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John Franks WMA

Parishes: Caddo
Acres: 3664
Owner/lease: LEASE
Contact: jjohnson@wlf.la.gov or 318.371.3050
Established: 2022
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (3,664 acres, Minden Office)

Seasons

Seasons on John Franks WMA, as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (either-sex)2026-10-01 to 2027-01-31p.63
and Waterfowl2027-05-01 to 2027-05-09
2026-12-19 to 2027-02-28
p.63

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. Small Game Emphasis Area: Beagles allowed for rabbit and dogs allowed for squirrel Oct. 3 - Feb. 28 and training of beagles for rabbits and dogs for squirrel allowed June 1 - Sept. 30.

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