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CALENDAR

THURSDAY

LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Baton Rouge.

FRIDAY

DONALDSONVILLE CHAPTER/DUCK UNLIMITED BANQUET: 6 p.m., Lemann Center, 100 Clay St., Donaldsonville. Tickets $50, $60 couples, $10 Greenwings, $300 sponsor. Call Todd Boudreaux [phone] or Dan Safford [phone].

20TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA WOODCOCK CHAPTER/RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY SPORTSMEN’S BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., West Baton Rouge Convention Center, 2650 North Westport Dr., Port Allen. Live, silent auctions, firearms. Tickets $60, $110 couples. Sponsorships $275, $500, $1,000. Proceeds restore/protect woodcock habitat. Call Felipe Martinez [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

SATURDAY

2nd ANNUAL FISHING FOR TUCKER TOWNSEND & KIDS FISHING RODEO: 6:30 a.m., ‘trailer’ tournament, check-out 3-6 a.m. at Cabela’s, Gonzales; Pierre Part Store, Pierre Part; Cracker Barrel, False River Road; and LaPlace Travel Center, I-10 at U.S. 51, LaPlace. 3 p.m. check-in and weigh-in, Cabela’s, Gonzales. Pick-your-partner bass tournament. Fee $125/team. 75 percent payback. Benefits Tucker Townsend, 5-year-old with mitochondrial disorder. $2,000 first-place (100-boat field). $500 big-bass. Pretournament meeting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, Cabela’s. Sponsored by Ascension Area Angler Bass Club. Kids Fishing Rodeo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cabela’s pond, Gonzales. Fee $5. Weigh-in 2:30 p.m. Call Ryan Lavigne [phone] or Eddie Hymel [phone].

20TH ANNUAL ED RIZZOLO FLY TYING FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer, Houston. Fee $10 adults, $5 seniors/students, $15 family. Call Frank Schlict [phone]. Website: http://www.texasflyfishers.org/.

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].

AROUND THE CORNER

FEB. 9-11—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/.

FEB. 9-11—BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN: Lewisville Lake, Lewisville, Texas. First in three-tournament series to qualify winners for 2013 Bassmaster Classic. Website: http://www.bassmaster.com/.

FEB. 9-12—36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION CONVENTION & SPORT SHOW: Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville. Seminars, exhibits, displays. NWTF Grand National Calling Championships. Website: http://www.nwtf.org/.

FEB. 11—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/.

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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) & 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 & gift bag). Call [phone]. Website: www.nationalseminarseries.com

HUNTING SEASONS

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

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.

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

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 & Ross’ geese. No possession limits. Hunters allowed to use unplugged shotguns, use of electronic calls. Hunting hours extended to one-half hour after sunset.

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

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