Bayou Hunt 2009 (Tentative)

[sniffer]

car 54, where are you? LOL

 

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[GrayCloud]

The Enterprise School closed down years ago. They had some very good basketball and baseball teams back in the 40's-60's. Would make a great place to hunt.

 

[River Rat]

A little history of the area...

Catahoula History

CATAHOULA PARISH

When the Territory of Orleans was divided into counties by the Territorial Legislature on April 10, 1805, the present-day Catahoula Parish was a part of Rapides County. According to census data, the parish has no metropolitan areas, but Jonesville is the largest town in Catahoula Parish.

Jonesville is located on the site of Ancient Anilco, an Indian village landscaped with mounds. Jonesville was once called Troy.

Harrisonburg, Louisiana is located (pop 655) on Louisiana Highway 8, is the parish seat of Catahoula Parish.

This progressive town is situated on the banks of the beautiful Ouachita River with Old Fort Beauregard in the hills above. Catahoula is rich in history, with Harrisonburg being the oldest historic town in the state.

Indians, early explorers, the Civil War and modern progress have left their mark upon this unique little village.

In 1818, John Harrison acquired this tract of land, had it surveyed and plotted the township into lots. The name, Harrisonburg, was given this area which was incorporated into a village in 1872; however, records show that the site was selected as the parish seat in 1808.

Early settlers began coming in and moving on to the rolling hills of the longleaf yellow pine forest to build their homes. Harrisonburg served the area for 50 miles around as a trading center.

Steamboats, the only means of transportation brought goods and carried away the home grown products for sale, thus giving Catahoula an early opportunity to grow and expand into a parish where education, religion and culture made it appealing to newcomers and old settlers alike.

The Masonic Lodge No. 110 in Harrisonburg, chartered in 1852, is the oldest continuously active institution of any kind in the parish and one of the oldest in the state.

By 1858, schools were well established and “Catahoula Academy” was in operation as a local and boarding school. In 1895, the present school system was organized and named the Harrisonburg High School.

Catahoula is rich in colorful history. In 1825, Jim Bowie lived on a plantation a few miles west of Harrisonburg. In 1827, Bowie made the Bowie hunting knife famous in a duel on the sandbar at Vidalia, Louisiana. After this duel, he moved on to fame in Texas.

Another colorful happening in Harrisonburg was the ending of the Jones-Liddell feud on February 27, 1870. The feud started on a plantation south of Jonesville and took the lives of at least five prominent citizens. The feud started in 1852 and lasted 20 years.

Harrisonburg was slow in recovering from the effects of the Civil War. Fort Beauregard, located on the high hills west of Harrisonburg, was built by Confederate soldiers in 1863 to prevent the Federal gunboats from going up the Ouachita River.

On May 10, 1863, Federal boats anchored in sight of the town and fort and demanded the fort to surrender, giving one hour for the women and children to be moved out of town. The Federal gunboats shelled the town, doing very little damage. One house was burned. The shots fell short of their target. There are a few old buildings still standing with bullet holes in them.
The old Radford House, the old Bethard House and Methodist Church have bullet holes in them.

On September 5, 1863, Col. George W. Logan evacuated Fort Beauregard at 3:00 a.m., having only 40 men left in the fort. Working at night, the garrison destroyed the supplies and larger guns and withdrew with the horses, mules and wagons. The Federals entered Fort Beauregard and finished the destruction.

Today, Fort Beauregard is a memorial park to veterans of all wars. An amphitheater and picnic facilities serve the parish as a recreation area. In this Veteran’s Memorial Park hundreds of Master Masons gather the last Sunday in June for a district meeting. In and around old Fort Beauregard and the Indian mounds, numerous Indian artifacts can be found.

Through the years, school children have found minnie balls, grape shot and fragments of cannon balls as a result of this shelling.

Not all of Catahoula Parish is historic, for in 1958 oil was discovered bringing prosperity to many of the old families. There are more than 50 producing oil wells in the area. This change brought new homes, churches and businesses to town.

 

[ZenAgain]

Just have to work out a few final details with the land owner, I.E. of Jim Bowie's Relay Station. At the current point, there will be no fees and will be catch as catch can for food, drinks, etc but for donations. Wife is working out the hotel situation and whatnot. Owner, (Wife's cousin) will take care of details with the Mayor for hunt approval on the Civil War grounds. There should be 4 acres for camping so for those of you with a tent, you are more or less set. Trying to juggle "real world" issues and this at the same time but it WILL come together. Hope to see you all soon.

Zen

P.S.: Sorry for the short notice but it was either now or next Spring and neither of us wanted to wait. :P

 

[warsawdaddy]

Unless it is already too late,it sure would be nice to have it one week later but don't try and change on my account.Depending on the outcome of my eye stuff I still might be able to make it.Surgery on the 7th,checkup on the 8th don't know if I can drive on the 9th or not yet.Maybe make it on the 10th or 11th just to see everyone.Food?I'm sure Nana will bring one extra 'LiL' Debbie' for me (I'll pay for it,Nana).

 

[Juanmoretime]

Oh my god, I'm missing something here....... is there gonna be a hunt here in Louisiana Put me down quick!!!

Steve

 

[ZenAgain]

Sadly, it looks like we may have jumped the gun a bit. Neither myself nor my wife have the extra time or effort to pull this off. I'm sorry. Was looking forward to seeing you guys again but maybe we dreamed a bit too big. Maybe in spring although I doubt you guys will bother after this. We just have a bit too much going on in our own lives to pull this off. Again, my apologies.

Zen

 

[Noodle]

Dang, Zen, I'm so sorry! :P I was looking forward to hunting that particular area. But I know how much work goes into the planning for a hunt, and it's no small chore. Keep working at it through the winter and set it for a spring hunt! Weather is beautiful here at that time of the year! Let me know what I can do to help.

Noodle

 

[Burdie]

Thanks for trying Zen, I was looking forward too meeting new friends and comming to the great State of La. I will be putting on the CTH3 in May 7,8, & 9th if anyone is interested. Like Noodle said we understand the work put into a hunt. Good luck and thanks again.

Burdie

 

[Juanmoretime]

Burdie,

Put me down as coming.....I'm bringing gallons of buffalo fly spray with me this time and can't wait. Is this coming weekend too soon

Steve

 

[Bridge End Farm]

I'm always up for a hunt with the CTH and/or Bayou crew!!

lets do it :0) I am packed

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Speak my brother this is like weekend after next :0)

Wife and I are in the final planning stages for the Bayou Hunt 2009. Wife and I enjoyed the first one so much that when an opportunity presented itself, we couldn't pass it up. My wife's cousin own's the Jim Bowie's Relay Station in Enterprise, Louisiana. http://www.jimbowiesrelaystation.com/ Not terribly far from the original Bayou Hunt and we already have permission to hunt the grounds there. Also, we are looking at Fort Hill/Fort Beauregard in Harrisonburg as our main hunt site. (Civil War battleground) http://www.concordiasentinel.com/news.php?id=89 Wifey is hard at work working out hotels and camping spots in the area. Basically looking at interest before we plan further. Hope to see you all again soon.

Zen

Edit: Dates will be October 9, 10 and 11. Finilizing the agenda as we speak.

 

[Juanmoretime]

BEF,
Zen put the brakes on this project 2 or 3 weeks ago. They had too much going on to pull it off. Thats why Daddy is trying to figure out something so we have somewhere to go.......

Steve

 

[Bridge End Farm]

lol so this is a dead one too dang you all are wanting to come to florida in spring again I can tell

 

[Juanmoretime]

We're waiting for one person to come up with a city and state and then we all sprint there fast as we can!!!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

We're waiting for one person to come up with a city and state and then we all sprint there fast as we can!!!

you gonna be back in bama in Jan/Feb

 

[Juanmoretime]

Well, it could happen! I'm ready to hunt something! I know you know what thats like!!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Well, it could happen! I'm ready to hunt something! I know you know what thats like!!

well lets hook up if you pop over, I got a place that I promise you 3 ringers

 

[Juanmoretime]

I'm almost there...be there in a minute!!! Lol!!! I need to go hunt up some farmers and see what I can stir up here! In fact I'm gone to do it now! Wish me luck!!

Steve

 

[Bridge End Farm]

I'm almost there...be there in a minute!!! Lol!!! I need to go hunt up some farmers and see what I can stir up here! In fact I'm gone to do it now! Wish me luck!!

Steve

you have luck from me, just give me a heads up as I have a friend that owns a few acres here that the Union camped on. He doesn't allow folks on it but lets me come if I ask and a friend. I save it for folks visiting