Louisiana Hunting Season 2021: Everything You Need to Know

When approaching the wildlife here it is important to make sure you know the regulations and are respecting the environment, including doing clean up as well as remaining ethical with only similar individuals who for safety is their number one priority.

Located down south near the swamp lands there is a whole biodiversity of species waiting to be discovered by you in the outside nature world. Please report if you see anything out of the ordinary and have a great time with others bonding over the various adventures experienced that this geographical location is able to provide.

Louisiana Hunting Seasons Dates

Season	Dates	Zones	Bag limit	Notes
Archery	Sept 19- Jan 15	10, 8, 7, 3	6 per season Daily, 1 antlered and 1 antlerless	Not to exceed 3 antlered or 4 antlerless per season , Except Deer area 4 limit 3/ season and deer 10 limit 3 (either sex)
	Oct 16- Feb 15	9, 6,5	1 antlered and 1 antlerless , when legal	Either Sex
	Oct 1-15	9, 6, 5	1 antlered and 1 antlerless , when legal	Bucks only
	Oct 1- Jan 31	4, 2, 1	1 antlered and 1 antlerless , when legal	Either Sex
Primitive Firearms	Nov 14-20 & Jan 25-31	1,4, 5,6, 9		Either Sex / bucks only Jan 25-30 zone 5 Zone 9 is either sex for first date and buck for second date
	Oct 24-30 & Jan 18-24	2		Either Sex
	Oct 10-16 & Jan 4-10	3, 7,8		Either Sex
Firearms ( still hunt only)	Nov 21- Dec 11 & Jan 4-24	1,4,6		Either Sex zone 6 only applies to first date
	Oct 17- Nov 29	3,7,8		Either Sex
	Oct 31- Dec 9	2		Either Sex
	Nov 21-22 & Nov 27-29	5,9		Either Sex
	Nov 23-26 & Nov 30-Dec 11	5,9		Bucks only
Firearms (w/ or w/o dogs)	Dec 12- Jan 3	1,4		Either Sex
	Dec 12-13 & Dec 19-20	5,9		Either Sex
	Dec 14-18 & Dec 21- Jan 24	5,9		Bucks only
	Nov 30- Jan 3	3,7,8		Either Sex
	Dec 10- Jan 17	2		Either Sex
	Dec 12- Jan 24	6		Either Sex

Louisiana Hunting License Info

To purchase a license you may go to:la-web.s3licensing.com
To hunt in LA you will need
● Big Game License (required for deer, turkey and bobcat) in addition to,
● Basic Season License
● Turkey will need to added to the two listed above

License	Resident	Nonresident	Notes
Basic Season (excluding big game)	$15.00	$150.00
Big Game	$14.00	$150.00
Primitive Firearm	$10.50	$26.00	Permit needed after general for weapon of choice
LA sportsman’s paradise	$100.00	N/A	As an alternative to multiple licenses you may purchase this which includes fishing, basic season & big game hunting, bow , primitive firearm, turkey, duck & WMA permit with equipment.
Deer	N/A	$36.00
Turkey	N/A	$36.00

As an alternative to LA sportsman paradise or licenses required above, you may purchase the Lifetime Hunting, Fishing or Combo available from the Baton Rouge office only.

Louisiana Hunting News

Louisiana prides itself on being safe and responsible there many cause for things not to go as planned but there are rules in place from the The target shooting and hunting community in LA to help get these things under control. A basic resident license is required for all residents and also a hunters education certification.When you’re down by the Bayou you have a plentiful of species that are only accessible on the swamp lands! Step into the marshes with Alligators, Deer, Turkey that is peacefully living year round in this setting. Everything goes to help conservation efforts and helps to ensure proper wildlife is present now and long into the future. Get out there and start the hunt in the swamp lands!