In this week’s edition of the Acadiana Outdoor report, Glenn Hebert talks about the recent Cajun Chapter CCA Banquet, Give a Star Tournament update. Talks about the saltwater bite and freshwater bite. He also reminds everyone that it is time to renew their license for the outdoors. He also previews some of the changes in hunting laws for the fall.

In other outdoor news this week, several boaters have been cited for operating under the influence. With the upcoming holiday weekend, Wildlife and Fisheries officials remind operators that alcohol and the water do not mix on the waterways.

“Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through June 19, 2022. LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 225,720 pounds, or 28 percent, of Louisiana’s 2022 annual private recreational allocation of 809,315 pounds was harvested during the 2022 red snapper season.”

Unattended white-tailed deer fawns encountered in the wild should not be disturbed, according to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Deer Program biologists. Instead, LDWF is reminding the public the best practice is to leave them alone and to remember it is against the law to capture or possess young deer or any other wild animal. In addition, a quiet departure is the best action in the case of an encounter with a fawn.

Deer typically fawn April through August in Louisiana. A fawn is most vulnerable to predators during the first few weeks of its life. Does may forage nearby, but they are sometimes out of sight to not alert predators to the fawns’ location.