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Commission studying bow‑fishing impacts on red drum after public complaints; LSU study underway
Summary
LDWF said a one‑year saltwater bow‑fishing permit shows roughly 1,000 recreational bow fishers and 46 charter permits; officials said the commission has authority over seasons and limits but is still gathering data, including an LSU study of private‑dock nighttime harvest in Barataria Basin, before proposing changes to red drum rules.
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries staff told lawmakers they are still collecting data on saltwater bow fishing and its effects on red drum and other coastal species and that the commission has authority to set seasons, times and limits if the data show changes are warranted.
Cole Garrett told the committee the legislature in 2008 allowed red drum (redfish) to be taken by bow and arrow as a legal method. To improve understanding of the sport, the department implemented a saltwater bow‑fish permit about a year…
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