St. Tammany Parish Hunting

Public acres around St. Tammany Parish

GIS layers map about 82,270 acres of public hunting ground in St. Tammany Parish, close to 15.2% of its land area, and usfws refuges 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.

Public hunting areas in St. Tammany Parish

St. Tammany Parish neighbours with public ground

• Bayou Sauvage Urban NWR23 miles, national wildlife refuge, Orleans Parish
• Bogue Chitto WMA24 miles, WMA, Washington Parish
• Joyce WMA24 miles, WMA, Tangipahoa Parish
• Manchac WMA26 miles, WMA, St. John the Baptist Parish
• Tangipahoa Parish School Board WMA29 miles, WMA, Tangipahoa 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.

St. Tammany Parish CWD, bear and alligator rules

Chronic wasting disease rules in St. Tammany Parish

CWD zone rules stop short of St. Tammany 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. No CWD-positive deer has been reported from St. Tammany Parish; all 55 Louisiana detections are from Tensas, Catahoula, Concordia and Ouachita.

St. Tammany Parish Bear Area and lottery permits

St. Tammany Parish lies in Bear Area 7, where black bears may be hunted only with a lottery permit from December 5 to 20, 2026 (Area 7: 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 St. Tammany Parish

St. Tammany Parish is in Recreational Alligator Zone H, one of eight zones in the new resident lottery, with 400 hunter opportunities; the zone also covers St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist. 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.

St. Tammany Parish on the Louisiana calendar

Inside the Parish line: 6 dates still ahead and 1 published result (LDWF general lottery, SRS retriever event, hunter education course and hunter education field day), checked November 3, 2026. The 1 lottery hunt listed takes only hunters whose application was drawn.

Dates to come

Who won

Hosting a nite hunt or retriever event nearby? Post it

St. Tammany Parish people and places to know

The New Orleans office of Region 8 handles enforcement in St. Tammany Parish; Captain Tim Fox leads it. New Orleans has the nearest LDWF office (New Orleans Office), about 27 miles off as the crow flies.

St. Tammany Parish towns with hunting guides

Further places in St. Tammany Parish:

• Mandeville12,973
• Abita Springs2,752
• Folsom829
• Sun399

St. Tammany Parish has 1 deer processor, 7 taxidermists, 25 gun and outdoor stores and 1 guide or preserve in the directory. Processor rows come from LDWF maps and Hunters for the Hungry, shops from store locators and Yellow Pages; confirm before driving.

Deer processors, St. Tammany Parish area

Taxidermists, St. Tammany Parish area

Outdoor shops, St. Tammany Parish area

Outfitters and preserves, St. Tammany 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 St. Tammany 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.

St. Tammany Parish neighbours to explore

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

St. Tammany Parish last checks before the truck is loaded

Near a Deer Area road or river line in St. Tammany 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.