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Russell Sage WMA

Parishes: Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Caldwell
Acres: 38213
Owner/lease: PARTIAL
Contact: mmcgee@wlf.la.gov or 318.343.4044
Established: 1960
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: LDWF (34,018 acres, )

Seasons

Seasons on Russell Sage WMA, as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (either-sex)2026-10-01 to 2027-01-31p.67
Youth and Physically Challenged (either-sex)2026-10-31 to 2026-11-01p.67

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. Transporting trash or garbage on WMA roads prohibited. All nighttime activities prohibited EXCEPT as otherwise provided. Limited Access Areas: See WMA map for locations. Wham Brake: CLOSED to all motorized vessels 14 days prior to opening day of duck and teal seasons, excluding youth and Veteran days. Also closed to all motorized vessels during waterfowl season splits, and Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, all motorized vessels prohibited 12 noon - 4 a.m., and all nighttime activities prohibited during open waterfowl season. Chauvin Tract (US 165 North): All season dates on Chauvin Tract (US 165 North) same as outside, EXCEPT still hunt only and EXCEPT small game shotgun only and deer hunting restricted to archery only. All vehicles including ATVs/UTVs prohibited. South Bosco Tract: Closed from March 1 - Oct. 15. Archery only for deer. Open to waterfowl hunting. Waterfowl Refuge: North of LA Hwy 15 closed to all hunting, fishing, trapping, and ATV use during duck seasons including teal season, EXCEPT hunting allowed during Waterfowl Falconry Seasons. AREA CLOSED: Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 south of I-20 only to all EXCEPT youth and physically challenged deer hunters. North of I-20 will remain open for all other allowable activities.

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