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Richard K. Yancey WMA

Parishes: Concordia
Acres: 70872
Owner/lease: PARTIAL
Contact: sdartez@wlf.la.gov or 337.262.2080
Established: 2013
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: LDWF (57,235 acres, )

Seasons

Seasons on Richard K. Yancey WMA, as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (either-sex)2026-10-01 to 2027-01-31p.66
Youth Lottery (either-sex)2026-12-19 to 2026-12-19
2027-01-02 to 2027-01-02
p.66
Youth and Physically Challenged (either-sex)2026-10-31 to 2026-11-01p.66

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. AREA CLOSED: ONLY that portion of the area south of Black Hawk Acme Levee Road, west of LA Hwy. 15, southward to Old River Control Structure, thence south to Sugar Mill Chute, will be closed Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, to all hunters EXCEPT youth and physically challenged hunters. The remainder of the area is open to all other use. In the Waterfowl Impoundment, operation of internal combustion engine powered vessels prohibited 12 noon to 4 a.m. from Nov. 1- Jan. 31. See WMA map for location. CWD Management Zone: Attention deer hunters, Richard K. Yancey WMA is located within a CWD Management Zone. See page 12 for more information about deer carcass transport regulations.

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