Iberia Parish Hunting

Iberia Parish public land map

Roughly 3,591 acres of Iberia Parish are public land open to hunting by the LDWF and federal layers (1.0% of the parish), led by LDWF WMA ground. Starred rows are mapped but not counted as public hunting land: state refuges and parks are closed to hunting, and military land is reached only through the WMAs LDWF runs on it. Treat these acre counts as map measurements rather than the agencies' official totals.

Iberia Parish public ground by area

Hunting areas close to Iberia Parish

• Bayou Teche NWR21 miles, national wildlife refuge, St. Mary Parish
• Atchafalaya Delta WMA29 miles, WMA, St. Mary Parish

A WMA Access Permit ($20 annual, $5 five-day) covers adults, and everyone fills out a Self-Clearing Permit each day. Waterfowl hunting on WMAs closes at noon, baiting is prohibited and entry begins at 4 a.m.

Acres from the LDWF WMA layer, USFS ownership, USFWS refuge layer and LDWF federal layers; areas from the LDWF WMA, refuge and conservation area list and each area page; permits from pamphlet p. 6 and WMA rules. Checked November 4, 2026.

Disease, bear and gator rules for Iberia Parish

Iberia Parish CWD status

The June 2, 2026 zone map leaves Iberia Parish outside the CWD Management Zone. The import rule is statewide: no whole carcasses or heads from other states, only processed meat and cleaned parts. None of Louisiana's 55 CWD-positive deer came from Iberia Parish.

Black bear lottery in Iberia Parish

Bear hunting in Iberia Parish (Bear Area 1) is by lottery permit only, December 5-20, 2026; permits: Area 1: 8 permits (5 landowner, 3 general). Applications ran July 28 to August 28, 2026 for a $50 fee, the resident Bear License costs $25, and winners must attend bear-hunter training. From November 1 bear permit holders may bait (no raw sweet potatoes or chocolate); no dogs, no cubs.

Iberia Parish alligator lottery zone

For the new recreational alligator lottery, Iberia Parish belongs to Zone D (400 opportunities), shared with St. Landry, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, Iberville and St. Martin. October 1-31, 2026 is the recreational window: two tags per zone, reported within 72 hours. Commercial tags follow East and West zones and run to December 31.

CWD from the June 2, 2026 CWD map, pamphlet p. 12 and the LDWF CWD page; bear from the LDWF black bear lottery page and lottery hunts page; alligator from the LDWF recreational alligator page. Checked November 4, 2026.

Dates and results in Iberia Parish

Kinds on file here: DU banquet and NWTF banquet. Count: 2 dates still ahead.

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Iberia Parish LDWF contacts, towns and services

LDWF agents covering Iberia Parish work out of Lafayette in Region 4 under Captain Scott Dupre. About 44 miles separate the parish centre from the nearest LDWF office, Lafayette Field Office in Lafayette.

Town pages in Iberia Parish

Iberia Parish also includes:

• Jeanerette4,557
• Loreauville649
• Lydia

Listed in Iberia Parish: 1 deer processor, 6 gun and outdoor stores and 1 guide or preserve. Not listed: taxidermists. We built the list from LDWF layers, Hunters for the Hungry and directory listings; ring before you go.

Processors, Iberia Parish area

Taxidermy, Iberia Parish area

Gun shops and stores, Iberia Parish area

Guides, Iberia Parish area

Offices from the LDWF Contact Us page and LDWF local law enforcement page; towns and places from the 2024 Census gazetteer and Census population estimates; services from LDWF processor layers, Hunters for the Hungry, store locators and Yellow Pages listings. Checked November 4, 2026.

Iberia Parish hours on key season dates

LDWF prints no sunrise and sunset table, so these times for Iberia Parish are worked out with the NOAA solar formula.

Clock time: Central Daylight Time until Nov. 1, 2026 and from March 14, 2027.

Hours rules from the 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting and WMA Regulations and La. R.S. 56:116.1; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Central Time); checked November 4, 2026. Legal hours for every parish.

Close to Iberia Parish

Close-by parish pages and a few statewide links.

Iberia Parish reminders for 2026-27

Get permission before hunting private land in Iberia Parish, and self-clear every time you enter a WMA.

Sources: 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting & WMA Regulations, LDWF hunting, Census and the sources in each section. Checked November 4, 2026.