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Statewide directory
Louisiana Hunting Services
469 deer processors, taxidermists, guides and preserves, gun, archery and outdoor shops and LDWF offices in 61 of the 64 parishes, from LDWF lists and map layers, Hunters for the Hungry, store locators and business listings.
Photo: USFWS/Southeast (Public domain)
Louisiana processors, shops, guides and LDWF offices mapped
465 businesses and offices are on the map: 423 at their own street or LDWF map point and 42 at a labelled town point. The 4 listings that could not be placed stay in the lists, and the near-me button sorts the rest by distance from wherever you are.
Five Louisiana service directories
Each list runs by LDWF field office area and then by parish. Cards carry a call link, a map link and a website where the listing had one, with tags for processors on the LDWF map, Hunters for the Hungry participants and preserves on the LDWF list; a filter box trims the page as you type.
Louisiana services by LDWF field office area
The Hammond and Lafayette office areas hold the most listings, 149 and 89, and the Pineville area the fewest at 37. Shops reach the most parishes, while guides and preserves are the thinnest, with none found in 44 parishes.
| LDWF field office | Office phone | Processors | Taxidermists | Guides and preserves | Shops | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden | (318) 371-3050 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 63 |
| Monroe | (318) 343-4044 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 56 |
| Pineville | (318) 487-5885 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 37 |
| Lafayette | (337) 262-2080 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 46 | 89 |
| Lake Charles | (337) 491-2575 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 66 |
| Hammond | (985) 543-4777 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 107 | 149 |
| Kind of listing | Parishes with none |
|---|---|
| Processors | 21 of 64 |
| Taxidermists | 31 of 64 |
| Guides and preserves | 44 of 64 |
| Shops | 12 of 64 |
Counts from the five directories, checked November 4, 2026. Catahoula Parish, St. Helena Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish came up with no business listing at all.
Donating, moving, validating and booking in Louisiana
Donating a deer
81 listed processors appear on the Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana list or the LDWF Hunters for the Hungry layer.
Deer from the CWD zone
Only deboned or cut-and-wrapped meat, quarters without spine or head, antlers, clean skull plates, capes and the other listed parts may leave the CWD Management Zone.
Validate within 72 hours
Tag the deer before it moves and validate it by text, web, LA Wallet or phone within three days, before it goes into a processor's cooler.
Licensed bird preserves
8 preserves open to the public come from the LDWF preserve list, with the birds each one releases.
Louisiana hunting services questions
Are chain stores listed?
Yes. The 29 Academy, DICK'S, Bass Pro and Cabela's stores from the store locators have their own section at the end of the shop list.
Why is a listing missing its pin?
4 listings had no street the Census geocoder could match, no LDWF map point and no town inside their parish, so they stay in the lists only.
Who accepts a donated deer in Louisiana?
At one of the 81 processors tagged Hunters for the Hungry in the processor list; call ahead for their drop-off rules.
Which LDWF number should a Louisiana hunter call first?
The field office that serves your parish, named on each parish page, or LDWF headquarters in Baton Rouge at (225) 765-2800; licensing is (225) 765-2887.
How many Louisiana hunting businesses are on these lists?
277 shops, 89 processors, 69 taxidermists and 25 guides and preserves, 460 businesses in all, plus 9 LDWF offices.
Which three Louisiana parishes have the longest service lists?
St. Tammany Parish with 34 listings, Bossier Parish with 23 listings and East Baton Rouge Parish with 22 listings come out on top.
Do some Louisiana parishes have no hunting business listed?
At least one business is listed in 61 of the 64 parishes. Catahoula Parish, St. Helena Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish have none.
Which LDWF sources are behind these directories?
The LDWF deer processor and Hunters for the Hungry map layers, the LDWF list of hunting and shooting preserves and the LDWF Contact Us and enforcement contact pages, plus the Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana list, store locators and Yellow Pages listings.
Before you leave the landing
Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and the rules of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission are the law; the 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting & WMA Regulations pamphlet says on its own front pages that it is a summary, not an official copy.
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