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Alligator Trapping Workshops December 3, 10

alligator2-050616The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana Trappers and Alligator Hunters Association will hold trapping workshops Dec. 3, in Abbeville, and Dec. 10, in Benton.

The Dec. 3 workshop will be held at Palmetto State Park in Abbeville, located at 19501 Pleasant Road. The Dec. 10 event will be held at Cypress Black Bayou in Benton, located at 135 Cypress Park Drive.

Both workshops, which are free, will begin at 8 a.m. with a meet-and-greet and run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Anyone age 14 and older interested in learning the basics of trapping is invited to attend. Lunch will be provided.

Topics to be discussed include state regulations, trapping equipment, trapping safety, ethics, historical considerations, best management practices and trapping demonstrations.

To register for either event or for more information, contact LDWF biologist supervisor Jennifer Hogue at 337-373-0032 or [email protected]. The registration deadline is Nov. 20.

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