Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Feral Hog
- Group
- Northern Louisiana
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Feral Hog also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBienville Parish sits in north-central Louisiana at the center of the Kisatchie National Forest complex, where pine-hardwood uplands, creek bottom hardwood, and the Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River corridor create outstanding public hunting terrain for white-tailed deer and wild turkey. The Bienville District of the Kisatchie National Forest covers a significant portion of the parish and provides some of the best public land deer hunting in Louisiana on mixed pine-hardwood timberland with good deer densities. The Saline Bayou corridor is particularly productive as a concentration point for deer and turkey in the otherwise open pine forest.
Rolling longleaf and loblolly pine uplands with oak-hickory creek bottoms, Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River corridor, mixed pine-hardwood transitional forest, and clearcut regeneration areas providing diverse browse and hunting habitat in a predominantly forested north-central Louisiana landscape.
Low to moderate on public Kisatchie land given the large acreage available. Saline Bayou corridor receives more use due to its scenic and productive character.
Louisiana Hunting License with deer tags required. Verify LDWF current regulations for Bienville Parish.
Wild turkey populations are excellent in the pine-hardwood mix and Saline Bayou corridor. Spring gobbler hunting on Kisatchie public land is a highlight for north Louisiana hunters. Feral hog populations are substantial throughout the parish. Small game hunting including squirrel and quail provides additional opportunity.
Kisatchie National Forest Bienville District provides accessible public land deer and turkey hunting in north Louisiana piney woods; Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River corridor concentrates deer and turkey in the most productive bottomland habitat in the parish.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: LDWF parish-based deer management units. Community info last updated 11d ago.