The Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association (LOWA) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will recognize the boy and girl selected as the 2011 Youth Hunters of the Year during the 2012 LOWA Conference Awards Banquet in Chalmette on Aug. 11
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Seven-year-old Joseph Scooter Hayes is the 2011 Male Youth Hunter of the Year from Mansura.  Joseph is the son of Douglas and Jessica Hayes of Mansura.  Joseph participated in the youth squirrel hunt on Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area. With his dad as his guide, Joseph downed his first fox squirrel with his .410.  As Joseph described it, “The squirrel came tumbling down to the ground and dad made the retrieve.”  Many baby boomer hunters can remember that first squirrel hunting experience in the Bayou State and can relate to the excitement young Joseph felt on this memorable day in the woods with his dad.  His first hunt ended with squirrel gravy that night, which he noted, “tasted really good and LSU won their football game!”

LOGT presents award to pass president Rodney Richard

   Louisiana Operation Game Thief pass president 

  receives a lever action 22 caliber rifle from LOGT

  charter member Marc Dupuy Jr. for appreciation 

   for his years of service and for his acting president

   for the pass two years.

Avoyelles Wildlife Federation recieved LWAA award

                                            Avoyelles Wildlife Federation received The La. Wildlife
                                            Agents Association Presidents recognition award at their
                                            annual banquet at the Paragon Casino. Receiving the award:
                                             Ray Bordelon AWF president and LOGT president,
                                             Ronald Coco AWF 1st vice president and LOGT Secretary,
                                             Kim Masling AWF 2nd vice president.
                                              The AWF was recognized for the organizations work &
                                              involvement with local agents, their work through LOGT,
                                              and their work and involvement with defending negative
                                              legislation that would affect LDWF and the enforcement
                                              division.

2012 Newly elected LOGT Officers

On Saturday January 28, 2012 LOGT Board of Directors met in Baton Rouge to review cases for the 4th quarter of 2011 .The new officers for the year 2012 were elected from R to L. Ray Bordelon President, Allen Davis Vice President, Ronald Coco Secretary and B.T. Chapman Treasury.
LOGT paid out $8400 in rewards to informants in the last quarter of 2011, which brought us to $18.100 YTD. The Board reviewed 46 cases in 2011 for a total of 295 offences and 74 suspects apprehended.  

Nine point buck harvested in Red River WMA by , by Tommy Bacon of Mansura,18 inch inside spread and 188 lbs

12 foot 5 inch alligator harvested by Avoyelles hunters

Alligator was sold to Big Mama's Gators Moreauville, La.

Big Mama Gator pictured with a big gator paw.

A 12 ft-5 inch 621 lbs Alligator was harvested on 9/23/2011 by (from right to left)
Ashley (Little Wolf) Bordelon, Shannon Lemoine, and Dale (Wolf Man) Bordelon.