Catching the ouaouarons

By News Staff on Thursday, July 18, 2024
Annual amphibian affair draws next generation of hunters
  • Micheal Vondenstein make his way through a crawfish field, frog in hand, on an opening weekend frog hunting trip. Each year, area farmer and crop duster pilot Kyle Smith hosts an opening weekend frogging trip on his farm.
    Micheal Vondenstein make his way through a crawfish field, frog in hand, on an opening weekend frog hunting trip. Each year, area farmer and crop duster pilot Kyle Smith hosts an opening weekend frogging trip on his farm.

    By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER LSN News Editor The ouaouarons — Cajun French for bullfrogs — may have been few and far between, but fun was still had by the next generation of hunters for the opening weekend of the 2024 frogging season. Each year, friends and family gather just outside of Church Point at the farm of Kyle Smith for a meal of fresh boiled crawfish, shrimp and crabs and live music, but…