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Area | Type | Dates |
1 | Archery | Oct 1-Jan 31 |
Primitive Firearms | Nov 12-18
Jan 23-31 |
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Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Nov 19-Dec 9
Jan 9-22 |
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Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 10-Jan 8 | |
2 | Archery | Oct 1-Jan 31 |
Primitive Firearms | Oct 22-28
Jan 16-22 |
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Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Oct 29-Dec 7 | |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 8-Jan 15 | |
3 | Archery | Sep 17-Jan 15 |
Primitive Firearms | Oct 8-14
Nov 28-Dec 2 |
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Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Dec 15-Nov 27
Dec 3-Jan 8 |
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4 | Either-Sex | Bucks Only |
Archery | Oct 1-Jan 31 | |
Primitive Firearms | Nov 12-18
Jan23-29 |
Jan 30-31 |
Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Nov 19-20
Nov 25-27 Dec 3-4 Jan 14-15 Jan 21-22 |
Nov 21-24
Nov 28-Dec 2 Dec 5-9 Jan 9-13 Jan 16-20 |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 10-11
Dec 17-18 Dec 24-25 Jan 7-8 |
Dec 12-16
Dec 19-23 Dec 26-Jan 6 |
5 | Either-Sex | Bucks Only |
Archery | Oct 16-Feb 15 | Oct 1-15 |
Primitive Firearms | Jan 23-29 | Nov 12-18
Jan 30-31 |
Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Nov 25-27 | Nov 19-24
Nov 28-Dec 9 |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 10-11
Dec 31-Jan 1 Jan 14-15 |
Dec 12-30
Jan 2-13 Jan 16-22 |
6 | Either-Sex | Bucks Only |
Archery | Oct 16-Feb 15 | Oct 1-15 |
Primitive Firearms | Nov 12-18
Jan 23-31 |
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Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Nov 19-Dec 9 | |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 10-Jan 22 | |
7 | Either-Sex | Bucks Only |
Archery | Oct 1-Jan 31 | |
Primitive Firearms | Oct 8-14 | Nov 5-11 |
Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Oct 15-16
Nov 19-20 Nov 25-27 |
Oct 17-Nov 4
Nov 12-18 Nov 21-24 |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 31-Jan 1 | Nov 28-Dec 30 |
8 | Archery | Sep 17-Jan 15 |
Primitive Firearms | Oct 8-14
Nov 28-Dec 2 |
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Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Oct 15-Nov 27 | |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 3-Jan 8 | |
9 | Either-Sex | Bucks Only |
Archery | Oct 16-Feb 15 | Oct 1-15 |
Primitive Firearms | Jan 23-29 | Nov 12-18
Jan 30-31 |
Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Nov 25-27 | Nov 19-24
Nov 28-Dec 9 |
Firearms (With or Without Dogs) | Dec 10-11
Dec 31-Jan 1 Jan 14-15 |
Dec 12-30
Jan 2-13 Jan 16-22 |
10 | Either-Sex | Bucks Only |
Archery | Sep 17-Jan 15 | |
Primitive Firearms | Oct 8-14 | Nov 28-Dec 2 |
Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Oct 15-16
Nov 12-13 Nov 25-27 Dec 31-Jan 1 |
Oct 17-Nov 11
Nov 14-24 Dec 3-30 Jan 2-8 |
Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons
September Teal Season (Blue-winged, Green-winged and Cinnamon only): 16 days
Statewide September 10 – 25
Daily bag limit – 6 per day; Possession limit – 18.
DUCKS AND COOTS: 60 days
Coastal Zone: Nov. 12 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Jan. 22
West Zone: Nov. 12 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Jan. 22
East Zone: Nov. 19 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Jan. 29 (Including Catahoula Lake)
Youth Waterfowl Weekend: Nov. 5-6 in the Coastal Zone, Nov. 5 and Jan. 28 in the West Zone, Nov. 12 and Feb. 4 in East Zone.
Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limit on ducks is 6 and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 2 canvasback, 1 mottled duck, 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 3 scaup, 2 redheads, and 2 pintails.
Daily bag limit on coots is 15.
Mergansers – The daily bag limit for mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers. Merganser limits are in addition to the daily bag limit for ducks.
Possession Limit – The possession limit on ducks, coots and mergansers is three
times the daily bag limit.
GEESE: LIGHT GEESE (SNOW, BLUE and ROSS’) and WHITE-FRONTED
North Zone: (88 days) Nov. 5 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Feb. 12
South Zone: (88 days) Nov. 5 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Feb. 12
Daily bag limit on light geese (snow, blue and Ross’): 20
Possession limit on light geese (snow, blue and Ross’): None
Daily Limit on white-fronted geese: 2
Possession Limit on white-fronted geese: 6
CANADA GEESE:
North Zone: (76 days) Nov. 5 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Jan. 31
South Zone: (76 days) Nov. 5 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Jan. 31
Daily Limit on Canada geese: 1 per day
Possession limit on Canada geese: 3
The Canada goose season will be closed in the area described as follows: Beginning at the Texas State Line, proceeding east along Hwy. 82 to the Calcasieu Ship Channel, then north along the Calcasieu Ship Channel to its junction with the Intracoastal Canal, then east along the Intracoastal Canal to its juncture with LA Hwy. 82, then south along LA Hwy. 82 to its juncture with Parish Road 3147, then south and east along Parish Road 3147 to Freshwater Bayou Canal, then south to the Gulf of Mexico, then west along the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico to the Texas State Line, then north to the point of beginning at LA Hwy. 82. Open waters of Lake Arthur and the Mermentau River, from the Hwy 14 bridge southward, will also be closed to Canada goose hunting.
CONSERVATION ORDER FOR LIGHT GEESE (SNOW, BLUE AND ROSS’S):
North Zone: Dec. 5 – 16; Feb. 13 – March 12
South Zone: Dec. 5 – 16; Feb. 13 – March 12
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 begins one-half hour before sunrise and extends until one-half hour after sunset.
RAILS: Nov. 12 – Jan. 4
King and Clapper: Daily bag limit 15 in the aggregate, Possession 45.
Sora and Virginia: Daily bag 25 in the aggregate and possession 75.
GALLINULES: Nov. 12 – Jan. 4
Daily bag limit 15, Possession limit 45
SNIPE:
Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Feb. 28
West Zone: Nov. 2 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Feb. 28
East Zone: Nov. 2 – Dec. 4; Dec. 17 – Feb. 28
Daily bag limit 8, Possession limit 24
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset, except at the Spanish Lake Recreation Area in Iberia Parish where shooting hours, including the Conservation Order, end at 2 p.m.
EXTENDED FALCONRY SEASONS FOR RAILS AND GALLINULES:
Statewide: Nov. 2 – Jan. 31
Sixteen (16) days of the total season lengths for rails, gallinules and extended falconry seasons were used during the September teal season.
EXTENDED FALCONRY SEASONS FOR DUCKS:
Coastal Zone: Nov. 3 – Jan. 31
West Zone: Nov. 3 – Jan. 31
East Zone: Nov. 3 – Jan. 31
For more information, contact Larry Reynolds at 225-765-0456 or lreynolds@wlf.la.gov .
Dove
South Zone
Sept 3-11, Oct 8 – Nov 27, Dec 17 – Jan 15
North Zone
Sept 3 – 25, Oct 8 – Nov 13, Dec 17 – Jan 15
The dove hunting hours will be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset on all dates in each split, EXCEPT on Sept. 3 opening day on state wildlife management areas and LDWF leased fields, where the hunting hours will be 12 noon to sunset. EXCEPTIONS: Dove hunting hours on the Pointe Aux Chenes WMA’s Point Farm Unit are uniformly ½ hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon for all dates within all splits for the 2016-17 dove season. Elbow Slough WMA lottery hunt participants will also hunt from ½ hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon on Sept. 3 and 4.
Species | Season Dates | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit |
Quail | Nov 19-Feb 28 | 10 | 30 |
Rabbit | Oct 1-Feb 28 | 8 | 24 |
Squirrel | Oct 1-Feb 28 | 8 | 24 |
May 6-28 | 3 | 9 |
Migratory Game Bird
Species | Season Dates | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit |
Mourning & White-winged Doves & fully-dressed Eurasian Collared & Ringed Turtle Doves | South Zone:
Sep 3-11 Oct 8-Nov 27 Dec 17-Jan 15 North Zone: Sep 3-25 Oct 8-Nov 13 Dec 17-Jan 15 |
15 in aggregate | 45 in aggregate |
Woodcock | Dec 18-Jan 31 | 3 | 9 |
Teal | Sep 10-25 | 6 | 18 |
King & Clapper Rails | Sep 10-25
Nov 12-Jan 4 |
15 in aggregate | 45 in aggregate |
Sora & Virginia Rails | Sep 10-25
Nov 12-Jan 4 |
25 in aggregate | 75 in aggregate |
Gallinules | Sep 10-25
Nov 12-Jan 4 |
15 | 45 |
Snipe | Statewide:
Nov 2-Dec 4 Dev 17-Feb 28 |
8 | 24 |
Ducks, Coots & Mergansers | Coastal Zone: Nov 5-6 (Youth Only) Nov 12-Dec 4 Dec 17-Jan 22 |
West Zone: Nov 5 (Youth Only) Nov 12-Dec 4 Dec 17-Jan 22 Jan 28 (Youth Only) |
East Zone:
Nov 12 (Youth Only) Nov 19-Dec 4 Dec 17-Jan 29 Feb 4 (Youth Only) |
Canada Geese | Statewide: Nov 5-Dec 4 Dec 17-Feb 12 |
1 | 3 |
Light Geese | Statewide: Nov 5-Dec 4 Dev 17-Feb 12 |
20 | None |
White-fronted Geese | Statewide:
Nov 5-Dec 4 Dec 17-Feb 12 |
2 | 6 |
Conservation Order for Light Geese | Statewide:
Dec 5-16 Feb 13-Mar 12 |
No bag or possession limit. | |
Falconry for Ducks | Statewide:
Nov 3-Jan 31 |
Falconry daily bag & possession limit for all permitted migratory game birds must not exceed 3 & 9 birds respectively, singly, or in aggregate, during the extended falconry seasons & regular hunting seasons. | |
Falconry for Rails & Gallinules | Nov 3-Jan 31 | ||
Falconry for Woodcock | Nov 2-Jan 31 | ||
Extended Falconry for Mourning Doves | Oct 1-Jan 15 |
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Freshwater Game Fish
Black Bass (Largemouth & Spotted)
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters EXCEPT as follows: | None | 10 daily |
Atchafalaya Basin, Lakes Verret/Palourde, Fausse Point/Dauterive Areas | None | 10 daily |
Eagle Lake | 16” minimum length limit | 10 daily |
Poverty Point Reservoir | 15” to 19” protected slot limit | 8 daily; No more than one over 19” total length |
Caney Creek Lake | 15 to 19″ protected slot limit | 8 daily; No more than 2 over 19″ total length |
False River (Point Coupee Parish) | 14″ MLL | 5 daily |
John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir (Red River Parish) | 14 to 17″ protected slot limit | 8 daily; No more than 4 over 17″ total length |
Caddo Lake | 14 to 18″ protected slot limit for largemouth bassNo length restriction for spotted bass | 8 daily; No more than 4 largemouth bass over 18″ total length |
Sabine River and Toledo Bend Reservoir | 14″ MLL for largemouth bassNo MLL for spotted bass | 8 daily |
Striped & Hybrid Striped Bass
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | No more than two over 30” total length | 5 daily |
White Bass
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters EXCEPT as follows: | None | 50 daily |
Caddo Lake, Sabine River and Toledo Bend Reservoir | None | 25 daily |
Crappie
Black Crappie, White Crappie
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters EXCEPT as follows: | None | 50 daily; 100 fish possession limit |
Poverty Point, Caddo Lake and Sabine River | None | 25 daily; 50 fish possession limit |
Toledo Bend Reservoir | None | 25 daily; 100 fish possession limit |
Eagle Lake | 11″ minimum length limit | 30 daily |
Yellow Bass
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters EXCEPT as follows: | None | 50 daily |
Caddo Lake, Sabine River and Toledo Bend Reservoir | None | No limit |
Freshwater Nongame Fish
Bowfin
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | 16″ minimum length limit | No limit |
Buffalo Fish
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | 16″ minimum length limit | 25 daily |
Crawfish
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | None | 150 pounds daily |
Catfish
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters EXCEPT as follows: | Blue Catfish: 12” minimum length limit Channel Catfish: 11” minimum length limit Flathead Catfish: 14” minimum length limit |
100 daily in the aggregate. A fisherman may possess up to 25 undersized catfish of the three species combined. |
Caddo Lake, Sabine River, Toledo Bend Reservoir | Blue & Channel Catfish: None | 50 daily in the aggregate; No more than 5 over 30” total length |
Caddo Lake, Sabine River, Toledo Bend Reservoir | Flathead Catfish: 18” minimum length limit | 10 daily |
Freshwater Drum
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | 12″ minimum length limit | 25 daily |
Paddlefish
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
Statewide | 30″ max lower jaw fork length | 2 daily |
No open season in boundary waters with Texas or below the saltwater line. | No legal harvest or possession | No legal harvest or possession |
Shad
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | None | 50 Pounds daily |
Sturgeon
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | N/A | No legal harvest or possession |
Other Freshwater Fish
Location | Size Limit | Bag Limit |
All state waters | None | No limit |
Recreational Saltwater Seasons and Limits
Common Coastal Species
Cobia
Size Limit: 33″ min fork length
Bag and Possesion Limit: 2 daily per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Drum
Black Drum
Size Limit: 16″ min total length, 27″ max total length
Bag and Possesion Limit: 5 daily per person; No more than one over 27” max total length
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Red Drum/Redfish
Size Limit: 16″ min total length, 27″ max total length
Bag and Possesion Limit: 5 daily per person; No more than one over 27” max total length
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Southern Flounder
Size Limit: No size limit
Bag and Possession Limit: 10 daily per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Mackerel
King Mackerel
Size Limit: 24″ min fork length
Bag and Possesion Limit: 2 daily per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Spanish Mackerel
Size Limit: 12″ min fork length
Bag and Possesion Limit: 15 daily per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Striped Mullet
Size Limit: No size limit
Bag and Possesion Limit: 100 lbs, daily
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Spotted Seatrout (Speckled Trout)
Size Limit: 12″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit:
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Reef Fish
Grouper
Gag
Size Limit: 24” min total length
Bag and Possession Limit:
Current Season: Open – Season runs from June 1 through December 31 of each year in State Waters. Closed season runs from January 1 through May 31
Notes:
Black
Size Limit: 24” min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 4 daily in aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters except from Feb. 1 to March 31 of each year seaward of the 20 fathom (120 feet) curve
Notes:
Red and Yellowfin
Size Limit: 20” min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 4 daily in aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters except from Feb. 1 to March 31 of each year seaward of the 20 fathom (120 feet) curve
Notes:
Scamp
Size Limit: 16″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 4 daily in aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Goliath and Nassau
Size Limit: Take Prohibited
Bag and Possession Limit: Take Prohibited
Current Season: Take Prohibited
Snapper
Red
Size Limit: 16″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 2 daily, per person
Current Season:
Notes:
Mutton
Size Limit: 16″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 10 daily, per person within the 10 fish snapper aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Queen, Blackfin, Silk & Wenchman
Size Limit: No Size Limit
Bag and Possession Limit: 10 daily, per person within the 10 fish snapper aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year-Round in State Waters
Notes:
Cubera, Gray (Mangrove), Yellowtail & Mahogany
Size Limit: 12″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 10 daily, per person within the 10 fish snapper aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year-Round in State Waters
Notes:
Vermilion
Size Limit: 10″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 10 daily, per person within 20 reef fish aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year-Round in State Waters
Notes:
Lane
Size Limit: 8″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 20 daily, per person within 20 reef fish aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Almaco Jack
Size Limit: No size limit
Bag and Possession Limit: 20 daily, per person in 20 reef fish aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Gray Triggerfish
Size Limit: 14″ min fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: 2 daily, per person in 20 reef fish aggregate.
Current Season: Closed in State Waters
Notes:
Tilefish
Size Limit: No size limit
Bag and Possession Limit: 20 daily per person for all tilefish in 20 fish aggregate.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Amberjack
Greater
Size Limit: 34″ min fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: One daily per person
Current Season: Open in State Waters
Notes:
Lesser and Banded Rudderfish
Size Limit: 14″-22″ fork length slot limit
Bag and Possession Limit: 5 fish combined total between lesser amberjack and banded rudderfish.
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Hogfish
Size Limit: 12″ min fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: 5 daily per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Black Seabass
Size Limit: No size limit
Bag and Possession Limit: No Bag or Possession limit
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Tripletail
Size Limit: 18″ min total length
Bag and Possession Limit: 5 daily per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Highly Migratory Species
Marlin
Blue Marlin
Size Limit: 99″ min lower jaw fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: No Bag or Possession Limit
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
White Marlin
Size Limit: 66″ min lower jaw fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: No Bag or Possession Limit
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Swordfish
Size Limit: 29” min carcass length or 33 lbs. min dressed weight
Bag and Possesion Limit: Not more than 5 per vessel per trip
Current Season: Open Year-Round in State Waters
Notes:
Tuna
Bluefin Tuna
Size Limit: 73” min curved fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: 1 per vessel per year with appropriate federal permit as incidental catch during the open season
Current Season: Incidental Trophy Season is Currently Open in State Waters
Notes:
Bigeye Tuna
Size Limit: 27” min curved fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: No Bag or Possession Limit
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Yellowfin Tuna
Size Limit: 27” min curved fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: 3 daily, per person
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes:
Shark
Atlantic Sharpnose & Bonnethead Shark
Size Limit: None
Bag and Possession Limit: 1 daily per person in aggregate
Current Season: CLOSED
Other Sharks (EXCEPT Prohibited silky and sandbar)
Size Limit: 54” min fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: 1 in aggregate per vessel per trip. No silky or sandbar sharks. No prohibited species.
Current Season: OPEN
Notes for All Shark Species:
Small Coastal Sharks
Large Coastal Sharks
*NOTE: Recreational harvest of sandbar and silky sharks (ridgeback sharks) is not allowed.
Pelagic Sharks
Prohibited Sharks
Sailfish
Size Limit: 63″ min lower jaw fork length
Bag and Possession Limit: No Bag or Possession Limit
Current Season: Open Year Round in State Waters
Notes: