Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Hunting Regulations 2020-2021 - Flipbook - Page 69
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
years old and youths 12 years old or older
who have successfully completed a hunter
safety course may hunt without a supervising adult.
Self-clearing permits are required on all youth
hunts that are open, non-lottery hunts.
DEER:
Select WMAs only. Contact the appropriate
field office for details. Youth deer seasons are
offered on the following WMAs (reference
individual WMA listings for dates):
Atchafalaya Delta, Attakapas, Bayou Macon,
Big Lake, Bodcau, Boeuf, Buckhorn, Clear
Creek, Camp Beauregard, Dewey W. Wills,
Grassy Lake, J.C. Sonny Gilbert, Joyce,
Maurepas Swamp, Pass-a-Loutre, Pearl River,
Pomme de Terre, Richard K. Yancey, Russell
Sage, Sabine, Sabine Island, Salvador/
Timken, Sandy Hollow, Sherburne, Spring
Bayou, Tangipahoa Parish School Board,
Thistlethwaite, Tunica Hills and West Bay.
Youth lottery hunts are offered on the following WMAs (reference Individual WMA
listing for dates): Atchafalaya Delta,
Buckhorn, Dewey W. Wills, Floy Ward
McElroy, Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Richard K.
Yancey, and Sherburne WMAs. Completed
lottery applications must be returned no
later than Aug. 31 for all pre-application
lottery deer hunts.
SQUIRREL:
Select WMAs only. Contact the appropriate
field office for details. Youth squirrel seasons
are offered on Bodcau, Boeuf, Clear Creek,
Grassy Lake, Little River, Maurepas Swamp,
Pearl River, Pomme de Terre, Russell Sage,
Sandy Hollow, Sherburne, Spring Bayou and
West Bay WMAs on Sept. 28-29.
MOURNING DOVE:
Loggy Bayou WMAs will have an open youth
dove hunt the first Saturday of the Mourning
Dove Season. Sandy Hollow WMA will have
a youth dove hunt the first Saturday of the
Mourning Dove Season. See Sandy Hollow
WMA regulations for details.
TURKEY:
Select WMAs only. Contact the appropriate
field office for details. Youth turkey seasons
are offered on the following WMAs (reference individual WMA listings for dates): Big
Lake and Bodcau.
Youth lottery hunts will be offered on the
following WMAs (reference individual
WMA listings for dates and status of hunt
as a lottery or open, non-lottery hunt):
Clear Creek, Fort Polk-Vernon, Grassy Lake,
J.C. Sonny Gilbert, Pearl River, Peason
Ridge, Pomme de Terre, Richard K. Yancey,
Sherburne, Spring Bayou, Tunica Hills, and
West Bay. Completed lottery applications
must be returned no later than Feb. 8 for
all pre-application lottery turkey hunts.
WMAs with youth lottery hunts are closed
to all activities EXCEPT turkey hunting by
authorized youth hunt participants, shooting range use, and fishing on the day(s) of
the youth hunt. Only one turkey is allowed
to be taken during lottery hunts.
WATERFOWL:
Select WMAs only. Contact the appropriate
field office for details. Youth waterfowl seasons are offered the same weekend as the
state youth waterfowl hunts on all WMAs
unless otherwise noted (reference individual WMA listings for details).
Youth lottery hunts are offered on the following WMAs (reference Individual WMA
listing for dates): Bayou Pierre and
Sherburne WMAs. Completed lottery applications must be returned no later than
Sept. 28 for all pre-application lottery
waterfowl hunts.
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED SEASONS
AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
LOTTERY HUNTS
NOTE: Some of the below hunts may be
by pre-application lottery. For details, see
individual WMA schedules, contact any
Field Office, or visit our website at www.
wlf.louisiana.gov.
Only hunters possessing a Physically
Challenged Hunters Permit (PCHP) may
hunt. Further restrictions may apply.
DEER:
Select WMAs only. Contact the appropriate
field office for details, permit application, or
maps of hunting areas. Either-sex deer may
be taken on the following WMAs (reference
individual WMA listings for dates and status
of hunt as a lottery, pre-application, or open
www.wlf.louisiana.gov
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