Iberville Parish Hunting

Public land in and near Iberville Parish

Mapped public ground totals near 18,523 acres, about 4.7% of the parish, with WMAs (LDWF) the biggest piece. Rows with a star sit outside the public total; most state refuges and parks do not allow hunting, and hunting on military land goes through the LDWF WMAs there. These are GIS measures of map polygons, not official acreages; each area page gives the LDWF or federal figure.

Public hunting areas in Iberville Parish

Iberville Parish neighbours with public ground

• Attakapas Island WMA25 miles, WMA, Iberia Parish
• Indian Bayou Area (Corps)26 miles, Corps of Engineers land, St. Martin Parish
• Elm Hall WMA28 miles, WMA, Assumption Parish

WMA hunting means two permits: the WMA Access Permit for anyone 18 and up ($20 or $5) and the free Self-Clearing Permit. On WMAs, bait is illegal, entry waits until 4 a.m., and duck hunting quits 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.

Iberville Parish special rules: CWD, bear, alligator

CWD in Iberville Parish

Iberville Parish is outside the CWD Management Zone on the June 2, 2026 map, so the zone feeding and carcass-export rules do not apply here. Carcass imports from outside Louisiana are restricted to meat, clean quarters, antlers, cleaned skulls, capes and mounts. CWD has not been detected in Iberville Parish; detections so far (55) are in four northeast and central parishes.

Iberville Parish bear hunting rules

The black bear lottery hunt runs December 5 to 20, 2026 in Bear Area 1 (part), Bear Area 2 (part) and Bear Area 7 (part), which takes in Iberville Parish; Area 1: 8 permits (5 landowner, 3 general), Area 2: 4 permits (3 landowner, 1 general) and Area 7: 2 general permits. Part of the parish sits in a different Bear Area; LDWF describes the line by roads and rivers. Winners need the $25 Bear License and the mandatory training session; the 2026 application window (July 28-August 28) cost $50. No dogs, no cubs, no females with cubs: bear hunters still-hunt, with bait allowed from November 1.

Alligator hunting in Iberville Parish

Zone D of the recreational alligator season includes Iberville Parish and St. Landry, Lafayette, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and St. Martin; LDWF set 400 opportunities there. Each drawn resident may take two alligators in the zone during October 1 to 31, 2026, reporting within 72 hours. The commercial alligator season (East and West zones) is a different program, closing 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.

Iberville Parish offices, towns and shops

Enforcement agents in Iberville Parish answer to Region 4, run from Lafayette by Captain Scott Dupre. The closest LDWF door is Baton Rouge Headquarters in Baton Rouge, near 17 straight-line miles away.

Iberville Parish base towns

Smaller places in Iberville Parish:

• St. Gabriel6,857
• White Castle1,612
• Rosedale642
• Grosse Tete538
• Bayou Goula
• Crescent
• Dorseyville

The services list shows 2 deer processors, 1 taxidermist, 1 gun or outdoor store and 1 guide or preserve in Iberville Parish. The directory mixes LDWF processor data with store locators and Yellow Pages, so check hours by phone.

Deer processing, Iberville Parish area

Mount makers, Iberville Parish area

Gear stores, Iberville Parish area

Guides and preserves, Iberville 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.

Sunrise, sunset and legal hours in Iberville Parish

On wildlife management areas and other public land, waterfowl hunting ends at noon this season (Atchafalaya Delta and Pass-a-Loutre excepted).

Turkey hours run 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.

Iberville Parish neighbours to explore

The four closest parish pages by distance between parish centres, plus three statewide guides.

Iberville Parish closing notes

LDWF and the Commission can change dates after the pamphlet prints, so recheck the LDWF season page before a Iberville Parish hunt.

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