Seasons and Regulations | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (2024)

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Migratory Game Birds (2024/2025)

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SeasonDatesDaily Bag LimitPossession Limit
Dove (Mourning, White-winged, Fully Dressed Eurasian, and Collard Doves)North Zone:
September 7-28
October 5 - November 9
December 21 - January 21

South Zone:
September 7-21
October 19 - November 30
December 14 - January 14

15 in aggregate45 in aggregate
Rails and GallinulesSeptember 14-29
November 9 - January 1

Extended Falconry*:
November 2 - January 26

King and Clapper:
15 in aggregate

Sora and Virginia:
25 in aggregate

Gallinules: 15

King and Clapper:45

Sora and Virginia:75

Gallinules: 45

SnipeNovember 2 - December 8
December 21 - February 28
824
Woodcock

December 18 - January 31

Extended Falconry*:
November 4 - January 31

39
Teal (Blue, Green, and Cinnamon)September 14-29618
Ducks, Coots, MergansersEast Zone:
  • Regular season: November 16 - December 1 and December 14 - January 26
  • Youth and veterans only: November 9 and February 1

West Zone:
  • Regular season: November 9 - December 8; December 21 - January 5; January 18 - 31
  • Youth: November 2-3
  • Veterans only: February 1-2

Extended Falconry (all zones):
November 2 - January 29

Ducks: Daily bag limit on ducks is 6 and may include no more
than 4 mallards (no more than 2 females), 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, 2 redheads, 1 black duck and 1 pintail. Only 1 scaup may be taken for the first 15 days of the season with 2 per day allowed for the remainder. No mottled ducks may be taken for the first 15 days of the season with 1 per day allowed for the remainder. Daily bag limits for scaup and mottled ducks during youth and veterans hunting days are 0 mottled ducks and 1
scaup if before the regular season, 1 mottled duck and 2 scaup if after the regular season.

Coots: 15

Mergansers: 5 (only 2 of which may be hooded)

3 times the daily bag limit
Light Geese (Snow, Blue, Ross), White-fronted Geese (Specklebelly), and Canada GeeseEast Zone:
November 2 - December 1
December 14 - January 26

West Zone
November 2 - December 8
December 21 - January 5
January 18 - February 7

Light Geese:20

White-fronted Geese:3

Canada Geese: 1

Light Geese:None

White-fronted Geese:9

Canada Geese: 3

Conservation Order for Light Geese*East Zone:
December 2-13
January 27 - March 2

West Zone:
December 9-20
January 6-17
February 8 - March 2

NoneNone

*Falconry daily bag and possession limit for all permitted migratory game birds must not exceed 3 and 9 birds, respectively, singly or in aggregate, during the extended falconry seasons and regular hunting seasons.

*Only snow, blue, and Ross’s geese may be taken under the terms of the Conservation Order, which allows the use of electronic calls and unplugged shotguns and eliminates the daily bag and possession limits. During the Conservation Order, shooting hours begin one-half hour before sunrise and extend until one-half hour after sunset.

Turkey (2024/2025)

Area AArea BArea CNotes
April 5-May 4*April 5-27*April 5-20*
  • Youth & Physically Challenged Hunt (restricted to youth and wheelchair-confined physically challenged hunters - Areas A, B and C on private land only): March 29-30
  • Seasons open in Areas A, B and C, on private lands only.
  • * See separate WMA, National Wildlife Refuge, and Federal Lands Schedules for season dates on those areas.

Quail(2024/2025)

DatesDaily Bag LimitPossession Limit
November 16 - February 281030

Rabbit(2024/2025)

DatesDaily Bag LimitPossession Limit
October 5 - February 28824

Squirrel (2024/2025)

SeasonDatesDaily Bag LimitPossession Limit
FallOctober 5 - February 28824
Spring*May 3-2539
*Spring squirrel season is CLOSED on the Kisatchie National Forest, some national wildlife refuges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property and some state WMAs (check WMA season schedule).

Deer (2024/2025)

AreaArcheryPrimitive FirearmsFirearms (Still-Hunt only)Firearms (With or Without Dogs)Youth and Honorably
Discharged Veterans
1Either Sex:
October 1 - January 31
Either Sex:
November 9-15
January 20-31
Either Sex:
November 16 - December 6
January 6-19
Either Sex:
December 7 - January 5
Either Sex:
October 26 – November 1
2Either Sex:
October 1 - January 31
Either Sex:
October 19-25
January 13-19
Either Sex:
October 26 - December 4
Either Sex:
December 5- January 12
Either Sex:
October 12-18
3Either Sex:
September 21 - January 15
Either Sex:
October 12-18
January 6-12
Either Sex:
October 19 - December 1
Either Sex:
December 2 - January 5
Either Sex:
September 28 - October 4
4Either Sex:
October 1 - January 31
Either Sex:
November 9-15
January 20-31
Either Sex:
November 16 - December 6
January 6 - January 19
Either Sex:
December 7 - January 5
Either Sex:
October 26 - November 1
5

Either Sex:
(unless a Bucks Only Firearms
Season is in progress)
October 16 - February 15

Bucks Only:
October 1-15

Either Sex:
November 9-15

Bucks Only:
January 20-31

Either Sex:
November 16-17
November 29 - December 1

Bucks Only:
November 18 - 28
December 2 - 6

Either Sex:
December 7-8
December 14-15

Bucks Only:
December 9-13
December 16 - January 19

Either Sex:
October 26 - November 1
6

Either Sex:
(unless a Bucks Only Firearms
Season is in progress)
October 16 - February 15

Bucks Only:
October 1-15

Either Sex:
November 9 - 15
January 20 - 31
Either Sex:
November 16 - December 6
Either Sex:
December 7 - January 19
Either Sex:
October 26 - November 1
7Either Sex:
September 21 - January 15
Either Sex:
October 12-18
January 6-12
Either Sex:
October 19 - December 1
Either Sex:
December 2 - January 5
Either Sex:
September 28 - October 4
8Either Sex:
September 21- January 15
Either Sex:
October 12-18
January 6 - 12
Either Sex:
October 19 - December 1
Either Sex:
December 2 - January 5
Either Sex:
September 28 - October 4
9Either Sex:
(unless a Bucks Only Firearms
Season is in progress)
October 16 - February 15

Bucks Only:
October 1 - 15

Either Sex:
November 9-15

Bucks Only:
January 20-31

Either Sex:
November 16-17
November 29 - December 1

Bucks Only:
November 18-23
December 2-6

Either Sex:
December 7-8
December 14-15

Bucks Only:
December 9-13
December 16 - January 19

Either Sex:
October 26 - November 1
10Either Sex:
September 21 - January 15
Either Sex:
October 12-18
January 6-12
Either Sex:
October 19 - January 5
Either Sex:
September 28 - October 4

DAILY BAG LIMITS: 1 antlered and1 antlerless (when legal)
POSSESSION LIMIT: 6 per season, not to exceed 3 antlered OR 4 antlerless per season EXCEPT Deer Area 4 limit 3/season (not to exceed 2 antlered or 2 antlerless deer), and Deer Area 10 limit 3/season (not to exceed 2 antlered or 2 antlerless deer).

Bobcat(2024/2025)

SeasonHarvest Limit
Experimental year-round seasonOne per calendar year

Raccoon and Opossum(2024/2025)

SeasonDaily Limit
Year-roundTwo raccoons and two opossums

Crows (2024/2025)

DatesLimit
September 1 - January 1None

Recreational Fishing Seasons

Commercial Fishing Seasons

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