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Louisiana public waterfowl hunting areas

74 WMAs, refuges and federal tracts with waterfowl on their game list, plus the noon closure, sanctuaries and lottery duck hunts.

Waterfowl zonesRefugesDuck and goose gear
74Places
47East zone
30West zone

Photo: Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0)

Public-land duck rules for 2026-27

Waterfowl hunting on WMAs and other public land closes at 12 noon in 2026-27. Atchafalaya Delta and Pass-a-Loutre WMAs are the two exceptions named in the pamphlet.

Waterfowl sanctuaries on Biloxi, Boeuf and Russell Sage are closed Nov. 1 to end of Conservation Order.

Internal-combustion boats may not run from noon to 4 a.m. between November 1 and January 31 on Manchac WMA and on parts of seven other WMAs.

Sherburne WMA in the Atchafalaya Basin runs youth and general waterfowl lotteries, and White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area is hunted only by lottery (teal, youth, marsh and rice field hunts).

WMA rules, LDWF lottery hunts, area pages. Checked November 4, 2026.

Every public area with waterfowl

PlaceParishAcresTypeZoneCloses
Kisatchie National ForestGrant, Natchitoches…607,483National forestEast/WestNoon
Atchafalaya Delta WMASt. Mary137,695WMAWestNo
Sabine NWRCameron123,103RefugeWestRefuge rules
Pass-a-Loutre WMAPlaquemines115,000WMAWestNo
Maurepas Swamp WMAAscension, Livingston…112,615WMAEastNoon
Fort Polk-Vernon WMAVernon105,545WMAWestNoon
Tensas River NWRMadison, Tensas80,904RefugeEastRefuge rules
Fort Polk North WMANatchitoches, Sabine…74,309WMAWestNoon
White Lake WCAVermilion71,905Conservation areaWestNoon
Richard K. Yancey WMAConcordia70,872WMAEastNoon
Dewey W. Wills WMACatahoula, LaSalle…63,984WMAEastNoon
West Bay WMAAllen59,189WMAWestNoon
Upper Ouachita NWRMorehouse, Union56,553RefugeEastRefuge rules
Clear Creek WMAVernon52,559WMAWestNoon
Boeuf WMACaldwell, Catahoula51,110WMAEastNoon
Delta NWRPlaquemines49,389RefugeWestRefuge rules
Sherburne WMAIberville, Pointe Coupee…43,637WMAEastNoon
Joyce WMATangipahoa42,292WMAEastNoon
Russell Sage WMACaldwell, Morehouse…38,208WMAEastNoon
Biloxi WMASt. Bernard35,644WMAWestNoon
Pearl River WMASt. Tammany35,619WMAEast/WestNoon
Bodcau WMABossier, Webster33,766WMAWestNoon
Pointe-aux-Chenes WMALafourche, Terrebonne33,488WMAWestNoon
Lacassine NWRCameron32,822RefugeWestRefuge rules
Bogue Chitto NWRSt. Tammany, Washington28,846RefugeEastRefuge rules
Indian Bayou AreaSt. Martin, St. Landry28,500Corps landEastNoon
Attakapas Island WMAIberia, St. Martin…27,962WMAEastNoon
Bayou Sauvage Urban NWROrleans27,460RefugeEast/WestRefuge rules
Catahoula NWRCatahoula, LaSalle25,285RefugeEastRefuge rules
Cameron Prairie NWRCameron24,039RefugeWestRefuge rules
Barataria PreserveJefferson22,200NPS preserveWestNoon
Big Lake WMAFranklin, Madison…19,231WMAEastNoon
Big Branch Marsh NWRSt. Tammany18,928RefugeEastRefuge rules
Red River NWRNatchitoches, Red River…18,440RefugeWestRefuge rules
D'Arbonne NWRUnion, Ouachita17,881RefugeEastRefuge rules
Lake Ophelia NWRAvoyelles17,227RefugeEastRefuge rules
Atchafalaya NWRIberville, St. Martin15,789RefugeEastRefuge rules
Bayou Cocodrie NWRConcordia15,211RefugeEastRefuge rules
Grassy Lake WMAAvoyelles12,983WMAEastNoon
Spring Bayou WMAAvoyelles12,506WMAEastNoon
Camp Beauregard WMAGrant, Rapides12,500WMAEastNoon
Bayou Teche NWRSt. Mary11,682RefugeEast/WestRefuge rules
Cat Island NWRWest Feliciana11,333RefugeEastRefuge rules
Buckhorn WMATensas11,121WMAEastNoon
Thistlethwaite WMASt. Landry11,100WMAEastNoon
Sabine Island WMACalcasieu8,343WMAWestNoon
Manchac WMASt. John the Baptist8,328WMAEastNoon
Alexander State Forest WMARapides8,158WMAWestNoon
Bonnet Carre SpillwaySt. Charles7,623Corps landEastNoon
Sabine WMASabine7,571WMAWestNoon
J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert WMACatahoula7,524WMAEastNoon
Bayou Macon WMAEast Carroll6,919WMAEastNoon
Loggy Bayou WMABossier6,558WMAWestNoon
Tunica Hills WMAWest Feliciana6,503WMAEastNoon
Pomme de Terre WMAAvoyelles6,434WMAEastNoon
Little River WMAGrant, LaSalle…6,045WMAEastNoon
Grand Cote NWRAvoyelles, Rapides6,023RefugeEastRefuge rules
Sandy Hollow WMATangipahoa4,655WMAEastNoon
Mandalay NWRTerrebonne4,333RefugeWestRefuge rules
Black Bayou Lake NWROuachita3,681RefugeEastRefuge rules
John Franks WMACaddo3,664WMAWestNoon
Elm Hall WMAAssumption2,839WMAEastNoon
Bayou Pierre WMADe Soto, Red River2,799WMAWestNoon
Old River Control/Lock AreaPointe Coupee, West Feliciana…2,699Corps landEastNoon
Soda Lake WMACaddo2,391WMAWestNoon
Coochie Brake WMAWinn1,894WMA–Noon
Big Colewa Bayou WMAMorehouse1,798WMAEastNoon
Bogue Chitto WMAWashington1,643WMAEastNoon
Tangipahoa Parish School Board WMATangipahoa1,643WMAEastNoon
Lake Boeuf WMALafourche800WMAEastNoon
Lake Ramsay WMASt. Tammany796WMAEastNoon
Flatwoods Savanna WMAAllen426WMAWestNoon
Hutchinson Creek WMASt. Helena129WMAEastNoon
Salvador/Timken WMASt. Charles–WMAWestNoon

Waterfowl ground on the map

Points from lands.json. Checked November 4, 2026.

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All public land

Kisatchie National Forest

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Louisiana Public Waterfowl Hunting Areas in pictures

White-fronted geese and wigeon
White-fronted geese and wigeon
Northern pintail drake resting in shallow marsh among green shoots
Northern pintail drake resting in shallow marsh among green shoots
Ruddy duck swimming on dark still water
Ruddy duck swimming on dark still water

Public waterfowl questions

Which WMAs stay open to ducks after noon?

Atchafalaya Delta and Pass-a-Loutre.

How does a hunter get onto White Lake WCA?

By lottery only; LDWF draws teal, youth, marsh and rice field hunts.

What is the Sherburne waterfowl lottery?

Youth and general waterfowl hunts on Sherburne WMA drawn through LouisianaOutdoors.com.

Are duck zones different on public land?

No. East and West zone dates apply, but public land closes at noon and some areas close on deer gun days.

Do refuges follow the noon rule?

Refuges set their own hours in 50 CFR 32.37 and their brochures; Lacassine, for example, ends shooting at 2 p.m.

Other photos on this page: USFWS/Southeast (Public domain); USFWS – Pacific Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0); Gary J. Wood (CC BY-SA 2.0).