LDWF now accepting applications for WMA lottery hunts

Public can apply for several hunting opportunities, including deer, duck and squirrel

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for a variety of lottery hunts scheduled on several different Wildlife Management Areas in the upcoming hunting season.

WMAs offering hunts include Bayou Pierre, Buckhorn, Camp Beauregard, Dewey Mills, Floy McElroy, Richard K. Yancey, Sabine, Sherburne and Ouachita.

Disable veterans, youth and physically-challenged hunters and the general public can apply for opportunities to hunt deer, duck and squirrel, according to a press release.

Successful applicants will be selected by a random computer drawing, and a $5 administrative fee must be submitted with each application, the release states.

For more information and applications, contact your local LDWF field office or click here to access the department’s Website. (Applications for Bayou Pierre WMA hunts will be available on Aug. 8.)

Applications may be delivered in person to Room 442 of the LDWF Headquarters Building, located at 2000 Quail Dr. in Baton Rouge or via mail.

The mailing address is: Wildlife Division WMA Lottery Hunts, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000.

For more information, contact Steve Smith at ssmith@wlf.la.gov or call 225-765-2359 or 318-487-5885.