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It is known as the largest moist soil unit in North America and supports a variety of waterfowl including geese, duck, and wading birds and is a recreational area for hunting, fishing, hiking, sight seeing, and bird watching. Access to the lake is limited on the western shores due to private and corporate fencing.
Catahoula Lake was listed as Ramsar site number 523 in 1991. The bald eagle is known to be a non-breeding visitor. [8] Listed as an Important Bird Area (IBA) the area supports anywhere from 40,000 to 300,000 ducks from October to January including 25% of the recorded population of canvasback ducks.
A local attorney brought a lawsuit in 2002 challenging the legality of a 1987 Legislative act (LSA-R.S. 56:24), that exempted local and state property taxes on corporate forest lands leased to the State for hunting by the public, that allegedly conflicts with Section 21 of Article 7 of the Louisiana Constitution. The lawsuit will likely have ...
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge, located in east central Louisiana, United States, 12 miles (19 km) east of Jena, was established in 1958 as a wintering area for migratory waterfowl. The refuge contains 25,162 acres (101.83 km 2 ) divided into two units.
J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area (formally the Sicily Island Hills WMA; also called Sicily Island Hills State Wildlife Management Area) is a 7,524-acre (3,045 ha) wildlife management area in Catahoula, Parish, Louisiana, owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The district also houses The Catahoula National Wildlife Management Preserve, consisting of 36,000 acres (150 km 2) of land set aside for the preservation of land for wildlife habitat. Hunters come from all around during hunting season to the Catahoula Preserve. Catahoula Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden also resides in the area.
After passing through the lake, the Little River continues east-northeastwardly into Catahoula Parish, where it joins the Ouachita River from the west at Jonesville, just downstream of the mouth of the Tensas River. [5] (Below the mouth of the Tensas, the Ouachita River is sometimes known as the "Black River."
Two-man layout boat and decoys. Layout boat hunting is a sub specialty of traditional waterfowl hunting which is done in a low-profile un-motorized boat with a unique design that allows the hunter to maintain a close position to the water in order to conceal them in open water areas that are frequented by diver and ocean ducks.