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Welcome to 2024-25 Louisiana Hunting
Major Changes for 2024-2025 Hunting Regulations
- New Federal Duck Stamp purchasing rules (Licenses & Fees)
- Establishing a high water benchmark closure in Deer Area 1 for portions of East Carroll and Madison parishes (Deer Hunting - Area 1)
- Clarification of using drones to recover wounded deer or bear (Deer Hunting)
- Clarification on use of dogs for trailing and retrieval of deer (Deer Hunting)
- Change in Turkey Areas for portions of East Carroll, Madison and Tensas parishes (Turkey Seasons)
- Change in what turkeys are legal for harvest and associated bag limits (Turkey Regulations)
- Clarification of legal WMA firearm(s) carry and use (Wildlife Management Areas)
- Establishing a Limited Use Area on Atchafalaya Delta WMA (Individual WMA Schedules A-K)
- Removing the turkey lottery and closure of turkey season on Bayou Macon WMA (Individual WMA Schedules A-K)
- Closure of turkey season on Boeuf WMA (Individual WMA Schedules A-K)
- Clarification of tournament fishing on Bussey Brake WMA (Individual WMA Schedules A-K)
- Establishing a vessel prohibition during waterfowl season on Dewey Wills WMA Catahoula Basin (Individual WMA Schedules A-K)
- Closure of all activities on the Pointe Farm unit when youth deer hunt is occurring on Pointe-Aux-Chenes WMA (Individual WMA Schedules L-Z)
- Prohibition of motorized vessels prior to and during waterfowl splits on Russell Sage WMA Wham Brake impoundment (Individual WMA Schedules L-Z)