Bullfrogs must be five inches or larger from the tip of the snout to the tail, and the Pig frog must measure three inches or larger. Shallow draft vessels such as a pirogue, canoe, mud boat, or flat boat with shallow outboard motors are necessary.
This will allow you to get in the shallow areas that frogs inhabit. The best times for frogging are in a waning moon or no moon, when they are less likely to spot you first and jump. I have found the best times for frogging are after 9 PM, when one can best spot the reflection of their eyes and bellies with the spotlight.
And last, but certainly not least, make sure you have packed a full ice chest of drinks, have good music on que, and have great company to enjoy your night out in the Louisiana marsh. If you have a family frog leg recipe that you would like to share, please submit to the new online cookbook hosted by the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition.
Pig frogs and bullfrogs traditionally breed in April and May. Whatever it may be, would-be froggers should be aware of what areas they can access and all necessary regulations. Of course, knowledge of the quarry is advantageous as well.
Pig frogs and bull frogs have different length requirements on public land that governs harvest, while private-land hunters do not have to adhere to such length requirements. Bullfrogs must be at least five inches long, while pigs frogs must be three inches or longer. For the casual onlooker, it might be hard to decipher between the two frogs. Two ways to tell are sight and sound. Boundy also advised listening to their vocalizations to tell them apart, which can also help to locate them in the dark.
They are over in the lower Atchafalaya Basin, out toward Spanish Lake and in the coastal marshes where it opens up more.
Switzer had to actually kick and fight his way through buttonwood brush tangles enveloping the bow of the boat to get to the frogs. But the frogs were there, and when he got his big hands near a frog, it was lights out for the frog. His smashing grab never missed. A lot of these got away. Frogs are very sensitive to vibrations caused by steps. Worse than doing hand-to-hand combat with the brush to catch a frog was getting the airboat unstuck from the brush and turned around.
Airboats have no reverse. With the lights and engine off, the feel and sounds of the soft night air enveloped the men. A huge full moon beamed through a stand of healthy cypress trees, a sight that impressed the veteran swamper Dugas. Not a breath of wind existed and there were no mosquitoes. For round three, Edgar took over the controls of the airboat, and Dugas did the catching. The lights from the airboat burned holes into the blackness of the night, as the hunt continued.
The frogs the men were catching were mostly very large. Some were turbos. Edgar guessed they had 45 frogs in the box. Figuring they had enough for a couple of meals for each man, they called it a night.
Back at the boat landing, they counted their catch as they divided it up. The final tally was Become the most informed Sportsman you know, with a membership to the Louisiana Sportsman Magazine and LouisianaSportsman. November 12, Home Contents Of Frogs and Men. Sign Up Now. About Jerald Horst Articles. Jerald Horst is a retired Louisiana State University professor of fisheries.
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