HUNTING
Remainder of the 2016-2017 hunting seasons through the spring season on squirrels. All deer hunting days still-hunt only except where noted.
DOVES/NORTH & SOUTH ZONES: Through Jan. 15, third split.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Through Jan. 15, State Deer Area 2, with/without dogs, either sex deer take allowed.
DEER/ARCHERY SEASON: Through Jan. 15. State Deer Areas 3, 8 & 10. (bucks only for Area 10 hunters.)
DEER/PRIMITIVE WEAPONS: Jan. 16-22, State Deer Area 2, either sex deer take allowed.
DUCKS/COASTAL & WEST ZONES: Through Jan. 22.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Through Jan. 22, State Deer areas 5 & 9, with/without dogs, bucks only except “doe” days Jan. 14-15.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Through Jan. 22, State Deer Area 1, either sex deer take allowed.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Through Jan. 22, State Deer Area 4, bucks only except “doe” days Jan. 14-15, Jan. 21-22.
DEER/MODERN FIREARMS: Through Jan. 22, State Deer Area 6, with/without dogs, either sex deer take allowed.
DEER/PRIMITIVE WEAPONS: Jan. 23-31, State Deer areas 1 & 6, either sex deer take allowed.
DEER/PRIMITIVE WEAPONS: Jan. 23-31, State Deer areas 4, 5 & 9, either sex deer take allowed except bucks only Jan. 30-31.
DUCKS/WEST ZONE/YOUTH ONLY: Jan. 28.
DUCKS/EAST ZONE: Through Jan. 29.
CANADA GEESE & WOODCOCK: Through Jan. 31, statewide.
DEER/ARCHERY SEASON: Through Jan. 31. State Deer Areas 1, 2, 4 & 7. (Areas 4 & 7 hunters allowed to take either sex deer except when a bucks-only firearms season in progress.)
DUCKS/EAST ZONE/YOUTH ONLY: Feb. 4.
GEESE: Through Feb. 12, statewide, all species except Canada geese.
DEER/ARCHERY SEASON: Through Feb. 15. State Deer Areas 5, 6 & 9 either sex deer allowed except when a bucks-only firearms season in progress.
SQUIRRELS/RABBITS: Through Feb. 28, statewide private lands. See Louisiana Hunting Pamphlet for public lands dates.
QUAIL & SNIPE: Through Feb. 28, statewide.
GEESE/CONSERVATION ORDER: Feb. 13-March 12, statewide, take limited to blue, snow & Ross’ species. No limit. Hunting hours extended to one-half hour after sunset. Electronic calls & unplugged shotguns allowed.
TURKEY: Area A lands, March 25-April 23; Area B lands, March 25-April 16; Area C lands, March 25-April 9. Youth & Physically Challenged hunters weekend, March 18-19. See 2016-2017 Louisiana Hunting Regulations pamphlet for area delineations.
SQUIRRELS: May 6-28, statewide, private lands only. Closed on some state wildlife management areas & all lands in the Kisatchie National Forest, national wildlife refuges & Corps of Engineers properties.
NOTE: The complete schedule of proposed 2017-2018 hunting season dates will be published Sunday, Jan. 22 in Advocate Outdoors.