FEDERAL LANDS
USACE - OLD RIVER CONTROL & LOCK AREA
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2,699 acres within Pointe
Coupee, West Feliciana and Concordia parishes)
Additional permit required and posted restrictions apply for all persons
regardless of age. Permits must be signed prior to hunting any game and
must be carried at all times while in the field. To obtain a permit:
see brown box in front of Old River campground for Old River
Hunting and Trail Guide 2026-2027
visit the Old River website www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/
Recreation/Old-River-Control
phone 225-492-2169
All hunting shall be still hunting only, except as otherwise specified.
Archery, Primitive Firearms and Shotgun only.
Deer Youth (either-sex) - 17 yrs. & under: Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Deer Archery (either-sex): Oct. 1 - Jan. 31
Deer Muzzleloader - Blackpowder Only (either-sex): Dec. 12-13
Deer Shotgun (either-sex): Nov. 27-29
Deer Shotgun (bucks only): Dec. 26 - Jan. 3
Turkey: CLOSED
Small Game, Migratory Game Birds and Waterfowl: Same as outside,
EXCEPT hunting waterfowl after 12 noon prohibited, waterfowl hunt-
ing on Keller’s Lake same as outside EXCEPT prohibited on Sun,
Mon, Wed and Fri, no firearms larger than .22 caliber rimfire, and
EXCEPT hunting squirrel and rabbit with dogs allowed Nov. 30 - Dec.
11 and Jan. 4 - Feb. 28.
Raccoon (nighttime): Jan. 4 - Feb. 28
Hogs, Coyote, Beaver and Nutria: May be taken incidental to any hunt
with weapons legal for that hunt
Attention Hunters
KNOW YOUR TARGET
HOG
BEAR
HOGS AND BEARS CAN LOOK SIMILAR
In March 2016, the Louisiana black bear was removed from the list of Federally
Threatened and Endangered Species. However, bears in Louisiana are still
protected under state law.
Restoration and conservation efforts of the La. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
(LDWF), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Black Bear Conservation Coalition and many
private landowners have led to increasing numbers of black bears.
Each year several Louisiana black bears are illegally killed during the hunting season.
Hunters are urged to support bear conservation efforts and report illegal kills. This
support will aid recovery of the Louisiana black bear and help bring about the day
when legal bear hunting will once again occur in Louisiana.
For more information call the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
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www.wlf.la.gov
BARATARIA PRESERVE
Owner: National Park Service, Crown Point (22,200 acres within
Jefferson Parish)
Additional Permit and regulations apply. Contact Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve at 504-689-3690 ext. 18 or www.nps.gov/
jela/learn/management/barataria-preserve-hunting-and-trapping.
htm for additional information.
USACE - BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (7,623 acres within St. Charles Parish)
Additional permit required and posted restrictions apply for all persons
regardless of age. Permits must be signed prior to hunting any game and
must be carried at all times while in the field. For more information, see
bulletin boards on-site, visit the project website at www.mvn.usace.
army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Bonnet-Carre-Spillway, or contact the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonnet Carre Spillway Project Office at
985-764-7484 for more information. All hunting shall be still hunting
only, EXCEPT as otherwise specified. Deer and hog dogs prohibited
year-round.
The use and/or possession of firearms is prohibited in the ARCHERY-
ONLY area. Baiting or hunting over bait for any species is prohibited.
The use and/or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited while
in possession of a firearm.
Motorized Vehicles and All-Terrain Vehicles: all motorized vehicles,
including automobiles, ATVs and motorcycles are restricted to
designated roads and trails. ATVs must be operated under a valid
permit from Spillway Office, be brought in to the area by vehicle
or trailer, off loaded in parking areas and may only be operated on
designated trails. Vehicles must park in designated parking areas.
Blocking gates or roads with a vehicle or ATV is prohibited. ATVs are not
allowed off designated trails. The use of ATVs outside of the ATV area
without a permit is strictly prohibited, NO EXCEPTIONS! Designated
trails are open from 4 a.m. until two hours after sunset.
Firearms: The possession of firearms, ammunition, loaded projectile
firing devices, bows and arrows, crossbows, or other weapons are
prohibited except during designated area hunts. Hunters must have
firearms unloaded at all times while traveling within the area by motor
vehicle, ATV, horse, bicycle and while in a vessel under mechanical
power. Loaded weapons are not allowed within 100 feet of designated
ATV trails, foot trails, and roads; or within 100 yards of designated
parking areas or the Bonnet Carre Spillway Structure. Loaded is defined
as shells or cartridges in the gun’s chamber, magazine, cylinder or
clip when attached to firearms or crossbows cocked and in the ready
position, or caps on muzzleloader.
All users EXCEPT waterfowl hunters and mourning dove hunters must
display a total of 400 square inches of “Hunter Orange” and wear
a “Hunter Orange” cap during the open gun hunts for deer. Hunter
orange must be worn the entire time while in the field.
DEER NOTES: Archery and Shotgun (buckshot) only.
Deer Archery (bucks only): Oct. 1-15
Deer Archery (either-sex, EXCEPT during bucks only seasons): Oct. 16 -
Feb. 15
Deer Shotgun (either-sex): Nov. 27-29
Deer Shotgun (bucks only): Dec. 19 - Jan. 3
Deer Gun Youth (either-sex): Oct. 31 - Nov. 1. Additional permit
required from Spillway office.