Grant Parish Hunting

Public acres around Grant Parish

GIS layers map about 153,470 acres of public hunting ground in Grant Parish, close to 37.2% of its land area, and national forest land make up the largest share. The public total skips starred kinds (state refuges, conservation areas, parks and military land). The acre figures are measured from GIS polygons with large water bodies removed.

Grant Parish public tracts

Public tracts around Grant Parish

• Red River NWR15 miles, national wildlife refuge, Natchitoches Parish

On WMAs, check in and out with a Self-Clearing Permit (free) and, if 18 or older, hold a WMA Access Permit at $20 a year or $5 for five days. Remember three WMA rules: no bait, no entry before 4 a.m., and ducks only until 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.

Grant Parish CWD, bear and alligator rules

Chronic wasting disease rules in Grant Parish

CWD zone rules stop short of Grant Parish on the current LDWF map. Bringing deer in from another state is limited to boned meat, clean quarters and cleaned parts, whatever the parish. LDWF lists no CWD detection in Grant Parish. The 55 confirmed cases are in Tensas, Catahoula, Concordia and Ouachita.

Grant Parish Bear Area and lottery permits

Grant Parish lies in Bear Area 6, where black bears may be hunted only with a lottery permit from December 5 to 20, 2026 (Area 6: 2 general permits). The 2026 draw closed August 28; drawn hunters pay $25 for the Bear License and attend training. Bear hunting is still-hunt only, bait is allowed from November 1, and cubs and sows with cubs are off-limits.

Alligator zone covering Grant Parish

Grant Parish is in Recreational Alligator Zone C, one of eight zones in the new resident lottery, with 1,250 hunter opportunities; the zone also covers Sabine, Vernon, Natchitoches, Winn, Rapides, Avoyelles, Concordia, LaSalle and Catahoula. Winners hunt from October 1 to 31, 2026 with two hide tags for their zone and report each alligator within 72 hours. Commercial alligator hunting is separate, with East and West zones and seasons that close 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.

Grant Parish people and places to know

The Pineville office of Region 3 handles enforcement in Grant Parish; Captain John Volentine leads it. Pineville has the nearest LDWF office (Pineville Field Office), about 18 miles off as the crow flies.

Grant Parish towns with hunting guides

Further places in Grant Parish:

• Creola283
• Prospect
• Rock Hill

Grant Parish has 1 deer processor and 2 gun and outdoor stores in the directory; there are no taxidermists and guides and preserves listed. Processor rows come from LDWF maps and Hunters for the Hungry, shops from store locators and Yellow Pages; confirm before driving.

Deer processors, Grant Parish area

Taxidermists, Grant Parish area

Outdoor shops, Grant Parish area

Outfitters and preserves, Grant 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 Grant Parish

Deer, bear, turkey, squirrels, rabbits and other quadrupeds may be hunted from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; ducks, geese and doves stop at sunset.

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 Grant Parish

Neighbouring guides by straight-line distance, then statewide hubs.

Grant Parish last checks before the truck is loaded

Near a Deer Area road or river line in Grant Parish, the LDWF map and boundary text decide which dates apply.

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