L.D.W.F. to Hold Alligator
Lottery Hunts
June
12, 2007
The Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting
alligator lottery hunt applications for five Wildlife Management
Area (WMA) lakes and six public lakes in the central portion
of the state.
Region 3
alligator lottery hunts include the selection of one hunter
for Indian Creek in Rapides Parish and two hunters for Iatt
Lake in Grant Parish.
Region 4
alligator lottery hunts include three hunters for Lake Concordia
in Concordia Parish and two hunters for Lake Bruin, four hunters
for Lake St. John and four hunters for Lake St. Joseph all in
Tensas Parish. WMA Region 4 alligator lottery hunts include
two hunters for Big Lake WMA, four hunters for Boeuf WMA, one
hunter for Buckhorn WMA, seven hunters for Red River WMA and
nine hunters for Three Rivers WMA.
Each applicant
can submit one application per region, but will only be chosen
for one public or WMA lake hunt. All applications must be received
by July 31 for a computerized random drawing on Aug. 17. Each
application must be accompanied by a non-refundable $5 check
or money order made payable to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries. All winners will be notified by mail.
Applications
can be obtained from the Region 4 office in Ferriday, Region
3 office in Pineville or by downloading them from LDWF’s
Web site at www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting/regulations/wma/lotteryhunts.
Applicants
must be a legal Louisiana resident and 16 years of age or older.
Any applicant born on or after Sept. 1, 1969 must also provide
a valid hunter safety certification number.
In Region
4, successful applicants must attend an instructional class
in Ferriday on either Aug. 28 or 30. Region 4 WMA lake hunters
must also agree to give LDWF 40 percent of all revenue gained
from the commercial sale of alligator hides or meat or 40 percent
of the fair market value of any alligator hide or meat kept
for personal use or consumption. The Region 4 office is located
at 261 Wildlife and Fishery Rd. in Ferriday and can be reached
at 318-757-3072.
LDWF will
provide an instructional class on an individual basis for Region
3 lottery hunt winners when they pick up their license and tags
from the Region 3 office. The Region 3 office is located at
1995 Shreveport Hwy. in Pineville and can be reached at 318-487-5885.
