Lincoln Parish Hunting

Public land in and near Lincoln Parish

None of the WMA, national forest, refuge, Corps or Park Service layers draws public hunting land inside Lincoln Parish, so hunters here rely on private land or travel to the areas listed below. Acreages come from overlaying map polygons and will not match official area figures exactly.

Public tracts around Lincoln Parish

• D'Arbonne NWR25 miles, national wildlife refuge, Union Parish

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.

CWD zone, bear lottery and alligators in Lincoln Parish

Lincoln Parish carcass and feeding rules

The single CWD Management Zone set up on June 2, 2026 reaches into Lincoln Parish, judging from the official map. For 2026-27 the zone allows bait and feed from September 1 to March 31 only. Whole carcasses may not leave the zone; deboned meat, quarters without the spine or head, antlers, cleaned skull plates, capes and finished mounts may, with a possession tag. Hunters returning from other states must bring only boned meat, clean quarters and cleaned parts into Louisiana. The detection list (55 deer) does not include Lincoln Parish.

Lincoln Parish Bear Area

Lincoln Parish is part of Bear Area 6. Lottery winners hunt bears there from December 5 to 20, 2026 (Area 6: 2 general permits). The lottery cost $50 to enter this year (July 28 to August 28, 2026); a successful hunter also buys a $25 Bear License and completes training. Rules for the hunt: still hunting only, bait from November 1, and cubs (75 pounds or less) protected.

Lincoln Parish recreational gator zone

Recreational gator hunters drawn for Zone B may hunt Lincoln Parish, Union, Jackson, Caldwell, Ouachita, Morehouse, Richland, Franklin, Tensas, Madison, East Carroll and West Carroll; the zone has 1,250 spots. Two hide tags per zone, an October 1-31 season and a 72-hour reporting rule frame the new recreational hunt. Commercial harvest uses East and West alligator zones and ends 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.

Events in Lincoln Parish

This Parish lists 3 dates still ahead and 1 published result; the kinds are DU banquet, NWTF banquet, SRS retriever event and hunter education field day.

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Lincoln Parish agents, towns and processors

Lincoln Parish is in LDWF Enforcement Region 2; the regional captain is Kurt Hatten, based in Monroe. For a walk-in visit, Monroe Field Office (Monroe) is the nearest LDWF office at about 36 miles.

Towns of Lincoln Parish

Other towns and CDPs in Lincoln Parish:

• Grambling5,278
• Choudrant1,028
• Dubach902
• Simsboro807
• Vienna477

Within Lincoln Parish the directory holds 2 deer processors, 1 taxidermist and 2 gun and outdoor stores and lacks guides and preserves. LDWF and Hunters for the Hungry supply the processors; stores come from locators and Yellow Pages. Call first.

Meat processors, Lincoln Parish area

Taxidermy shops, Lincoln Parish area

Gun and outdoor stores, Lincoln Parish area

Hunting guides, Lincoln 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.

Lincoln Parish legal shooting light

The sun rises up to twenty minutes later on the Sabine than on the Pearl, so use the times worked out for Lincoln Parish.

The light goose conservation order runs to half an hour after sunset.

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.

Parishes near Lincoln Parish

Nearest parish guides first, then statewide pages worth a look.

Lincoln Parish last checks before the truck is loaded

This page covers the 2026-27 season only; where it and the LDWF regulations differ, the regulations govern.

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