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Feds ban dog-deer hunting in Kisatchie Forest
Posted: Mar 2, 2012 7:19 AM by AP
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Hunters who use dogs to hunt deer in Kisatchie National Forest again are on the defensive.
The Town Talk reports U.S. Forest Service officials say dog-deer hunting will be prohibited in Kisatchie starting with the 2012-13 season.
Thursday's announcement by the Forest Service and previous attempts to ban dog-deer hunting cited safety concerns and confrontations between hunters and their dogs and local landowners.
Trent Hollingsworth, secretary/treasurer of the Louisiana Sportsmen Alliance, which has fought to keep dog-deer hunting in Kisatchie, said the decision did not come as a surprise.
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