Public land and parish rules near Deville, Louisiana

Public ground around Deville, ranked

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

Of the ground within 25 miles of Deville, Richard K. Yancey WMA covers the most, at 70,872 acres by the managing agency. Counted by manager: 8 LDWF-managed areas and 4 federal areas. The WMA Access Permit ($20 annual, $5 for five days) covers Dewey W. Wills WMA for hunters 18 and older; the daily self-clearing form is free. Catahoula NWR opens only its designated hunt areas, under Louisiana seasons plus its own conditions in 50 CFR 32.37. Kisatchie National Forest counts as Kisatchie National Forest land, so the federal stand and dog rules apply along with state seasons.

Nearest Deville public areas, briefly

• Dewey W. Wills WMA: 63,984 acres; in Catahoula, LaSalle, Rapides; open for deer, waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit, woodcock; managed-hunt deer 2024: 75 (printable map)
• Camp Beauregard WMA: 12,500 acres; located in Grant, Rapides; seasons for deer, turkey, waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit; 2024 managed hunts took 91 (map PDF)
• Catahoula NWR: 25,285 acres; in Catahoula, LaSalle; open for waterfowl, woodcock, squirrel, rabbit, deer
• Little River WMA: 6,045 acres; spans Grant, LaSalle, Rapides; seasons for deer, turkey, waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit (LDWF map)
• Kisatchie National Forest: 607,483 acres; in Grant, Natchitoches, Winn, Rapides; hunted for deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, quail
• Lake Ophelia NWR: 17,227 acres; spans Avoyelles; seasons for waterfowl, woodcock, squirrel, rabbit, deer

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.

Zones that apply to Deville hunters

Private-land seasons in Louisiana follow Deer Areas, Turkey Areas, Bear Areas and bird zones; WMAs and federal land print their own schedules.

The LDWF map divides Rapides Parish among Deer Areas (Area 2 about 64%, Area 1 about 19%, Area 6 about 12%, Area 3 about 6%); check which side of the line your lease or WMA lies on. (Deer Area 2, Deer Area 1, Deer Area 6, Deer Area 3; deer map.) Gun deer season in Deer Area 2 begins October 31, 2026 and archery closes January 31, 2027. Youths and honorably discharged veterans hunt private land in Deer Area 2 from October 10 to October 16. The area sets the season count: 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. An early archery window (August 29 to September 6) applies to private land in the CWD zone part of Deer Area 2. Rapides Parish sits in Turkey Area A (part) for spring gobblers (Area A April 3 to May 2). The new lottery bear season covers Rapides Parish through Bear Area 6, December 5 to 20. (Bear Area 6) Duck season near Deville uses the West and East zone calendar (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 segments for Rapides Parish: North: September 5-27, October 10-November 15, December 19-January 17. The new recreational alligator lottery placed Rapides Parish in Zone C (1,250 opportunities).

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.

Seasons open near Deville

Bear permits, turkey areas, duck zones and dove zones each cover only part of Louisiana, so read the area column to see which rows apply in Rapides Parish.

Waterfowl on WMAs and public lands ends at noon this season.

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.

Deville deer processors, taxidermists and shops

These are the businesses Deville hunters lean on each season, by trade and then by distance. The closest Hunters for the Hungry processor is 4 Acres Deer & Duck Processing. The taxidermist listing nearest Deville is Stickells Taxidermists, based in Alexandria. Shells and blaze orange are sold at Code Blue Firearms in Pineville, 9.7 mi away. Our 35-mile search from Deville turns up 7 processors.

Venison cutting

Taxidermists

Hunting retailers

Guides

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.

Events around Deville

Counted inside about 30 miles on November 3, 2026: 9 dates still ahead, namely DU banquet, LDWF youth lottery, NWTF banquet, Wheelin’ Sportsmen hunt and hunter education course. 2 of them are LDWF lottery hunts, open only to hunters drawn through LouisianaOutdoors.com.

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Asked about Deville

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.

Deville trip checklist

Before leaving Deville, confirm the parish and Deer Area of the land you picked and whether it needs a WMA permit, a refuge permit or a Corps permit.