Waterfowl Season 2019-2020 The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission have set the duck hunting and other migratory bird hunting season dates for the 2019-2020 season.

May 6, 2019 - The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) approved the 2019-20 and 2020-21 resident game hunting seasons, 2019-20 general and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) hunting seasons, rules and regulations, 2020 general and WMA turkey hunting season, rules and regulations and 2019-20 migratory bird hunting season, rules and regulations at its May meeting Thursday (May 2) in Baton Rouge.

Public comment will be taken on all items currently under consideration as notices of intent by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

 

Click Here For A Schedule of Meetings

Waterfowl Zones Click on Map For Larger Image

 

 

2019-2020 Migratory Bird Seasons

Doves Mourning and White Winged Doves and fully-dressed Eurasian and Collared Doves

South Zone

Sept. 7 - Sept. 15 Oct. 12 - Nov. 17 Dec. 19 - Jan. 31

North Zone

Sept. 7 - Sept. 29 Oct. 12 - Nov. 17 Dec. 28 - Jan. 26

Daily Bag Limit - 15 (in aggregate) Possession Limit - 45 (in aggregate)

 

Teal (Blue-winged, Green-winged and Cinnamon)

Sept. 14 - Sept. 29

Daily Bag Limit - 6 Possession Limit - 18

 

Ducks

Coastal Zone

Nov. 2-3 (youth only) Nov. 9 - Dec. 8 Dec. 21 - Jan.19

West Zone

Nov. 9 (youth only) Nov. 16 - Dec. 8 Dec. 21 - Jan. 26 Feb. 1 (youth only)

 

East Zone

Nov. 16 (youth only) Nov. 23 - Dec. 8 Dec. 14 - Jan. 26 Feb. 1 (youth only)

 

 

Daily Bag limit on Ducks is 6

and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 2 canvasbacks, 1 mottled duck, 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 3 scaup, 2 redheads, and 1 pintail.

Possession Limit - 18

Daily bag Limit on Coots - 15

Daily bag Limit on Mergansers - 5 only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers. Merganser limits are in addition to the daily bag limit for ducks.

 

Light Geese (Snow, Blue, and Ross) and WhiteFronted Geese

North Zone

Nov. 16-Dec. 8 Dec. 14-Feb. 2

South Zone

Nov. 16-Dec. 8 Dec. 14-Feb. 2

Daily bag Limit on Light Geese (snow, blue, and ross’) is 20.

Daily bag Limit on WhiteFronted Geese is 3.

No possession limit on Light Geese (snow, blue, and ross’)

Possession limit on WhiteFronted Geese is 6.

 

Canada Geese

North Zone

Nov. 2- Dec. 8

South Zone

Nov. 2 - Dec. 8

Daily Bag Limit - 1

Possession Limit - 3

Conservation Order for Light Geese Seasons and Bag Limits

Light Geese (Snow, Blue, and Ross’)

 

 

North Zone

Dec. 9 - Dec. 13 Feb. 3 - Mar. 15

South Zone

Dec. 9 - Dec. 13 Feb. 3 - Mar. 15

 

 

No Daily Bag Limit No Possession Limit

 

 

 

 

 

Deer Season 2019-2020 The state is divided into 10 areas for deer hunting.

Deer Area Map Click On Map For Larger View

 

Archery Seasons Allowed to take either-sex deer except when bucks-only firearms seasons are in progress, and except Areas 5, 6 & 9. Note change for Area 7:

 

Areas 3, 8 & 10

Sept. 15-Jan. 15

Area 7

Sept. 21-Jan. 15

Areas 1, 2 & 4

Oct. 1-Jan. 31

Areas 5, 6 & 9

Oct. 1-15 (bucks only) & Oct. 16-Feb. 15 (either sex)

 

 

Gun Season Allowed to take either-sex deer except where noted:

 

Area 1 Primitive Weapons, Nov. 9-15 & Jan. 20-31;

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Nov. 16-Dec. 6 & Jan. 6-19; with/without dogs , Dec. 7-Jan. 5.

Area 2 Primitive Weapons, Oct. 19-25 & Jan. 13-19;

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Oct. 26-Dec. 3; with/without dogs, Dec. 4-Jan. 12.

Area 3 Primitive Weapons, Oct. 12-18 & Jan. 6-12;

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Oct. 19-Dec. 6; with/without dogs, Dec. 7-Jan. 5.

Area 4 Primitive Weapons, Nov. 9-15 & Jan 20-31;

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Nov. 16-Dec. 6 & Jan. 6-19; with/without dogs, Dec. 7-Jan. 5.

Area 5 Primitive Weapons, Nov. 9-15 (either sex), Jan. 20-31 (bucks only); 

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Nov. 16-Dec. 6, bucks only except “doe” days Nov. 16-17 & Nov. 29-Dec. 1; with/without dogs, Dec. 7-Jan. 19, bucks only except “doe” days Dec. 14-15 & Dec. 21-22.

Area 6 Primitive Weapons, Nov. 9-15 & Jan. 20-31; 

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Nov. 16-Dec. 6; with/without dogs, Dec. 7-Jan. 19.

Area 7 Primitive Weapons, Oct. 12-18 & Dec. 30-Jan. 5;

 Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Oct. 19-Dec. 1; with/without dogs, Dec. 2-29.

Area 8 Primitive Weapons, Oct. 12-18 & Dec. 30-Jan. 5; 

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Oct. 19-Dec. 6; with/without dogs, Dec. 7-29.

Area 9 Primitive Weapons, Nov. 9-15 (either sex) & Jan. 20-31 (bucks only); 

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Nov. 16-Dec. 6, bucks only except “doe” days Nov. 16-17 & Nov. 29-Dec. 1; with/without dogs, Dec. 7-Jan. 19, bucks only except “doe” days Dec. 14-15 & Dec. 21-22.

Area 10 Primitive Weapons, Oct. 12-18 & Jan. 6-12; 

Modern Firearms/still-hunt only, Oct. 19-Jan. 5.