Calendar

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].

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

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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Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade

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

DREAMS COME TRUE SPORTING CLAYS BENEFIT: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. rounds, GOL range, Maurice. 4-shooter teams. Singles welcomed. Fee $100/gun, $20 Flurry, $10 Long Bird. Shooter must provide shells. 100-round course. Sponsorships available. Call Jeannie LeBlanc [phone] or Becky Prejean [phone].

ACROSS THE COURSE MATCH: Palo Alto Rifle and Pistol Club, Donaldsonville. NRA-approved 200-, 300- and 600-yard tournament. Open to public. Fees, $12/adult, $5/junior (members), $15/adult, $5/junior (nonmembers). 80 rounds. Call Jay D. Hunt [phone]. Email [e-mail]. Website: http://PaloAltoGunClub.com/.

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].

10TH ANNUAL LITTLE MO FLY FISHING FEST: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Community Hall, Murfreesboro, Ark. Fly fishing instruction and fly tiers from Ark-La-Tex. Call Jeff Guerin [phone]. Website: http://www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com/.

CRAPPIE USA QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT: Washington Lake, Miss. Weigh-in 3 p.m., Bait N’ Thangs, Chatham, Miss. 7-fish limit. Qualifier for Oct. 24-27 “classic,” Barkley/Kentucky lakes, Cadiz, Ky. Registration, 5 p.m., Feb. 17, Lake Washington First Baptist Church, Glenn Allen, Miss. ACA membership required. Fee $100/team Amateur Division, $200/team Semi-Pro Division. Optional $10 big-fish pot. Free Kids Rodeo, 9-11 a.m. Feb. 18. Website: http://www.crappieusa.com/.

SUNDAY, 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: http://www.capitalcitybassla.com/.

AROUND THE CORNER

FEB. 21—Mardi Gras

FEB. 25—FALSE RIVER BASS TRAIL TOURNAMENT: Black River Lake, Horseshoe Landing. Second in 9-tournament pick-your-partner series. Fee $40/boat. $40 membership fee Call Kenny Mix [phone].

FEB. 25—FLY TYING AT BASS PRO SHOPS: 9:30 a.m.-noon, Conference Room, Bass Pro Shops, Denham Springs. Call Ron Brooks [phone].

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FEB. 24 — ANNUAL DUCK WAKE: 7 p.m., Francis Romero Memorial Building, 6310 Coteau Park Rd., Coteau. Celebration of recent waterfowl season. Call Gordie White [phone].

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.national
seminarseries.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].

MARCH 8 — CAJUN LONG SPURS CHAPTER/NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDEREATION BANQUET: 6 p.m., 4-H Mini Farm Building, LSU, Baton Rouge. Tickets $50 singles, $60 couples, $275 sponsor, $15 Jakes (youth). Call Eric Templet [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

HUNTING SEASONS

DEER/ARCHERY: Through Wednesday (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: Through Feb. 28, statewide, second split.

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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