Exotics-for purposes of this Section means any animal of the family Bovidae (except the tribe Bovini [cattle]) or Cervidae which is not indigenous to Louisiana and which is confined on a supplemented hunting preserve. Exotics shall include, but are not limited to, fallow deer, red deer, elk, sika deer, axis deer, and black buck antelope.
Hunting-in its different tenses and for purposes of this Section means to take or attempt to take, in accordance with R.S. 56:8.
Same as Outside-for purposes of this Section means hunting on a supplemented hunting preserve must conform to applicable statutes and rules governing hunting and deer hunting, as provided for in title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and as established annually by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Supplemented Hunting Preserve-for purposes of this Section means any enclosure for which a current farm-raising license has been issued by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) with concurrence of the LDWF and is authorized in writing by the LDAF and LDWF to permit hunting.
White-Tailed Deer-for purposes of this Rule means any animal of the species Odocoileus virginianus which is confined on a supplemented hunting preserve.
1. Invertebrates | ||
Pink Mucket | Lampsilis abrupta | E |
Louisiana Pearlshell | Margaritifera hembeli | T |
Fat Pocketbook | Potamilus capax | E |
Inflated Heelsplitter | Potamilus inflatus | |
Rabbitsfoot | Quadrula cylindrica | T |
2. Fish | ||
Gulf Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi | T |
Pallid Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus albus | E |
Smalltooth Sawfish | Pristis pectinata | |
3. Amphibians | ||
Dusky Gopher Frog | Lithobates sevosus | E |
4. Reptiles (including eggs) | ||
Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Caretta caretta | |
Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | T |
Hawksbill Sea Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | E |
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | E |
Leatherback Sea Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | E |
Ringed Map Turtle | Graptemys oculifera | T |
Gopher Tortoise | Gopherus polyphemus | T |
Black Pinesnake | Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi | T |
Louisiana Pinesnake | Pituophis ruthveni | T |
5. Birds (including eggs) | ||
Whooping Crane | Grus americana | |
Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | T |
Red Knot | Calidris canutus rufa | T |
Interior Least Tern | Sternula antillarum athalassos | E |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker | Picoides borealis | E |
6. Mammals | ||
West Indian Manatee | Trichechus manatus | T |
Northern Long-eared Bat | Myotis septentrionalis | T |
Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | E |
Florida Panther | Felis concolor coryi | E |
American Chaffseed | Schwalbea americana | E |
Earth-fruit | Geocarpon minimum | T |
Louisiana Quillwort | Isoetes louisianensis | E |
Pondberry | Lindera melissifolia | E |
E = Endangered; T = Threatened |
NOTE: Some hunts may be by pre-application lottery.
Nighttime Experimental-all nighttime raccoon hunting where allowed is with dogs only. There is no bag limit. Self-clearing permit required.
NOTE: Only ATV and UTV trails marked with signs and/or paint, and depicted on WMA maps are open for use.
NOTE: Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land holdings adjacent to the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area will have the same rules and regulations as Sherburne WMA. No hunting or trapping in restricted area.
NOTE: When Mandatory Deer Checks are specified (see below), all hunters must check deer at the NWMPs main check stations.
La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § XIX-111