Winnfield, La - Other Attractions

Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials
Uncle Earl’s Youth Scholarship
Louisiana Forest Festival
Lawn Mower Racing

Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials

March 22-25, 2007
In 1995, in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of Earl Kemp Long, the "Uncle Earl’s" Hog Dog trials became an annual event in Winnfield. The annual "Uncle Earl’s" Hog Dog Trials are held the fourth full weekend of March. The heritage of hog hunting is a traditional sport in Winn Parish and a lot of times it wasn’t done for the fun of it. It meant meat on the table and often times still does. We have families in Winn Parish who have been hunting hogs on the same land for generations. Earl Long was an avid hog hunter and Winnfield has kept this legacy alive. The Hog Dog Trials are the world’s largest and have been coined as the "Super Bowl" of hog dog baying. This sport is part of our heritage in Louisiana. The folks of Winn Parish enjoy life, and our visitors are always among friends when they come to Winnfield for "Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials."

Uncle Earl’s Youth Scholarship

The Winn Hog Hunters Association has a profound interest in the development and well being of those young people involved in Hog Hunting. Three individuals will be qualified each year for scholarship recognition.
Funds that are donated for the express purpose of funding the scholarship and the entry fee of the junior baying support this worthy endeavor for the young Hog Hunters. This fund varies from year to year, consequently, scholarship value will vary accordingly. The Winn Hog Hunters are always on the look out for new contributors for this admirable cause.

Questions and donations should be addressed to:
Winn Parish Hog Hunters Association
206 Welder Rd.
Winnfield , LA 71483

Louisiana Forest Festival
April 27-28, 2007

The Louisiana Forest Festival, re-organized in 1980, salutes Louisiana’s timber industry. Timber products are the largest agricultural crop in Louisiana. The three-day festival encompasses timber-related activities such as competitions in log loading, skidding, grappling for bucks, truck rodeo, and professional timber sports. There are also numerous forestry equipment displays and related exhibits. Professional timber sports competitors come from the United States, Canada and Australia to participate in the year’s first circuit show.

The Louisiana State Woodsman’s Skills Championship is held during the festival. 4-H youth from throughout the state compete in various timber-related contests such as crosscut sawing, log rolling and bow-saw, rope climbing and match splitting. And like most festivals in Louisiana, there are numerous food booths, family oriented activities, and children's rides.

The Louisiana Forest Festival has a scholarship that is open to all Winn Parish Senior's. For a copy of the application contact Angelia at 318.628.5928.

Lawn Mower Racing Lousiana Lawnmower Racing Official Website
This information reprinted with permission from the Louisiana Lawnmower Racing Association.

In case you haven't seen or heard, organized lawnmower racing is alive and well, especially in Louisiana!

The Louisiana Lawnmower Racing Association is run primarily for racing enthusiasts and their friends and family. Members race lawnmowers for the "relatively low costs and high return of adrenaline," along with the love of competition. All who share this philosophy and can agree to play by the rules are welcome to join and participate. We are family oriented, family friendly organization with emphasis on good sportsmanship, fair play and sound judgment, all in an alcohol and drug free environment!

The Louisiana Lawnmower Racing Association (LLMRA) recently held a race in Ruston, Louisiana for the first time, at the North Louisiana Exhibition Center. These mowers won't cut grass anymore, but they will throw a rooster tail and cut some quick lap times! The rules allow the substitution of stock mower stuff with go-kart steering components and brakes for safety, but the rest of it has to be originally from a mower. There are classes for single cylinder and twins, and flathead or overhead-valve classes as well. There are several age groups to compete in, including a class for kids ages 8-14 and a Powder Puff class.

Founded and run by Jerry 'Cornflakes' Martin from Winnfield, Louisiana, the LLMRA puts on regularly scheduled races, with crowd attendance in the hundreds at their local arena in Wheeling, LA. The arena is 30,000 sq. ft. and is a covered, banked, dirt oval track. There is also a 5,000 sq. ft. A/C display and concession area. Racing rain of shine!

If you are interested in building and racing a mower, the rules are available on request or can be found on the website www.mowbay.com.

Please check out the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association's Official Web Site.