LAC 76:XIX.103. Resident Game Birds and Animals

A. Shooting Hoursone-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. B. Consult Regulation Pamphlet for Seasons or Specific Regulations on Wildlife Management Areas or Specific Localities Species | Season Dates | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit Quail | OPENS: third Saturday of November CLOSES: last day of February | 10 | 30 Rabbit and Squirrel | OPENS: first Saturday of October CLOSES: last day of February | 8 | 24 Squirrel* | OPENS: first Saturday of May for 23 days | 3 | 9 Squirrel** | Youth (Private Lands Only) fourth Sat. of Sept. for 2 days | 8 | 16 Deer 2026-2027 | See Schedule | 1 antlered and 1 antlerless (when legal) | Deer Areas 2,3,5,6,7,8, and 9—6/season (not to exceed 3 antlered deer or 4 antlerless deer). Deer Area 1—6/season (not to exceed 2 antlered or 5 antlerless deer). Deer Area 4—4/season (not to exceed 2 antlered or 2 antlerless deer). Deer Area 10—3/season (not to exceed 2 antlered or 2 antlerless deer). *NOTE: Spring squirrel season is closed on the Kisatchie National Forest, National Wildlife Refuges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property. Some state wildlife management areas will be open, check WMA season schedule. **NOTE: Select state wildlife management areas and other public lands will be open for youth squirrel hunting (check WMA and public lands season schedules). C. Deer Hunting Schedule 2026-2027 Area | Archery | Primitive Firearms (All Either-Sex Except as Noted) | Still Hunt (No dogs allowed) | With or Without Dogs 1 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: last day of Jan. (Only within the CWD Control Area: OPENS: second Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: after 9 days [Antlered Bucks Only with or without velvet]) | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. after second Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after the next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. OPENS: Mon. after first Sat. of Jan. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after first Sat. of Jan. 2 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: last day of Jan. (Only within the CWD Control Area: OPENS: last Sat. of Aug. CLOSES: after 9 days [Antlered Bucks Only with or without velvet]) | OPENS: next to last Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before last Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after the last day of Modern Firearm Season in Jan. CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: last Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Tues. before second Sat. of Dec. in odd numbered years and on Wed. during even numbered years except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Tues. in odd numbered years or Wed. during even numbered years before the first Sat. of Dec. | OPENS: Wed. before the second Sat. of Dec. in odd numbered years and on Thurs. during even numbered years except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the Wed. before the first Sat. of Dec. on odd years and Thurs. during even numbered years CLOSES: 40 days after opening in odd numbered years or 39 days after opening in even numbered years 3 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearm Season CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day | OPENS: Mon. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: after 35 days 4 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. after second Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after the next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. OPENS: Mon. after first Sat. of Jan. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after first Sat. of Jan. 5 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: Feb. 15 (first 15 days are BUCKS ONLY) | (All Either-Sex except as noted.) OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after next to last Sun. of Jan. Bucks Only CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Sun. of the same weekend. (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: Fri. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day (EITHER-SEX) | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the first Sat. of Dec. and closes Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: third Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after third Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the second Sat. of Dec. and close Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) 6 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: Feb. 15 (first 15 days are BUCKS ONLY) (Only within the CWD Control Area: OPENS: second Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: after 9 days [Antlered Bucks only with or without velvet]) | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after the next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. 7 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15. | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearm Season CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving | OPENS: Mon. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: after 35 days 8 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearm Season CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day | OPENS: Mon. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: after 35 days 9 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: Feb. 15 (first 15 days are BUCKS ONLY) | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after next to last Sun. of Jan. Bucks Only CLOSES: last day of Jan. Bucks Only | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Sunday of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: Fri. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day (EITHER-SEX) | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the first Sat. of Dec. and closes Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: third Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after third Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the second Sat. of Dec. and close Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) 10 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearms CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: 38 days after Thanksgiving Day D. Deer Hunting Schedule 2027-2028 Area | Archery | Primitive Firearms (All Either-Sex Except as Noted) | Still Hunt (No dogs allowed) | With or Without Dogs 1 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: last day of Jan. (Only within the CWD Control Area: OPENS: second Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: after 9 days [Antlered Bucks Only with or without velvet]) | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. after second Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after the next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. OPENS: Mon. after first Sat. of Jan. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after first Sat. of Jan. 2 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: last day of Jan. (Only within the CWD Control Area: OPENS: last Sat. of Aug. CLOSES: after 9 days [Antlered Bucks Only with or without velvet]) | OPENS: next to last Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before last Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after the last day of Modern Firearm Season in Jan. CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: last Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Tues. before second Sat. of Dec. in odd numbered years and on Wed. during even numbered years except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Tues. in odd numbered years or Wed. during even numbered years before the first Sat. of Dec. | OPENS: Wed. before the second Sat. of Dec. in odd numbered years and on Thurs. during even numbered years except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the Wed. before the first Sat. of Dec. on odd years and Thurs. during even numbered years CLOSES: 40 days after opening in odd numbered years or 39 days after opening in even numbered years 3 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearm Season CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day | OPENS: Mon. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: after 35 days 4 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. after second Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after the next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. OPENS: Mon. after first Sat. of Jan. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after first Sat. of Jan. 5 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: Feb. 15 (first 15 days are BUCKS ONLY) | (All Either-Sex except as noted.) OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after next to last Sun. of Jan. Bucks Only CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Sun. of the same weekend. (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: Fri. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day (EITHER-SEX) | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the first Sat. of Dec. and closes Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: third Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after third Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the second Sat. of Dec. and close Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) 6 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: Feb. 15 (first 15 days are BUCKS ONLY) (Only within the CWD Control Area: OPENS: second Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: after 9 days [Antlered Bucks Only with or without velvet]) | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after the next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. 7 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearm Season CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving | OPENS: Mon. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: after 35 days 8 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearm Season CLOSES: after 7 days | OPENS: third Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day | OPENS: Mon. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: after 35 days 9 | OPENS: first day of Oct. CLOSES: Feb. 15 (first 15 days are BUCKS ONLY) | OPENS: second Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Nov. OPENS: Mon. after next to last Sun. of Jan. CLOSES: last day of Jan. Bucks Only | OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Fri. before second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov. and then it will close on the Fri. before the first Sat. of Dec. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: Sat. before Thanksgiving Day except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the third Sat. of Nov. CLOSES: Sunday of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) OPENS: Fri. after Thanksgiving Day CLOSES: Sun. after Thanksgiving Day (EITHER-SEX) | OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open on the first Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: next to last Sun. of Jan. (BUCKS ONLY UNLESS EITHER-SEX SEASON IS IN PROGRESS) OPENS: second Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after second Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the first Sat. of Dec. and closes Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX). OPENS: third Sat. of Dec. CLOSES: Sun. after third Sat. of Dec. except when there are 5 Sats. in Nov., then it will open the second Sat. of Dec. and close Sun. of the same weekend (EITHER-SEX) 10 | OPENS: third Sat. of Sept. CLOSES: Jan. 15 | OPENS: second Sat. of Oct. CLOSES: Fri. before third Sat. of Oct. OPENS: Mon. after last day of Modern Firearms CLOSES: after 7 days E. Farm-raised white-tailed deer on supplemented shooting preserves: 1. archery, firearm, primitive firearmsOctober 1-January 31 (either-sex). F. Exotics on supplemented shooting preserves: 1. either-sexno closed season. G. Spring squirrel hunting: 1. season datesopens first Saturday of May for 23 days; 2. closed areas: a. Kisatchie National Forest, national wildlife refuges, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property and all WMAs except as provided in Paragraph 3 below; 3. wildlife management area scheduleopens first Saturday of May for nine days on all WMAs except Fort Polk-Vernon, Fort Polk North, Camp Beauregard, Atchafalaya Delta, Pass-a-Loutre and Salvador/Timken. Dogs are allowed during this season for squirrel hunting; 4. limitsdaily bag limit is three and possession limit is nine.