Hunting from Eden Isle, LA: land, Deer Areas and dates

How far Eden Isle is from public ground

Pins and rows cover 14 areas; the bold pins mark land reaching within 10 miles of Eden Isle.

No nearby tract outsizes Biloxi WMA, which runs to 35,644 acres. Within 25 miles there are 2 LDWF-managed areas and 3 federal areas. The WMA Access Permit ($20 annual, $5 for five days) covers Pearl River WMA for hunters 18 and older; the daily self-clearing form is free. Big Branch Marsh NWR allows hunting only where the refuge marks it open.

Short take on six areas near Eden Isle

• Big Branch Marsh NWR: 18,928 acres; spans St. Tammany; game: waterfowl, dove, snipe, woodcock, rail
• Bayou Sauvage Urban NWR: 27,460 acres; lies in Orleans; hunted for waterfowl, dove, snipe, rail, rabbit
• Pearl River WMA: 35,619 acres; spans St. Tammany; game: deer, turkey, waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit; 2024 managed hunts took 11 (map PDF)
• Bogue Chitto NWR: 28,846 acres; in St. Tammany, Washington; hunted for waterfowl, dove, snipe, woodcock, rail
• Biloxi WMA: 35,644 acres; spans St. Bernard; seasons for deer, waterfowl, rabbit, snipe, rail (printable map)
• Lake Ramsay WMA: 796 acres; in St. Tammany; hunted for deer, turkey, waterfowl (map PDF)

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.

Eden Isle 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. Tammany Parish (Area 4 about 79%, Area 9 about 3%); the legal line is the road or river named in the pamphlet. (Deer Area 4, Deer Area 9; Deer Area map.) Bowhunters in Deer Area 4 start October 1, 2026; rifle and shotgun still hunting follows on November 21. Deer Area 4 primitive firearms: November 14 to November 20; January 25 to January 31. What the areas allow: Area 4: 4 deer, no more than 2 antlered or 2 antlerless; Area 9: 6 deer, no more than 3 antlered or 4 antlerless. The spring turkey dates for St. Tammany Parish come from Turkey Area A: Area A April 3 to May 2. Lottery permit holders may hunt bear in St. Tammany Parish (Bear Area 7) from December 5 to 20, 2026. (Bear Area 7) Ducks in St. Tammany 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 Eden Isle: North: September 5-27, October 10-November 15, December 19-January 17; South: September 5-20, October 17-November 29, December 12-January 10. Alligator Zone H takes in St. Tammany 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.

Eden Isle dates from teal to spring turkey

For St. Tammany Parish the table lists 82 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.

Eden Isle processors and gun shops

LDWF keeps no hunting guide list, so guide rows are directory listings and preserves LDWF lists as open to the public. Bergeron's Boudin & Cajun Meats Covington, 22 mi off, processes donated deer for Hunters for the Hungry. Taxidermy closest to Eden Isle is National Wildlife Studios (Slidell, 8.6 mi). S & S Custom Tactical (Slidell) heads the shop list at 2.0 mi. Mapped processors in the 35-mile circle around Eden Isle: 2.

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.

Hunting events a short drive from Eden Isle

Thirty crow-flight miles out there are 7 dates still ahead as of November 3, 2026. Only lottery winners may hunt the 1 WMA lottery hunt shown.

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Eden Isle 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.

Before leaving Eden Isle

Distances here are straight lines from Eden Isle; every WMA, refuge and federal area keeps its own schedule, so read the land page and the 2026-27 pamphlet before going.