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THURSDAY

LOUISIANA CRAB TASK FORCE MEETING: 1:30 p.m., Louisiana Room, state Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Quail Drive.

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

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/.

WEDNESDAY

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].

AROUND THE CORNER

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/.

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. 19—CAPITAL CITY BASS ELITE TEAMS TOURNAMENT: Bayou Black Marina, Gibson. $30 membership fee. $100/team tournament fee. 100-percent payback. First in eight-tournament series. Other events: March 10, Lakeview Lodge, Lake Concordia, Ferriday; March 24, Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego; April 15, Lake Verret, Doiron’s, Stephensville; April 29, Lake St. John, Spokane Landing, Ferriday; May 19, public landing, Lake Henderson; May 27, Atchafalaya Spillway, Bayou Pigeon Landing; June 30, Old River, Old River Landing, Morganza. Must join by March 24. Tournament champions and Top 10 overall qualify for Aug. 4-5 “classic.” Call Jesse Brooks [phone]. Website: www.capitalcitybassla.com

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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

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 & west WATERFOWL ZONES: 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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