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Maurepas Swamp WMA

Parishes: Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, St. James
Acres: 112615
Owner/lease: OWN
Contact: fburks@wlf.la.gov or 985.543.4777
Established: 2001
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: LDWF (112,615 acres, Hammond Office)

Seasons

Seasons on Maurepas Swamp WMA, as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (bucks only)2026-10-01 to 2026-10-15p.64
Archery (either-sex)2026-10-16 to 2027-02-15p.64
Youth (either-sex)2026-11-07 to 2026-11-08p.64
Firearms (either-sex)2026-11-27 to 2026-11-28
2026-11-29 to 2026-11-29
p.64
Firearms (bucks only)2026-12-19 to 2027-01-03p.64
Primitive Firearms (either-sex)2027-01-10 to 2027-01-10
2027-01-18 to 2027-01-24
p.64
and Waterfowl2026-10-31 to 2026-11-01
2026-11-27 to 2026-11-29
2027-05-01 to 2027-05-09
2027-01-25 to 2027-02-28
p.64
Squirrel Hunt2026-09-26 to 2026-09-27p.64
Raccoon (nighttime)2027-01-25 to 2027-02-28p.64

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. No loaded firearms or hunting allowed within 100 yards of Nature Trail. Camping limited to tent only in designated areas (see WMA map for locations). Motorized vehicles prohibited on Crusel Tract. Limited Use Area: Small game - shotgun only. Deer hunting - archery only. See WMA map for specific location. AREA CLOSED: Nov. 7-8, to all hunters EXCEPT Youth Deer Hunters. Benchmark Closure: Area closed to all deer hunting when USGS water level gauge at Airline Canal at Blind River near Gramercy, LA - 07380212 is at or above 2.25 gauge height, feet and reopens to deer hunting when water levels recede to 1.75 gauge height, feet following a closure. Gauge information and levels are available at: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/07380212/ #dataTypeId=continuous-00065-0&period=P7D&showMedian=false.

Turkey: CLOSED

Crawfish: 100 lbs per person per day.

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