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Camp Beauregard WMA (formerly Esler Field)

Parishes: Rapides, Grant
Acres: 12500
Owner/lease: LEASE
Contact: adailey@wlf.la.gov or 318.487.5885
Established: 1992
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: Louisiana National Guard (12,500 acres, Pineville Office)

Seasons

Seasons on Camp Beauregard WMA (formerly Esler Field), as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (either-sex)2026-10-01 to 2026-12-25
2027-01-02 to 2027-01-31
p.60
Archery (bucks only)2026-12-26 to 2027-01-01p.60
Youth (either-sex)2026-11-14 to 2026-11-15p.60
Primitive Firearms (either-sex)2026-11-27 to 2026-11-28
2026-11-29 to 2026-11-29
2026-12-12 to 2026-12-13
p.60
Turkey2027-04-03 to 2027-04-11p.60
and Waterfowl2026-11-14 to 2026-11-15
2026-11-27 to 2026-11-29
2026-12-12 to 2026-12-13
2027-01-02 to 2027-02-28
p.60
Raccoon (nighttime)2027-01-30 to 2027-02-28p.60

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. AREA CLOSED: Nov. 14-15 to all EXCEPT youth deer hunters. All or portions of the area may be closed daily due to military activities. Consult maps posted on Self-Clearing Permit Stations for closed areas. Should no maps be posted, call 318-290-6300 for information on open areas before entering the WMA. Retriever training allowed on selected portions of the WMA. Contact Range Operations at 318-290-6300, T-F, 7am to 4:30pm. The use of metal detecting and magnet fishing is prohibited.

Fishing: Special regulations to be posted at Twin Lakes.

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