Hunting in Louisiana
Official agency resources
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/buy-a-license
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/seasons-and-regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/black-bear-hunting-lottery
- GMU map ↗
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/wmas-refuges-and-conservation-areas
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/deer-tags
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/hunter-and-trapper-education
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Louisiana, go straight to the issuing agency.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and FisheriesGame species in Louisiana
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Louisiana are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Louisiana.
Huntable public lands in Louisiana
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Kisatchie National Forest
National Forest
604,000 acres
Kisatchie National Forest
National Recreation Area
National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
National Recreation Area
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area