St. Martin Parish Hunting

St. Martin Parish public hunting land

Public land here adds up to about 37,414 acres on the GIS layers (7.9% of the land area), mainly wildlife management areas. Starred lines are context only: those acres are refuges, parks or military land, not open public hunting ground. Polygon measures are approximate; official acreage is on each area page.

Hunting areas inside St. Martin Parish

Public land near St. Martin Parish

• Bayou Teche NWR25 miles, national wildlife refuge, St. Mary Parish

Hunters 18 and older need a WMA Access Permit ($20 a year or $5 for five days) on any WMA, plus the free Self-Clearing Permit each day, filled in at the station or in the LDWF app. No bait is allowed on WMAs, hunters may enter from 4 a.m., and public-land duck hunting stops at noon this season.

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.

St. Martin Parish zone rules beyond deer

St. Martin Parish CWD zone check

No part of St. Martin Parish is in the CWD Management Zone shown on the June 2, 2026 map. Statewide, deer carcasses from other states may enter Louisiana only as boned or cut meat, clean quarters, antlers, cleaned skulls, capes, hides, mounts or teeth. None of Louisiana's 55 CWD-positive deer came from St. Martin Parish.

Bear permits covering St. Martin Parish

For bears, St. Martin Parish falls in Bear Area 1 (part) and Bear Area 2 (part); the permit-only season is December 5-20, 2026 and the permits are Area 1: 8 permits (5 landowner, 3 general) and Area 2: 4 permits (3 landowner, 1 general). Read the written Bear Area boundary if your land is near the line. Bear permits need a $50 application, a $25 license and a training class before the hunt. Permit holders may hunt over bait from November 1, must still-hunt without dogs, and may not take cubs of 75 pounds or less or females with cubs.

Gator season for St. Martin Parish

St. Martin Parish sits in alligator Zone D with St. Landry, Lafayette, Iberia, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iberville, a zone allotted 400 lottery opportunities. Part of St. Martin Parish is listed in Zone F. The new season is October 1 to 31, 2026, with two alligators per winner per zone and a 72-hour report. Separate commercial seasons in the East and West zones last until 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.

Contacts and services for St. Martin Parish

For wildlife law, St. Martin Parish falls under Region 4 (Lafayette), where Scott Dupre is captain. Note the split listing. Region 6 serves lower St. Martin Parish (LDWF lists "Lower St. Martin" under Region 6; the rest of the parish is Region 4). The nearest LDWF office in a straight line is the Lafayette Field Office in Lafayette, about 27 miles from the parish centre.

St. Martin Parish towns and nearby land

Other Census places in St. Martin Parish:

• Breaux Bridge7,582
• Parks632
• Cade
• Catahoula
• Cecilia

Our directory lists 2 taxidermists, 1 gun or outdoor store and 2 guides and preserves inside St. Martin Parish, and no deer processors; neighbouring parishes fill the gaps below. Listings come from LDWF processor layers, the Hunters for the Hungry list, store locators and Yellow Pages; call ahead, because hours change in season.

Where to process deer, St. Martin Parish area

Taxidermists nearby, St. Martin Parish area

Guns, ammo and gear, St. Martin Parish area

Guides and preserves nearby, St. Martin 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.

St. Martin Parish hours on key season dates

Big game light near St. Martin Parish begins 30 minutes before sunrise and ends 30 minutes after sunset; migratory birds end at sunset.

WMA waterfowl ends at noon.

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 St. Martin Parish

Parish centres closest to this one, with three Louisiana-wide guides.

St. Martin Parish season reminders

Dates here are for 2026-27; LDWF publishes a new pamphlet every year.

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