RACCOON RACCOON RACCOON RACCOON

WMA TRAPPING WMA TRAPPING WMA TRAPPING WMA TRAPPING

(nighttime) (nighttime) (nighttime) (nighttime)
Same as outside
(Only by written
ACADIANA CONSERVATION CLEAR CREEK
MARSH BAYOU SALVADOR/TIMKEN agreement with
CORRIDOR Closed n/a Owner: Forest Capital Partners Same as outside Jan. 2 - Feb. 28 Same as outside n/a n/a
Owner: LDWF (655 acres) Owner: LDWF (33,047 acres) LDWF, 2415 Darnall
Owner: LDWF (2,285 acres) LLC. (55,672 acres)
Rd., New Iberia, LA
70560)
Jan. 22 - Feb. 28
Same as outside
Same as outside Nighttime SANDY HOLLOW
ALEXANDER STATE FOREST (Only by written agree-
DEWEY W. WILLS (Prohibited in green- Chase Only: MARSH ISLAND REFUGE Owners: LDWF (3,515 acres);
Owners: LDWF (283 acres); LDAF Same as outside Closed ment with LDWF, 2415 n/a Closed Jan. 4 - Feb. 28
Owner: LDWF (61,871 acres) tree reservoir and May 1 - Sept. Owner: LDWF (70,733 acres) Tangipahoa Parish School Board
(7,875 acres) Darnall Rd., New Iberia,
limited use area) 25, Tuesdays and (181 acres)
LA 70560)
Thursdays only.
Same as outside
(Only by written SHERBURNE State and USACE
ATCHAFALAYA DELTA
agreement with ELBOW SLOUGH MAUREPAS SWAMP Owners: LDWF (11,780 acres); U.S. lands only. Per- Sept. 12-27 and
Owner: State of Louisiana (137,695 n/a n/a Closed Same as outside Jan. 30 - Feb. 28
LDWF, 2415 Darnall Owner: LDWF (160 acres) Owner: LDWF (72,053 acres) Fish & Wildlife Service (15,220 mit required from Jan. 18 - Feb. 28
acres)
Road, New Iberia, acres); USACE (17,000 acres) Opelousas Office.
LA 70560)
ATTAKAPAS
Sept. 12-27 and ELM HALL OUACHITA Sept. 12-27 and SICILY ISLAND HILLS
Owners: State of Louisiana (25,730 Same as outside Same as outside Same as outside Same as outside Jan. 18 - Feb. 28
Feb. 1-28 Owner: LDWF (2,839 acres) Owner: LDWF (9,641 acres) Jan. 2 - Feb. 28 Owner: LDWF (7,504 acres)
acres); USACE (2,200 acres)
Same as outside
Same as outside
(Trappers must register
FORT POLK (Only by written agree- SODA LAKE
BAYOU MACON Sept. 5-20 and at Building #7654, PASS-A-LOUTRE
Same as outside Owners: U.S. Army & U.S. Forest n/a ment with LDWF, 2415 n/a Owners: Caddo Levee District (1,300 Same as outside Closed
Owner: LDWF (6,919 acres) Jan. 2 - Feb. 28 North Fort Polk, Owner: LDWF (115,596 acres)
Service (105,545 acres) Darnall Rd., New Iberia, acres); USACE (1,200 acres)
and use self-clearing
LA 70560)
system)

Same as outside,
BAYOU PIERRE EXCEPT waterfowl GRASSY LAKE Sept. 12-27 and PEARL RIVER Sept. 12-27 and SPRING BAYOU Sept. 12-27 and
Jan. 1 - Feb. 28 Same as outside Same as outside Same as outside
Owner: LDWF (2,212 acres) refuge closed to trap- Owner: LDWF (12,983 acres) Jan. 18 - Feb. 28 Owner: LDWF (35,031 acres) Jan. 16 - Feb. 28 Owner: LDWF (12,506 acres) Jan. 18 - Feb. 28
ping

Same as outside
Same as outside
(Only by written
BEN’S CREEK (Trappers must register
HUTCHINSON’S CREEK PEASON RIDGE STATE WILDLIFE REFUGE agreement with
Owner: Weyerhaeuser Co., Inc. Same as outside Jan. 18 - Feb. 28 Same as outside n/a at Building #7654, North n/a n/a
Owner: LDWF (129 acres) Owner: U.S. Army (33,010 acres) Owner: LDWF (14,804 acres) LDWF, 2415 Darnall
(13,044 acres) Fort Polk, and use self-
Rd., New Iberia, LA
clearing system)
70560)
Same as outside
TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL
JACKSON-BIENVILLE (Only by written agree-
BIG COLEWA BAYOU POINTE-AUX-CHENES BOARD
Same as outside Closed Owners: Weyerhaeuser et. al. Same as outside Jan. 1 - Feb. 28 ment with LDWF, 2415 n/a Same as outside Jan. 25 - Feb. 28
Owner: LDWF (899 acres) Owner: LDWF (35,267 acres) Owner: Tangipahoa Parish School
(32,185 acres) Darnall Rd., New Iberia,
Board (1,643 acres)
LA 70560)
JOYCE
Owners: LDWF (23,373 acres); THISTLETHWAITE
BIG LAKE POMME DE TERRE Sept. 12-27 and
Same as outside Jan. 11 - Feb. 28 Joyce Heirs (851 acres); Same as outside n/a Same as outside Owner: Thistlethwaite Heirs (11,100 Same as outside n/a
Owner: LDWF (19,231 acres) Owner: LDWF (6,434 acres) Jan. 18 - Feb. 28
Tangipahoa School Board (484 acres)
acres)
Same as outside (Only
THREE RIVERS
BILOXI by written agreement RED RIVER
Same as outside LAKE BOEUF Sept. 12-27 and Owners: LDWF (28,124 acres);
Owner: Biloxi Marsh Land n/a with LDWF, 2415 Dar- n/a Owners: LDWF (29,964 acres); Same as outside Same as outside Jan. 11 - Feb. 28
(Private) Owner: LDWF (802 acres) Jan. 11 - Feb. 28 USACE (1,085 acres); Office of State
Corporation (42,787 acres) nall Rd., New Iberia, USACE (11,717 acres)
Lands (835 acres)
LA 70560)
Same as outside
Same as outside
(Only by written agree-
(Foot traffic only - all
BODCAU LAKE RAMSEY ROCKEFELLER REFUGE ment with LDWF, 5476 TUNICA HILLS Feb. 1-28 on
Same as outside Jan. 1 - Feb. 28 vehicles restricted to n/a n/a Same as outside
Owner: USACE (33,766 acres) Owner: LDWF (796 acres) Owner: LDWF (85,745 acres) Grand Chenier Hwy., Owner: LDWF (5,783 acres) South Tract only
parish roads and desig-
Grand Chenier, LA
nated parking areas)
70643)
Jan. 11 - Feb. 28
Nighttime
UNION
BOEUF Sept. 5-20 and LITTLE RIVER Chase Only: RUSSELL SAGE Sept. 12-27 and
Same as outside Same as outside Same as outside Owner: Plum Creek Timber Corp., et Same as outside Jan. 2 - Feb. 28
Owner: LDWF (50,967 acres) Jan. 2 - Feb. 28 Owner: LDWF (3,911 acres) May 1 - Sept. Owner: LDWF (15,919 acres) Jan. 2 - Feb. 28
al (11,113 acres)
25, Tuesdays and
Thursdays only.
LOGGY BAYOU
SABINE
BUCKHORN Owners: LDWF (4,084 acres); State WALNUT HILLS
Same as outside Jan. 16 - Feb. 28 Same as outside Dec. 28 - Feb. 28 Owner: Forest Capital Partners Same as outside Jan. 2 - Feb. 28 Same as outside n/a
Owner: LDWF (11,262 acres) Lands Office (159 acres); USACE Owner: LDWF (595 acres)
LLC. et. al. (7,154 acres)
(2,138 acres)
SABINE ISLAND WEST BAY
CAMP BEAUREGARD Same as outside
MANCHAC Owners: State of Louisiana, Owner: Forest Capital Partners LLC.,
Owner: Louisiana National Guard (Daily military clear- Jan. 30 - Feb. 28 Same as outside n/a Same as outside Jan. 2 - Feb. 28 Same as outside Jan. 2 - Feb. 28
Owner: LDWF (8,328 acres) Calcasieu Parish School Board & ROM Forest Management, Forest
(12,500 acres) ance required)
Molpus Timberlands (8,695 acres) Investments (60,000 acres)
 FURBEARERS
The following animals are classified as furbearers: beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray
fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, river otter, red fox, raccoon and skunk.
2009-2010 SEASON
The trapping season will open STATEWIDE on Nov. 20, 2009, and will close
March 31, 2010. Trapping season on management areas (See management
areas.)
LICENSES REQUIRED
Trapper: No person shall set or run traps of any type to catch furbearers during
the open trapping season without a current trapping license. No person shall sell
pelts or carcasses of furbearers without a current trapping license. (This
includes bobcat, raccoon and/or opossum hunters selling pelts and/or meat.)
Every fur trapper must at all times have his current trapping license in possession
while trapping or selling pelts or carcasses.
Fur Buyer: No person shall buy whole nongame quadrupeds for the purpose of
pelting, carcasses of furbearing animals, raw furs or skins from fur trappers, alli-
gator hunters, alligator farmers, fur buyers or fur dealers and sell within the state
without a current fur buyer's license in his possession while conducting business.
Fur Dealer: No person shall buy whole nongame quadrupeds for the purpose of
pelting, carcasses of furbearing animals, raw furs or skins from fur trappers, alli-
gator hunters, alligator farmers, fur buyers or fur dealers and ship or export these
furs or skins from the state without a current fur dealer's license in his possession
while conducting business.
LICENSES
RESIDENT FEES
Trapper (under 15 yrs. of age) $5
Trapper (15 yrs. of age or older) $25
Fur Buyer $25
Fur Dealer ($500 deposit required) $150
NON-RESIDENT FEES
Trapper $200
Fur Buyer $100
Fur Dealer ($1,000 deposit required) $300
OTHER FEES
Non-game Quadruped Breeder $25
Non-game Quadruped Exhibitor $10
CAPTIVE FURBEARERS
Licensed trappers may hold in captivity live furbearers during the open trapping
season. Such animals must have been obtained by legal trapping methods. Such
animals must be released or pelted by the last day of the open trapping season.
For detailed information on furbearer regulations and trapping, contact a local
enforcement agent or one of the Coastal & Non-game Resources Division offices.
LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
• P.O. Box 98000 - Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 - (225-765-2811)
• 2415 Darnall Rd. - New Iberia, LA 70560 - (337-373-0032)
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
• 5476 Grand Chenier Hwy. - Grand Chenier, LA 70643 - (337-538-2165)
METHODS OF TAKING FURBEARERS
All animals listed as furbearers may be taken only during the open trapping sea-
son and only by means of a trap or snare. Nutria may also be taken by licensed
trapper for fur and/or meat during the open season by the use of a rifle, only
between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
On WMAs and private property, nutria may be taken recreationally by licensed
hunters from Sept. 1 - Feb. 28, during legal shooting hours by any legal hunting
method with a daily limit of five (5). When taken with a shotgun, steel shot must
be used. On WMAs during waterfowl seasons, nutria may be taken only by the
use of shotguns with shot not larger than F steel; during gun deer seasons on
WMAs, anyone taking nutria must display 400 square inches of "Hunter Orange"
and wear a "Hunter Orange" cap or hat. Recreational nutria hunters must remove
each nutria carcass in whole condition from the hunting area, except that nutria
may be gutted. Possession of detached nutria parts, including nutria tails, by rec-
reational hunters is illegal. Nutria harvested recreationally may not be pelted nor
may such nutria or any nutria parts from recreationally taken nutria be sold,
including the tail. Trespassing upon private property for the purpose of taking
nutria or other fur bearing animals is punishable by fines and possible jail time
(R.S. 56.265). The Coastwide Nutria Control Program is a separate program and SHIPMENT OF RAW FURS OR ALLIGATOR SKINS
is in no way related to the nutria recreational season. For questions on the No fur trapper, alligator hunter, or fur dealer shall transport or ship raw furs or
Coastwide Nutria Control Program call the New Iberia office 337-373-0032. alligator skins out of the state without first obtaining an official out-of-state ship-
ping tag from the department. No fur buyer may transport or ship raw fur or skins
No trap, snare or other device used to capture furbearers shall be set more than one out of the state except to a licensed non-resident fur dealer.
day prior to the open trapping season. No traps shall remain set after the closing
day of the trapping season. All traps must be checked daily and all traps must be Severance Tax: There is levied a severance tax on all skins or hides taken from
removed from the trapping grounds the closing day of the trapping season. any furbearing animals or alligators, within the state, payable to the state through
the department by the fur trapper, alligator hunter, or alligator farmer shipping or
Any type of trap with permanent teeth or insert teeth is illegal and cannot be used taking his own catch out-of-state or by the dealer shipping skins or hides out-of-
in Louisiana. state or tanning fur pelts or alligator skins in the state. A fur trapper, alligator
hunter, or alligator farmer must pay this tax at the time the fur or skin is trans-
Furbearers can be taken only with traps. Firearms are illegal except as provided for ported or shipped out-of-state. A fur dealer shipping or transporting fur pelts out-
to take nutria, coyote, bobcat, raccoon and opossum, which may be taken with of-state or tanning fur pelts within the state must pay this tax within ten days fol-
firearms as per provisions below. lowing the department’s annual audit. A fur dealer shipping or transporting alliga-
tor skins out-of-state or tanning alligator skins within the state must pay the sever-
The use of dogs to chase or take furbearers is illegal except as provided for when ance tax at the time of shipment or prior to tanning.
hunting raccoon, opossum, coyote, foxes and bobcats. Dogs may be used during the The tax is as follows: beaver, bobcat, coyote, fox, muskrat, opossum, raccoon and
taking of nutria between the hours of sunrise and sunset, except during deer season skunk, one cent (.01) on each pelt; nutria, two cents (.02) on each pelt; mink, ten
where still hunting only is allowed and during turkey nesting season as determined cents (.10) on each pelt; river otter and alligator, twenty-five cents (.25) on each
by the La. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. pelt or skin.
Pelting: No pelting during the closed trapping season shall be permitted at any WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
time, except with department authorization. The sale of carcasses of nongame Trapping: Self-clearing permit for trapping on the WMA is required. Other special
quadrupeds is prohibited during the closed trapping season, except with department trapping exceptions are listed under respective WMA season schedules. All traps
authorization. These provisions do not apply to nongame quadrupeds raised on must be run daily. Traps with teeth are illegal. Hunter orange is required when a
farms. deer gun season is in progress.
FOX, BOBCAT AND COYOTE Raccoon Hunting (Experimental): Self-clearing permit for raccoon hunting on
Foxes and bobcats may be run with dogs for “chase only” by licensed hunters. the WMA is required. A licensed hunter may take raccoon or opossum, one per
Foxes can be taken only by trappers during the open trapping season. A big game person, during daylight hours only, during the open rabbit season on WMAs. No
licensee shall only take bobcat during the time period from one-half hour before bag limit for nighttime or daytime raccoon or opossum hunting during the open
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset with approved archery equipment, shotgun, trapping season. DISCLAIMER
primitive firearm or center firearm. A big game licensee shall not take more than This publication is not an official copy of the
laws in effect and should not be utilized or
one bobcat per calendar year. This regulation applies only to property that is pri- Requests for information on maps, permits and WMAs may be directed to any
vately owned, state WMAs and the Bayou des Ourses, Bodcau, Bonnet Carre, regional office or Coastal & Non-game Resources Division office:
relied upon as such. It does represent an
attempt to present, as a public service, a par-
Indian Bayou, Loggy Bayou and Soda Lake tracts owned by the Corps of tial summary of some of the laws in effect at
Engineers, but does not apply to state wildlife refuges, the Kisatchie National OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE the time of the printing of this publication.
Forest or other federally owned refuges and lands. On state WMAs the take of Substantive changes to the law may very well
bobcat is restricted to those open seasons on the WMAs which require the respec- Minden 9961 Hwy. 80, Minden, LA 71055 318-371-3050 LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT occur following the printing of this publica-
tive legal weapons noted above. Bobcats cannot be pelted or sold without a trap- tion. For these reasons, the accuracy of the
Monroe 368 Century Tel Drive, Monroe, LA 71203 318-343-4044 OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES information contained in this publication can-
ping license. Holders of hunting licenses may take coyotes year round during legal P.O. Box 98000 not be guaranteed and the reader is cautioned
daylight shooting hours. The running of coyotes with dogs is prohibited in all tur- Pineville 1995 Shreveport Hwy., Pineville, LA 71360 318-487-5885 2000 Quail Drive that it is his responsibility to apprise himself
key hunting areas during the open turkey season. Coyote hunting is restricted to Baton Rouge, LA 70898 of the laws in effect at any given time. These
chase only during still hunting segments of the firearm season for deer. Ferriday P.O. Box 1640, Ferriday, LA 71334 318-757-4571 225-765-2800 laws include those contained in the Louisiana
Revised Statutes, particularly Title 56, the
Lake 1213 N. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 337-491-2575
RACCOON & OPOSSUM HUNTING: NO CLOSED SEASON Charles 70601 Bobby Jindal, Governor official regulations of the Louisiana Wildlife
and Fisheries Commission, federal laws and
Raccoon and opossum can be taken at night by one or more licensed hunters with Robert J. Barham, Secretary
one or more dogs and one .22 rimfire rifle. A licensed hunter may take raccoon or Opelousas 5652 Hwy. 182, Opelousas, LA 70570 337-948-0255 Janice Lansing, Undersecretary
any local or parish ordinances. Contact your
local Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement
opossum with .22 rimfire or shotgun during daylight hours during the open rabbit Baton P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 225-765-2360 Jimmy Anthony, Assistant Secretary agent for specific information.
season. No bag limit for nighttime or daytime raccoon or opossum hunting during Rouge Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary
the open trapping season except on certain WMAs as listed. The remainder of the John Roussel, Deputy Assistant Secretary
year, raccoon and opossum bag limit for daytime or nighttime is two per person per New 2021 Lake Shore Drive, New Orleans, LA 504-284-2023
day or night. No one who hunts raccoons or opossums as prescribed above shall Orleans 70122
DIVISION ADMINISTRATORS
pelt or sell skins or carcasses of raccoons and opossums taken during the open trap- New Iberia Coastal & Non-game 337-373-0032 Kenneth Ribbeck, Wildlife This public document was published at a total
ping season unless he is the holder of a valid trapper’s license which shall be Bob Love, Coastal & Non-game Resources
cost of $?,???.??. Ten thousand copies of this
public document were published in this first print-
required in addition to his basic hunting license. Hunting from boats or motor Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge 337-538-2276 Gary Tilyou, Inland Fisheries ing at a cost of $?,???.??. The total cost of all
printing of this document including reprints is
vehicles is prohibited. Karen Foote, Marine Fisheries $?,???.??. This document was published for
TRAPPERS & ALLIGATOR HUNTERS Winton Vidrine, Enforcement
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898, by
BOBCAT & RIVER OTTER: TAGGING REQUIREMENTS When you purchase a $25 trapping or alligator hunting license, you are Division of Administration, Administrative
Services, State Printing Office, to inform
To obtain federal approval to export bobcat and river otter outside the United investing in your future and the future of the Louisiana fur or alligator industry. Louisiana residents of the rules and regulations
States, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is required to ensure Twenty dollars of every trapping or alligator license are dedicated to a special fund WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES concerning trapping hunting, and other activities
related to furbearers and their pelts. This material
that only Louisiana trapped river otter and bobcat are tagged with Louisiana export (respectively). Each of these funds is being used to achieve two major goals: COMMISSION was printed in accordance with the standards for
printing by state agencies established pursuant to
tags. To accomplish this, a special possession tag will be made available to fur buy- 1. To provide for PUBLIC EDUCATION concerning the role of trapping and Robert Samanie III, chairman
Louisiana R. S. 43:31. Printing of this material
ers, fur dealers and trappers. hunting in wildlife management and the role of alligators as a sustainable Patrick C. Morrow was purchased in accordance with the provisions
of Title 43 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
natural resource. Stephen W. Sagrera
A blue tag for river otter and a red tag for bobcat must be filled out by the trapper 2. To develop FUR MARKET STABILITY & ENHANCEMENT through pro- Earl P. King, Jr.
at the time the pelt is first sold. The information required includes trapper name, motion, advertisement, and new product development, and to develop ALLI- Ronald Graham
Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior
trapper license number, parish caught in and date trapped. No bobcat or river otter GATOR MARKET STABILITY & ENHANCEMENT through disease and Stephen J. Oats
strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in depart-
pelts shall be purchased from a trapper or be in the possession of a fur buyer or market research and hide and meat promotion. Ann Taylor mental federally assisted programs on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age or handicap. Any
person who believes he or she has been discrimi-
dealer without a possession tag until they are submitted to the department in nated against in any program, activity, or facility
exchange for export tags. Dealers shall not purchase bobcat or river otter pelts A nine-person council made up of trappers and land managers meets quarterly with For updated information and the latest
operated by a recipient of Federal assistance shall
without an accompanying possession tag. the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to ensure the wise use of these regulations visit us online at write to Director, Office of Equal Opportunity,
U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
funds. The Fur Advisory Council works to improve the future for fur resources, www.wlf.louisiana.gov. 20240.
No bobcat or river otter pelt shall be shipped from the state without an export tag trappers, and the industry. For more information contact the Louisiana Fur
attached. Dealers will obtain export tags for bobcat and river otter by providing the Advisory Council, 2415 Darnall Road, New Iberia, LA 70560.
department with one completed possession tag for each pelt to be shipped from the
state. It shall be illegal to falsify possession tags or attach Louisiana export tags to A nine-person council made up of alligator hunters, farmers and land managers HELP STOP POACHING
out-of-state bobcat or river otter pelts. Once possession tags have been received meets quarterly with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to ensure
and counted by department personnel, export tags will be mailed immediately. the wise use of these funds. The Alligator Advisory Council works to improve the REPORT GAME VIOLATIONS
Trappers shipping bobcat or river otter out of state must provide completed posses- future for alligator resources, alligator hunters and farmers and the industry. For Operation Game Thief
sion tags to the department in order to receive export tags. more information contact the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council, 2415 Darnall 1-800-442-2511
Road, New Iberia, LA 70560. 24 hours a day - 7 days a week