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Salvador WMA

Parishes: St. Charles
Acres: 36447
Owner/lease: OWN
Contact: jdonovan@wlf.la.gov or 504.284.5264
Established: 1968
LDWF page
Official area map (PDF)

Digest lists: LDWF (31,956 acres, Lafayette Office)

Seasons

Seasons on Salvador WMA, as printed in the hunting regulations.
SeasonDatesSource
Archery (either-sex)2026-11-01 to 2027-01-31p.68
Youth (either-sex)2026-10-03 to 2026-10-04
2026-10-10 to 2026-10-11
2026-10-17 to 2026-10-18
2026-10-24 to 2026-10-25
p.68
Firearms (either-sex)2026-11-20 to 2026-11-22p.68
Firearms (bucks only)2026-11-23 to 2026-12-20p.68
Primitive Firearms (either-sex)2026-12-21 to 2026-12-27p.68
Small Game2027-01-01 to 2027-02-28p.68
Feral Hogs2026-10-01 to 2027-02-28
2027-02-16 to 2027-03-31
p.68

Closures and access

Dated notices for this area that are not hunting seasons.
NoticeDatesSource
Experimental Nighttime Activity Season2027-06-01 to 2027-06-01
2026-08-15 to 2026-08-15
p.68

Rules and notes

Self-Clearing Permit required for all activities. Permits available at Pier 90, Bayou Gauche, Bayou Segnette State Park landings, and at Airboat Adventures in Lafitte or through the LDWF Self-clearing Permit app or internet/web portal. Vessels/Vehicles: All ATVs/UTVs, motorcycles, horses and mules prohibited. Use of mud boats powered by internal combustion engines with more than four cylinders is prohibited. Pulling boats over levees, dams or water control structures or any other activities which cause detriment to the integrity of levees, dams and water control structures is prohibited. AREA CLOSED: During the month of October to all activities EXCEPT fishing, Youth Deer Hunters and Youth Waterfowl Hunters, if the latter is provided for.

Waterfowl: Same as outside, EXCEPT CLOSED after 12 noon.

Recreational Fishing: The harvest of all fish, shrimp, crabs and crawfish are for recreational purposes only and any commercial use is prohibited. - Shrimp: may be taken by the use of cast nets only. During the inside open shrimp season, 25 lbs per boat per day (heads on) maximum shall be permitted. Size count to conform with open season requirements. During the inside closed season, 10 lbs per boat per day (heads on) maximum may be taken for bait. All castnet contents shall be contained and bycatch returned to the water immediately. - Fish: may be taken only by rod and reel or hand lines for recreational purposes. - Crabs: may be taken only through the use of hand lines or nets; however, none are to remain set overnight. Twelve dozen crabs maximum are allowed per boat or vehicle per day. - Crawfish: may be harvested in unrestricted portions of the WMA and shall be limited to 100 lbs per person per day. Fishing gear used to catch crawfish shall not remain set overnight.

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