Calendar

SUNDAY

IHMSA HANDGUN METALLIC SILHOUETTE MATCH: Ascension Parish Sheriffs Training Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Smallbore (.22) and Field Pistol matches. Fee $8. Sponsored by Ascension Silhouette. Call Charlie Braud [phone] or Philip Braud [phone].

WEDNESDAY

Amite river hunting retriever club meeting: 7 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Call Mark Evans [phone].

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

7TH ANNUAL EAGLE EXPO: Morgan City. Bald eagle watching in St. Mary Parish. Guided boat tours to Atchafalaya Basin, Lake Verret, Bayou Black and Turtle Bayou. Walking tours, photo workshop. Fees charged. Call Carrie Stansbury [phone]/[phone]. Website: http://www.cajuncoast.com/.

BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN: Lewisville Lake, Lewisville, Texas. First in three-tournament series to qualify winners for 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

THURSDAY-Sunday

36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION CONVENTION & SPORT SHOW: Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville. NWTF Grand National Calling Championships. Website: http://www.nwtf.org/.

SATURDAY

FLY TYING 101 AT ORVIS: 8-10 a.m., Orvis, 7601 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge. Free. Hands-on basics. Materials and tools provided. Other clinic dates: Feb. 18, 25. Call Alex Beane [phone].

FLY TYING CLASS: 9 a.m.-noon, Ascension Parish Library, 708 S. Irma Blvd. Gonzales. No fee. Basics of tying fresh and saltwater flies (Bendbacks, poppin’ bugs, crickets, spoon flies, sardines). Call Darrell Crawford [phone].

TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER WEEKEND SERIES/TEXAS EAST DIVISION: Lake Palestine, The Villages Marina. Fee $200/boater, $100/co-angler. 20 percent of field in payout. First in five-event series. Call [phone]. Website: http://www.weekendseries.com/.

MONDAY, FEB. 13

RED STICK FLY FISHERS PROGRAM: 7 p.m., Louisiana Room, Wildlife and Fisheries, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Regular monthly program. Next program March 12. Call Dan Weber, [phone]. Website: http://www.rsff.org/.

AROUND THE CORNER

FEB. 15—COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT PLANNING TEAM VOTING MEETING: 10 a.m., Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries office, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Call Brad Inman [phone].

FEB. 17-19—NATIONAL PHEASANT FEST & QUAIL CLASSIC: Bartle Hall Convention Center, Kansas City, Mo. Presented by Cabela’s. Fee $10, $5/ages 6-16. Convention, habitat seminars, outdoor tradeshow and dog showcase. Sponsored by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. Call Pheasants Forever [phone]. Website: http://www.PheasantFest.org/.

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FEB. 18 — Limbhanger Chapter/NATIONAL WILD TURKEY fEDERATION BANQUET: 6 p.m., North Park Rec Center, Eden Church Road, Denham Springs. Tickets $50, $65 couples, $15 18-and-younger, $650 & $325 sponsor tables. Fire House Bar-B-Q dinner. Raffles, live and silent auctions. Call J. Boyd Harris [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

FEB. 25 —INAUGURAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OPEN TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT: 6:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weigh-in, St. James Boat Club, U.S. 61 between Sorrento and Gramercy. Pick-your-partner trailer tournament. Fee $150/team. $2500 first place guarantee (60-plus entries). Benefits Louisiana Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Call Tommy Bourgeois [phone] or Jeff Bourgeois [phone].

FEB. 25 — SALT WATER SPORTSMAN NATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bo Campbell Auditorium, Gym Armory, LSU, Baton Rouge. Hosts: George Poveromo (World of Saltwater Fishing) and John Brownlee (editor, Salt Water Sportsman). Louisiana instructors: Theophile Bourgeois, Mike Frenette, Rimmer Covington, Erik Rue, Tommy Pellegrin, Chris Moran, Gerald Bryant & Dudley Vandenborre. Tickets $55 (includes textbook, one year of Salt Water Sportsman, Roffers Ocean Fishing Forecast Analysis and gift bag). Call [phone]. Website: http://www.nationalseminarseries.com/.

march 4 — LA LADY LEGENDS Sporting Clays FUNDRAISER: 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. 100-target sporting clays shoot, Hunter’s Run Gun Club, Port Allen. Benefits LA Lady Legends 16-under softball team. Fee $500/team. Call Ken Mann [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

HUNTING SEASONS

GEESE/WEST WATERFOWL ZONE: Through Sunday (Feb. 5), second split.

GEESE/CONSERVATION ORDER/WEST WATERFOWL ZONE: Monday (Feb. 6), opening day. Limited to take of blue, snow and Ross’ geese. No possession limits. Hunters allowed to use unplugged shotguns, electronic calls. Hunting hours extended to one-half hour after sunset. Through March 11.

DEER/ARCHERY: Through Feb. 15, Deer Area 6. Either-sex take allowed, including special Atchafalaya Basin season through Feb. 15. Archery season closed in State Deer Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8.

SNIPE: East and West waterfowl zones: Through Feb. 28, second splits.

SQUIRREL, RABBIT AND QUAIL: Through Feb. 29.

NUTRIA: Through Feb. 29. Daily limit 5. Nontoxic shot only for shotguns. Check for specific restrictions on take and pelting.

GEESE/CONSERVATION ORDER/EAST WATERFOWL ZONE: Through March 11. Limited to take of blue, snow and Ross’ geese. No possession limits. Hunters allowed to use unplugged shotguns, electronic calls. Hunting hours extended to one-half hour after sunset.

LICENSED PRESERVES/PEN-RAISED BIRDS: Through April 30.

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