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Bodcau WMA

Parishes: Bossier, Webster
Acres: 33766
Owner/lease: LEASE
Contact: jjohnson@wlf.la.gov or 318.371.3050
Established: 1984
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (33,766 acres, Minden Office)

Seasons

Seasons on Bodcau WMA, as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (either-sex)2026-10-01 to 2027-01-31p.59
Youth (either-sex)2026-10-10 to 2026-10-11p.59
Primitive Firearms (either-sex)2026-11-30 to 2026-12-06p.59
Turkey2027-04-03 to 2027-04-18p.59
Youth2027-03-26 to 2027-03-28
2027-04-24 to 2027-04-25
p.59
and Waterfowl2026-10-24 to 2026-10-25
2027-05-01 to 2027-05-09
2026-12-07 to 2027-02-28
2026-11-01 to 2027-01-31
p.59
Raccoon (nighttime)2026-12-07 to 2027-02-28
2027-05-01 to 2027-09-30
p.59

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. AREA CLOSED (portion): Closed to all hunters EXCEPT youth deer hunters Oct. 10-11, on designated portion. See WMA map for details. Towable watersports prohibited in Ivan Lake. Limited Use Area: Small game, turkey and waterfowl same as rest of WMA. Deer hunting archery only. See WMA map for specific location. Small Game Emphasis Area: Beagles allowed for rabbit and dogs allowed for squirrel Oct. 3-30 and training of beagles for rabbits and dogs for squirrel allowed June 1 - Sept. 30. Bird Dog Training Area: Open year-round EXCEPT CLOSED during WMA Turkey Season. Contact Minden Field Office for more information.

Fishing: Nets and traps prohibited in Ivan Lake.

Location

Acadiana Conservation CorridorAlexander State Forest WMAAtchafalaya Delta WMAAttakapas Island WMABayou Macon WMABayou Pierre WMABen Lilly Conservation AreaBig Colewa Bayou WMABig Lake WMABiloxi WMABodcau WMABoeuf WMABuckhorn WMACamp Beauregard WMA (formerly Esler Field)Clear Creek WMADewey W Wills WMAElbow Slough WMAElm Hall WMAElmer's Island Wildlife RefugeFloy Ward McElroy WMAFort Polk-Vernon WMAGrassy Lake WMAHutchinson Creek WMAIsles Dernieres Barrier Islands RefugeJ. C. “Sonny” Gilbert WMALake Boeuf WMALittle River WMALoggy Bayou WMAManchac WMAMarsh Bayou WMAMarsh Island Wildlife RefugePass A Loutre WMAPearl River WMAFort Polk North WMAPomme de Terre WMARockefeller Wildlife RefugeRussell Sage WMASabine Island WMASabine WMASalvador WMASandy Hollow WMASherburne WMASpring Bayou WMASt Tammany Wildlife RefugeState Wildlife RefugeTangipahoa Parish School Board WMATimken WMATunica Hills WMAWaddill Wildlife RefugeWalnut Hill WMAWest Bay WMAWhite Lake Wetlands Conservation AreaThistlethwaite WMAJoyce WMAMaurepas Swamp WMAPointe aux Chenes WMAQueen Bess Wildlife RefugeBussey Brake WMAJohn Franks WMARichard K. Yancey WMASoda Lake WMALake Ramsay Savannah WMABogue Chitto WMAFlatwoods Savanna WMA