Louisiana public hunting land around Alexandria

As the seat of Rapides Parish, Alexandria is also one of the Louisiana places with 25,000 residents or more. Alexandria logged 43,133 residents in the 2024 Census population series. Within 10 miles of Alexandria the count is 2 listed areas on roughly 19,211 acres. If time is short, aim for Kisatchie National Forest, 4.8 miles as the crow flies to its line. Allow a half-hour drive or so and Alexandria hunters can pick among 10 areas totalling about 223,536 acres. The parish GIS total for Rapides Parish is 120,786 public acres, with 18,479 acres of LDWF WMA land, 102,054 acres of Kisatchie National Forest and 264 acres of national wildlife refuge.

Town point and land area from the Census 2024 Gazetteer, population from the Census Vintage 2024 estimates; public acreage and boundary miles within 10 and 25 miles are a GIS measure over the LDWF WMA layer and USFS, USFWS, Corps and NPS boundaries (places.json; area counts are within 25 miles). LDWF field office from the LDWF Contact Us page. Checked November 4, 2026.

Alexandria: Deer Area, turkey, bear and bird zones

Read across a row to see which Deer Area, turkey area, bear area and bird zones apply in that parish.

Deer Area lines follow roads and rivers, and more than one crosses Rapides Parish: by the LDWF GIS layer, Area 2 about 64%, Area 1 about 19%, Area 6 about 12%, Area 3 about 6%. (Deer Area 2, Deer Area 1, Deer Area 6, Deer Area 3; LDWF deer area map.) In Deer Area 2, archery runs October 1 to January 31, 2027, still-hunt firearms October 31 to December 9, 2026 and the season with or without dogs December 10 to January 17, 2027. Muzzleloader-type primitive firearms: October 24 to October 30; January 18 to January 24. LDWF season limits for these areas: Area 2: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless; Area 1: 6 deer, no more than 2 antlered or 5 antlerless; Area 6: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless; Area 3: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless. CWD-zone archery in Deer Area 2: August 29 to September 6, private land only. Turkey season reaches Rapides Parish through Turkey Area A (part); dates run Area A April 3 to May 2. Bear permits for Bear Area 6, which includes Rapides Parish, were drawn by lottery; permit holders also need the $25 bear license and the training course. (Bear Area 6) Rapides Parish is West and East zone for ducks, coots and mergansers: West zone November 14 to December 6 and December 19 to January 24; East zone November 21 to December 6 and December 19 to January 31. Rapides Parish is North dove zone country; the three segments are North: September 5-27, October 10-November 15, December 19-January 17. Recreational alligator hunting (lottery, October 1-31, 2026) covers Rapides Parish as Zone C.

Deer Areas, limits and dates from the 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting and WMA Regulations (LDWF map); GIS shares from the LDWF DeerManagementAreas layer; turkey from LDWF, bear from LDWF, ducks and doves from LDWF, CWD from LDWF, alligator zones from LDWF. Checked November 4, 2026.

Enforcement agents and LDWF staff near Alexandria

Before driving 4.9 miles to the LDWF Pineville Field Office, call (318) 487-5885. Wildlife work in Rapides Parish is handled by the LDWF Pineville Field Office, (318) 487-5885. Enforcement Region 3 (Pineville) covers Rapides Parish under Captain John Volentine.

Offices and field office parish lists from the LDWF Contact Us page, enforcement regions and captains from LDWF local law enforcement contacts (counties.json, services.json). Checked November 4, 2026.

Towns around Alexandria

Lodging, ice and fuel may be easier in Woodworth, Ball, Pollock and Forest Hill, each with a page of its own. Same parish, different base: Ball, Cheneyville, Deville, Forest Hill and Woodworth.