2011-2012 Hunting Regs low-res - Louisiana Department of Wildlife ...

smaLL game (sQuirreL,
raBBit, QuaiL,
mourning doVe,
Woodcock, snipe, raiL
and gaLLinuLe)
Same as outside exCePT
CLOSeD during modern firearm
either-sex deer seasons on certain
WMAs (see WMA schedule),
exCePT non-toxic shot must be
used for snipe, rail and gallinule,
exCePT consult regulations for
Bodcau, Jackson-Bienville and
Sabine Island, and exCePT all small
game hunting closed on Tunica Hills
and Alexander State Forest during the
primitive firearm season. No hunting
on unharvested agricultural fields (not
including food plots) prior to Nov. 15
on Ouachita WMA. Consult the following
WMA Hunting Schedules for
exceptions or any other specific
details. Also, see Atchafalaya Delta,
Pass-a-Loutre, Pointe-aux-Chenes
and Salvador/Timken for additional
information. Unless otherwise specified
under the specific WMA hunting
schedule, the use of dogs for rabbit
and squirrel hunting is prohibited.
WaterfoWL (ducks,
geese and coots)
Same as outside exCePT
CLOSeD during modern firearm
either-sex deer seasons on certain
WMAs (see WMA schedule) and
exCePT waterfowl hunting will be
allowed on Attakapas, Bodcau,
Jackson-Bienville, Joyce and
Salvador/Timken WMAs, Pintail
Alley on Ouachita WMA, Pearl River
south of US 90, the greentree
impoundment on Dewey Wills WMA,
and the South Farm Complex of
Sherburne WMA during either-sex
deer season, unless otherwise specified.
Hunting after 2 p.m. is prohibited
on all WMAs exCePT for
Atchafalaya Delta, Biloxi, Lake
Boeuf, Pass-a-Loutre, Pointe-aux-
Chenes and Salvador/Timken WMAs.
Consult the specific WMA regulations
for shooting hours on these WMAs.
Consult the following WMA Hunting
Schedules for exceptions or any other
specific details, including Lottery
Waterfowl Hunt requirements for
Sherburne and Bayou Pierre WMAs.
feraL hogs
Feral hogs may be taken during
any legal hunting season, exCePT
during Turkey and the Spring Squirrel
Season, on designated WMAs by
properly licensed hunters using only
2011-2012 Wma Basic season scheduLe
guns or bow and arrow legal for
specified seasons in progress. Hogs
may not be taken with the aid of dogs,
exCePT feral hogs may be taken
with the aid of dogs on Attakapas,
Bodcau, Boeuf, Clear Creek, Dewey
Wills, Jackson-Bienville, Pass a
Loutre, Pearl River, Red River,
Sabine, Three Rivers and West Bay
WMAs Feb. 1-29 by permit from
either the Minden, Monroe, Pineville,
Hammond or Opelousas field offices
and all hogs must be killed immediately
and may not be transported live
under any conditions, exCePT as
allowed by permit, and hunters may
use centerfire pistols in addition to
using guns allowed for season in
progress. In addition, feral hogs may
be taken on Atchafalaya Delta, Passa-Loutre,
Pointe-aux-Chenes and
Salvador WMAs from Feb. 16 -
March 31 with shotguns loaded with
buckshot or slugs.
outLaW Quadrupeds
and Birds (coYote,
armadiLLo, croWs,
BLackBirds, starLings
and BeaVer)
During hunting seasons specified
on WMAs, exCePT the turkey and
spring squirrel seasons, take of outlaw
quadrupeds and birds, with or
without the use of electronic calls, is
allowed by properly licensed hunters
and only with guns or archery equipment
legal for season in progress on
WMA. However, crows, blackbirds,
grackles and cowbirds may not be
taken before Sept. 1 or after Jan. 1.
As described in 50 CFR Part 21,
non-toxic shot must be used for the
take of crows, blackbirds, cowbirds
and grackles under the special depredation
order. In addition, an annual
report has to be submitted to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service for those
that participate in the take of these
species.
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