Your complete guide to hunting season

Published 10:00 am Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Hunting Season

Deer Hunting with Firearms, Either Sex

Oct. 19 – Dec. 9: Lafayette West of I-49 and north of I-10

Nov. 16-17; Nov. 29 – Dec 1: St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary (East of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee and West of the East Atch-afalaya Basin Protection Levee)

Nov. 16 – Dec. 6: Lafayette (North of I-10 and east of I-49), St. Martin (North of I-10)

Oct. 19 – Dec. 1: St. Mary, Iberia (South of LA 14 and west of US)

Most Popular

Quail

Season: Nov. 16 – Feb. 29

Daily bag limit: 10

Possession limit: 30

Rabbit

Season: Oct. 5 – Feb 29.

Daily bag limit: 8

Possession limit: 24

Squirrel

Season: Oct. 5 – Feb 29.

Daily bag limit: 8

Possession limit: 24

Bobcat

Season: Year round

Limit: 1 Per year

Raccoon and Possum

Season: Year Round

Limit: 2 Raccoons and 2 Possums per day

Nutria

Season: Sept. 1 – Feb. 29

Limit: 5 per day

Crows, Blackbirds, Cowbirds and Grackles

Season – Sept 1. – Jan 1.

Limit – No limit.

Pheasant

Season: Nov. 16 – Feb. 29

Limit: No limit

Duck

Season: Nov. 23 – Dec. 8; Dec. 14 – Jan. 26 for East Zone; Nov. 9 – Dec. 8; Dec. 21 – Jan. 19 for the Coastal Zone

Limit: 6

Dove

Season: Sept. 7-15 Oct. 12 – Nov. 17; Dec. 19 – Jan. 31

Limit: 15