Bienville Parish Hunting

Public acres around Bienville Parish

The overlay counts about 47 public acres in Bienville Parish, or 0.0% of its land; the largest kind is LDWF WMAs. The starred acreage is left out of the public figure because refuges, parks and military ground are not general public hunting land. Acreages come from overlaying map polygons and will not match official area figures exactly.

Public tracts around Bienville Parish

• Loggy Bayou WMA23 miles, WMA, Bossier Parish
• Kisatchie National Forest – Caney Ranger District29 miles, Kisatchie ranger district, Claiborne Parish

Before hunting a WMA, adults buy the WMA Access Permit ($20 for a year, $5 for five days) and everyone self-clears for the day. Baiting is banned on every WMA, entry starts no earlier than 4 a.m., and waterfowl shooting on WMAs and other public land ends at noon.

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 Bienville Parish

Bienville Parish CWD zone check

The CWD Management Zone does not reach Bienville Parish; zone carcass and feeding rules apply elsewhere. 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 Bienville Parish.

Bienville Parish Bear Area

Bienville 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.

Bienville Parish recreational gator zone

Recreational gator hunters drawn for Zone A may hunt Bienville Parish, De Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Red River, Webster and Claiborne; the zone has 500 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.

Bienville Parish on the Louisiana calendar

This Parish lists 1 date still ahead and 2 published results; the kinds are UKC nite hunt and hunter education course.

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Bienville Parish people and places to know

Bienville Parish is in LDWF Enforcement Region 1; the regional captain is Kenneth Balkom, based in Minden. For a walk-in visit, Minden Field Office (Minden) is the nearest LDWF office at about 27 miles.

Bienville Parish towns with hunting guides

Other towns and CDPs in Bienville Parish:

• Ringgold1,317
• Gibsland746
• Lucky242
• Castor224
• Bienville185
• Jamestown91
• Bryceland88
• Mount Lebanon63

Within Bienville Parish the directory holds 1 deer processor, 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, Bienville Parish area

Taxidermy shops, Bienville Parish area

Gun and outdoor stores, Bienville Parish area

Hunting guides, Bienville 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.

When hunting light starts in Bienville Parish

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

Hunters may enter most WMAs from 4 a.m.

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.

More parish guides near Bienville Parish

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

Bienville Parish trip reminders

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.