Louisiana public hunting land around Charenton

Public ground around Charenton, ranked

Rows run by nearest boundary, then by miles to the mapped centre; each land page carries the schedule, contacts and zones.

No nearby tract outsizes Atchafalaya Delta WMA, which runs to 137,695 acres. By kind, the 25-mile ring holds 3 LDWF-managed areas and 1 federal area. The WMA Access Permit ($20 annual, $5 for five days) covers Attakapas Island WMA for hunters 18 and older; the daily self-clearing form is free. Bayou Teche NWR opens only its designated hunt areas, under Louisiana seasons plus its own conditions in 50 CFR 32.37.

Short take on six areas near Charenton

• Attakapas Island WMA: 27,962 acres; spans Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary; game: deer, waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit (area map)
• Bayou Teche NWR: 11,682 acres; lies in St. Mary; hunted for waterfowl, dove, snipe, woodcock, rail
• Atchafalaya Delta WMA: 137,695 acres; spans St. Mary; game: deer, waterfowl, feral hog, rabbit (map PDF)
• Elm Hall WMA: 2,839 acres; in Assumption; hunted for deer, waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit (area map PDF)
• Indian Bayou Area (Corps): 28,500 acres; spans St. Martin, St. Landry; seasons for deer, waterfowl, feral hog
• Atchafalaya NWR: 15,789 acres; in Iberville, St. Martin; hunted for waterfowl, dove, snipe, woodcock, rail

Lands from LDWF area pages and the 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting and WMA Regulations, 50 CFR 32.37, USFS, NPS and Corps records (lands.json; each land page cites its own source); 2024 managed-hunt deer from the LDWF deer report 2024-25. Boundary miles from places.json, other miles to each mapped centre. WMA permits from the LDWF license list and WMA rules. Checked November 4, 2026.

Charenton Deer Areas and zones

Deer Area and zone lines follow roads and rivers, so a parish can carry two of each.

Two or more Deer Areas meet inside St. Mary Parish (Area 7 about 72%, Area 9 about 21%, Area 5 about 7%); the legal line is the road or river named in the pamphlet. (Deer Area 7, Deer Area 9, Deer Area 5; Deer Area map.) Bowhunters in Deer Area 7 start September 19, 2026; rifle and shotgun still hunting follows on October 17. Deer Area 7 primitive firearms: October 10 to October 16; January 4 to January 10. What the areas allow: Area 7: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless; Area 9: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless; Area 5: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless. St. Mary Parish has no Turkey Area, so private-land turkey is closed. Lottery permit holders may hunt bear in St. Mary Parish (Bear Area 1) from December 5 to 20, 2026. (Bear Area 1) Ducks in St. Mary Parish follow the West and East zone (the line runs through the parish): 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. Dove dates near Charenton: South: September 5-20, October 17-November 29, December 12-January 10. Alligator Zone F takes in St. Mary Parish; LDWF offered 400 recreational opportunities there.

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.

Charenton season dates

For St. Mary Parish the table lists 89 seasons for 2026-27: deer, turkey, small game, waterfowl, doves and the year-round quadrupeds.

Bear hunting needs a lottery permit for the area.

From the LDWF seasons and regulations and the 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting and WMA Regulations (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries), checked November 4, 2026.

Hunting businesses around Charenton

Listings come from St. Mary Parish and the parishes bordering it, ranked by miles from Charenton; big-box chain stores are left off these lists. Donated deer from Charenton can go to G & M Processing (8.9 mi), on the Hunters for the Hungry list. Taxidermy closest to Charenton is Dirty Bird Taxidermy (Franklin, 5.7 mi). Atchafalaya Firearms (Jeanerette) heads the shop list at 1.2 mi. Mapped processors in the 35-mile circle around Charenton: 1.

Deer processors

Taxidermy shops

Sporting goods

Outfitters and preserves

Processors from the LDWF deer processor and Hunters for the Hungry map layers, the Hunters for the Hungry list and Yellow Pages; preserves from the LDWF preserve list and Yellow Pages; taxidermists and shops from Yellow Pages and store locators (services.json). Listings without coordinates are placed at their town. Checked November 4, 2026; hours were not checked.

The calendar close to Charenton

Thirty crow-flight miles out there are 2 dates still ahead as of November 3, 2026.

Still ahead

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Charenton hunting questions

Answers from places.json, lands.json, counties.json, services.json and the 2026-2027 Louisiana Hunting and WMA Regulations; tagging from LDWF, hunter orange from LDWF, baiting from LDWF, WMA permits from the LDWF license list, CWD from LDWF. Checked November 4, 2026.

Charenton final checks

Leaving Charenton before dawn? Look up legal light for the date and the schedule of the area you chose.