" that will "hopefully" help and/or "investigating" hunting clubs just on a whim with no belief or knowledge of alleged violations. (AKA coming in on a whim).
I think we can all agree we don't want the local police departments (law enforcement) digging through our houses (private hunting property) just to "look around."
What I do think people have issues with is LDWF enforcing "restrictions" that will "hopefully" help and/or "investigating" hunting clubs just on a whim with no belief or knowledge of alleged violations. (AKA coming in on a whim).
I think we can all agree we don't want the local police departments (law enforcement) digging through our houses (private hunting property) just to "look around."
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Posted on 12/30/25 at 3:22 pm to Crappieman
“Are they checking and enforcing the feeding bans in those areas?”
From the air and on the ground.
From the air and on the ground.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 3:56 pm to 257WBY
They needs commission meeting, so the Comms will ban feeding within 100 yards of the river.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 5:07 pm to Crappieman
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The LDWF needs more transparency on what they are doing and what's going on with the general public. No one should have an issue with them doing that.
The CWD task force meets monthly in Baton Rouge and it’s open to the public. Everything is as transparent as can be
Posted on 12/30/25 at 6:18 pm to Crappieman
I’m not scientist but went down a CWD rabbit hole. Do a little digging about how many deer have died of CWD. Not how may died with CWD. If they have the prion in brain doesn’t matter 30/06, car, coyotes they get put into the same category. Kinda like people who died of heart attacks with Covid. The more they scare the more funding….more funding…more more more
Posted on 12/30/25 at 7:51 pm to Crappieman
What are you worried about exactly? Worst case scenario?
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:10 pm to Ron Cheramie
How many people from NELA can drive to BR monthly? Why don't they hold their meetings at the Monroe District office so locals can attend? It is the district with the cwd.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:27 pm to bbvdd
Too many deer everywhere is why it spread and is spreading. Shoot and keep shooting does especially
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:56 pm to WeagleEagle
quote:all good things come to an end, are we at the apex of white tailed deer hunting in America?
Too many deer everywhere is why it spread and is spreading. Shoot and keep shooting does especially
As a kid in the mid 70s pushing up 10-20 coveys of quail a day and listening to the older men talk about quail were “leaving”…..
Later In the heyday of late 70s to mid 80s when ten bull sprigs was not only do able but pretty common…….and hearing old timers talk about “restrictive” limits of a 23 day 2 bird a day season from early 70s…..
All this is cyclical and some of it is mans doing some of it is Mother Nature being a cruel mother…..
At any rate I posted several times early on about this CWD stuff. Did matrices up a good thing yet again or is Mother Nature being a cruel mother again……
Or worse is it both……
For deer hunting it’s still the good ole days - but for how long?
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:58 pm to WeagleEagle
War Eagle and Purple Spoon nailed it.
We have too many deer for the habitat, especially along the river.
This entire debacle started because WQ’s wouldn’t shoot enough deer. My friend who was the biologist there for over a decade just walked away from it and took a job at a ranch in Texas.
He saw it coming and couldn’t convince the shareholders what the end result would be if they failed to shoot the number of deer needed.
This is a prime example of what happens to a deer herd when you take a massive amount of land in an incredibly nutrient rich area and limit access to a super small number of hunters. And no, I’m not advocating against people owning or leasing land.
I can guarantee that as the state CWD testing moves westward, the number of CWD positive deer will decline.
At the end of day, the river clubs and shareholders simply aren’t killing enough deer
We have too many deer for the habitat, especially along the river.
This entire debacle started because WQ’s wouldn’t shoot enough deer. My friend who was the biologist there for over a decade just walked away from it and took a job at a ranch in Texas.
He saw it coming and couldn’t convince the shareholders what the end result would be if they failed to shoot the number of deer needed.
This is a prime example of what happens to a deer herd when you take a massive amount of land in an incredibly nutrient rich area and limit access to a super small number of hunters. And no, I’m not advocating against people owning or leasing land.
I can guarantee that as the state CWD testing moves westward, the number of CWD positive deer will decline.
At the end of day, the river clubs and shareholders simply aren’t killing enough deer
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 12/31/25 at 5:44 am to choupiquesushi
Nailed it. We had (still have) such a good thing going. Some of our father and definitely grandfathers wouldn’t see a deer for an entire season
I don’t want to go back that way but there are counties in the cwd hot zone in Arkansas that are way on the decline
I don’t want to go back that way but there are counties in the cwd hot zone in Arkansas that are way on the decline
This post was edited on 12/31/25 at 6:05 am
Posted on 12/31/25 at 5:49 am to Recovered
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I’m not scientist but went down a CWD rabbit hole. Do a little digging about how many deer have died of CWD. Not how may died with CWD. If they have the prion in brain doesn’t matter 30/06, car, coyotes they get put into the same category. Kinda like people who died of heart attacks with Covid. The more they scare the more funding….more funding…more more more
Meh. CWD is always fatal. If a deer with clinical signs of CWD loses his ability to run and gets eaten by a coyote, is it CWD or a coyote kill? About like AIDS. People typically die from complications due to AIDS like pneumonia. AIDS compromised your immune system to fight it off
As far as testing goes. I dont believe in some government conspiracy with this disease. Personally I am glad we are testing for the disease. I don’t want it anywhere near where I hunt
This post was edited on 12/31/25 at 6:05 am
Posted on 12/31/25 at 6:06 am to Crappieman
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How many people from NELA can drive to BR monthly? Why don't they hold their meetings at the Monroe District office so locals can attend? It is the district with the cwd
They have held them there. Now there is a formal task force with state legislators You have to leave your pitchforks and natty light cans at the door before you go into the capitol
Posted on 12/31/25 at 6:14 am to Ron Cheramie
There was a regular monthly meeting held in northeast Louisiana in September 2025.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 7:11 am to Triggerr
What rock are you living under? Crooked judges rule everything. I personally know a game warden that was forced to let a guy go that he caught red handed using night vision on a crossbow to kill deer in that area. I also know about a judge that would host wood duck roost hunts on his property. He would let the wardens know before hand so they wouldn't show up if the shooting was reported.
I think some people in this thread are forgetting we live in Louisiana.
I think some people in this thread are forgetting we live in Louisiana.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 10:32 am to Crappieman
What is winter quarters doe/buck ratio based on their drone survey ? How many total deer ?
I have seen some survey numbers from winter quarters all the way up to Beulah and Merigold and interested to see how it compares.
I have seen some survey numbers from winter quarters all the way up to Beulah and Merigold and interested to see how it compares.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:02 am to LoneStarStiffShaft
I read that WQ has herd of 800. Supposed to kill off 400 this year.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:25 am to Crappieman
I hunt on a Mississippi River club. I’ve walked out of our woods twice to find a game warden sitting by my truck to check my licenses, gun, clothing, etc. I’ve also run across a game warden riding a very quiet 4 wheeler near the river on our property watching the river for a boat of trespassers. LDWF also flew a helicopter over our land earlier this year to catch a couple of deer for testing and to put tracking collars on them.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 12:39 pm to deltafarmer
Thanks for that info. I wish the Monroe LDWF District office would be more informative to TV8, KTVE 10, the Ouachita Citizen, and The News Star in our area on a regular basis with info like yours.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 1:00 pm to Crappieman
Maybe they and those outlets don’t wanna bother with it
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