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LOUISIANA 2018-2019 HUNTING REGULATIONS Photo by Marcus Constance You ride. We help you save money. Motorcycle geico.com | 1-800-947-2886 | local offi ce Some discounts, coverages, payment plans and features are not available in all states, in all GEICO companies, or in all situations. Boat and PWC coverages are underwritten by GEICO Marine Insurance Company. Motorcycle and ATV coverages are underwritten by GEICO Indemnity Company. GEICO is a registered service mark of Government Employees Insurance Company, Washington, D.C. 20076; a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary. © 2018 GEICO CONTENTS 4. MAJOR CHANGES TO THE 2018-2019 HUNTING REGS 6. LICENSING 12. GENERAL HUNTING INFORMATION Hunter Education Requirements ��������������������������12 LDWF Field Office/Enforcement Office Numbers����������13 14. DEER HUNTING Deer Area Schedules & Descriptions ��������������������14 Deer Tagging Information �������������������������������������41 Deer Hunting Regulations ������������������������������������42 46. QUADRUPEDS & RESIDENT GAME BIRDS Schedules �������������������������������������������������������������46 Methods of Take ���������������������������������������������������48 50. TURKEY Turkey Area Schedules & Descriptions �����������������50 Turkey Hunting Regulations����������������������������������52 Turkey Tagging Information ����������������������������������53 55. MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS Schedules �������������������������������������������������������������55 Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations ���������������������56 Federal Regulations ����������������������������������������������58 64. OTHER HUNTING SEASONS 65. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS WMA Regulations �������������������������������������������������65 Basic Season Schedule �����������������������������������������75 Individual WMA Schedules ����������������������������������77 110. FEDERAL LANDS SCHEDULES 119. POSSESSION TAGS www.wlf.louisiana.gov 1 LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES P�O� Box 98000 2000 Quail Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70898 225-765-2800 John Bel Edwards, Governor For updated information and Jack Montoucet, Secretary the latest regulations visit us Bryan McClinton, Undersecretary online at Randy Myers, Assistant Secretary Patrick Banks, Assistant Secretary www.wlf.louisiana.gov. Scott Longman, Deputy Assistant Secretary DIVISION ADMINISTRATORS INFORMATION HOTLINE Kenny Ribbeck, Wildlife Buddy Baker, Coastal & Nongame Resources 1-800-256-2749 Harry Blanchet, Fisheries Jason Froeba, Fisheries Col� Sammy Martin, Enforcement WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HELP STOP COMMISSION POACHING Robert J� Samanie III, chairman REPORT GAME Alfred R� Sunseri, vice chairman William D� “Bill’’ Hogan VIOLATIONS Chad J Courville Operation Game Thief William J� “Joe” McPherson 1-800-442-2511 Jerri G� Smitko Bart R� Yakupzack 24 hours a day - 7 days a week A HUNTER'S PLEDGE Responsible hunting provides unique challenges and rewards. However, the future of the sport depends on each hunter's behavior and ethics. Therefore, as a hunter, I pledge to: • Respect the environment and wildlife. • Respect property and landowners. • Show consideration for non-hunters. • Hunt safely. • Know and obey the law. • Support wildlife and habitat conservation. • Pass on an ethical hunting tradition. • Strive to improve my outdoor skills and understanding of wildlife. • Hunt only with ethical hunters. By following these principles of conduct each time I go afield, I will give my best to the sport, the public, the environment and myself. The responsibility to hunt ethically is mine; the future of hunting depends on me. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Commerce strictly pro- hibit unlawful discrimination in departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or handicap. 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MAJOR CHANGES FOR 2018-2019 HUNTING REGULATIONS 1. Hunting Licenses may now be purchased online at the following link: la-web. s3licensing.com. Also, deer and turkey hunters may validate tags by calling the validation toll free number, 1-844-LACHECK (1-844-522-4325) or using the validation website: la-web.s3licensing.com (pages 10, 41 & 54). 2. The New Iberia and Opelousas field offices have been combined and moved to the Lafayette Field Office [address: 200 Dulles Dr., Lafayette, LA 70506; phone: 337-262- 2080] (page 13). 3. Deer Areas 4 and 6 - Change in boundary, placing all of West Feliciana Parish within Area 6 (pages 25 & 30). 4. Deer Areas 5 and 9 - Changes in deer seasons, shifting either-sex primitive season earlier in the framework (pages 28 & 36). 5. Deer Area 7 - Change in opening and closing date of Archery (page 32). 6. Prohibition on the use of drones on WMAs page( 65). 7. Bayou Pierre and Russell Sage WMAs - Addition of PCHP wheelchair confined water- fowl blinds (pages 66, 80 & 99). 8. Tunica Hills WMA - Addition of a Small Game Emphasis Area pages( 68 & 107). 9. Addition of vessel language as an allowable means of camping on WMAs and where those vessels may camp (page 73). 10. Adjustment of deer seasons on Attakapas page( 78), Boeuf (page 82), Clear Creek (page 84), Grassy Lake (page 88), Joyce (page 90), Pass-A-Loutre (page 93), Richard K. Yancey (page 98), Sabine (page 100), Thistlethwaite (page 106) and West Bay (page 108) WMAs. 11. Addition of days for small game hunting with dogs on Boeufpage ( 82), J.C. Sonny Gil- bert (page 89), Little River page( 91), Loggy Bayou (page 91), Russell Sage (page 99), Sabine (page 100) and Soda Lake (page 105) WMAs. 12. Boeuf and Russell Sage WMAs - Establishment of Limited Access Areas (pages 82 & 99). 13. Russell Sage WMA - Prohibition on use of motorized vessels on Wham Brake Im- poundment (page 99). DISCLAIMER This publication is not an official copy of the laws in effect and should not be utilized or relied upon as such� It does represent an attempt by the publisher to present, as a public service, a partial sum- mary of the laws in effect at the time of the printing of this publication. Substantive changes to the law may very well occur following the printing of this publication. For these reasons, the accuracy of the information contained within this publication cannot be guaranteed and the reader is cautioned that it is his responsibility to apprise himself of the laws in effect at any given time. These laws include those contained within Revised Statutes, particularly Title 56, the official regulations of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, federal laws and any local or parish ordinances. Contact your local LDWF Enforcement Agent for specific information. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activ- ity, or facility operated by a recipient of federal assistance should write to: Director, Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240. This public document was published at a total cost of $60,000. 250,000 copies of this public document were published in the first printing at a cost of $60,000. This document was published by J.F. Griffin Publishing, 33 Main St, North Adams, MA 01247 for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to provide regulations on the 2018-2019 hunting season. This material was printed in accordance with the standards for printing by state agencies established pursuant to R.S. 43:31. 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