A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agent cited a subject for alleged deer hunting violations in Ascension Parish on Jan. 24.
The agent cited Kyle D. Barksdale, 33, of Geismar, for taking over the seasonal limit and daily limit of deer, failing to tag deer, failing to validate deer harvest and failing to comply with harvest card requirements.
Corporal Brent Hebert began investigating a hunter that was hunting on land without permission near Geismar. Corporal Hebert came into contact with Barksdale and learned that Barksdale harvested three antlered deer earlier in the 2025-26 deer hunting season without tagging, validating the harvest and failing to comply with harvest card requirements. Two of these deer were harvested while trespassing…