(KMDL-FM) There is nothing more “Louisiana” than alligator hunting. They made a popular TV show about it. Country stars take time out of their tours to hunt the beasts. The state of Louisiana even has a recreational hunting season. It certainly seems as if it would be an adventure.
But like every adventure that involves the state’s lands and waterways, a government agency needs to regulate the ebb and flow of hunters and wildlife. The department that does that in Louisiana is the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
LDWF Agents Cite Hunters in St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes
Recently, agents of LDWF were involved in two separate alligator incidents. No, the agents weren’t pursued or attacked by the reptiles; the agents’ involvement came after the alligators in question had already faced human interaction.
The first incident happened in St. Martin Parish, where Blair Weber of Brusly and Clifford Legrange of Plaquemines were cited for cutting a live alligator from a line before reaching the hunter’s quota.
LDWF agents had been tipped off in a complaint about illegal alligator hunting activity in West Fork Bayou in St. Martin Parish. That’s where agents observed the pair checking the line before cutting the creature loose…