Outdoors Calendar for August 24, 2008

• Published: Aug 24, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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TODAY

• 40th ANNUAL STATE DUCK & GOOSE CALLING CONTEST: 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. registration, Civic Center, Gueydan. 12:30 p.m. registration deadline for goose callers. Junior, Intermediate & Senior divisions in duck calling. Junior & Senior divisions in specklebelly goose and blue-snow goose calling. Fee $15/event, $35/all events. For Louisiana residents only. 10 a.m./duck calling event. 1 p.m. goose calling events. Duck-calling contest winners eligible for World Championship Duck Calling Contest, Nov. 28-29, Stuttgart, Ark. Call Phil McDaniel (337) 230-2250.
• SOUTH LOUISIANA HIGH POWER CLUB MATCH: 8:30 a.m. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Fee $10 members/$15 adults & $5 juniors for nonmembers. Call George Serrett (225) 272-3538. E-mail:
  ghserrett@netzero.net
• BATON ROUGE CHAPTER-ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION BANQUET: 5:30 p.m., Marriott Hotel, Baton Rouge. Call Steve Hughes (225) 405-0343 or Russ Bumgardner (225) 977-5198.

MONDAY

• RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY-TYING SESSION: 7 p.m., Conference Room, Bass Pro Shop, Denham Springs. Sessions held monthly. Call Jack Dial (225) 927-2696. Web site: http://www.rsff.org/.

THURSDAY

• FUN SHOOT & EAT: 4 p.m., Hunters’ Run Gun Club, Port Allen. Every Thursday. Call (225) 387-3507.

FRIDAY

• FRIDAY NIGHT COOKIE JAR BASS SERIES: 7 p.m.-midnight, LA Express Landing, False River, Jarreau. Weekly through Sept. 12. Fee $30/boat. Call Guy Perkins (225) 293-3402.
• NATURE AT NIGHT: 8 p.m. (dusk), Tickfaw State Park, Springfield. Night swamp hike. Also Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26. Call (888) 981-2020.

ONGOING

• 14th ANNUAL STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS’ RODEO: Through Labor Day, Sept. 1. Saltwater event sponsored by CCA-Louisiana. Entry fee/CCA membership required. Call CCA-Louisiana (225) 952-9200. Hotline registration: (877) 422-2782.
• FALL INSHORE SHRIMP SEASON: All three state zones. Through Dec. 16.

HUNTER EDUCATION

Hunter Ed is mandatory for all hunters born on or after Sept. 1, 1969. There is no fee.

• WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY & SATURDAY: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, 3616 Broken Arrow Road, New Iberia.
• SEPT. 6-7: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. both days, Terrebonne Parish Rifle Range, Savanne Road, Houma. Walk-ins welcomed. Call Deputy Bill Baney (985) 857-0260.
• SEPT 6-7: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 6; 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 7, Academy Sports & Outdoors, 1000 West Esplanade Avenue, Kenner. No preregistration. 100 student limit.
• SEPT. 11-13: 6-10 p.m., Sept. 11-12; 8 -11 a.m. Sept. 13, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Range, 29225 Woodside Drive, Walker. Preregistration required. Cal (225) 686-2241, Ext. 324.