Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Waterfowl
- Group
- Coastal Louisiana
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedLafourche Parish follows Bayou Lafourche like a ribbon from the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, transitioning from sugarcane and hardwood country in the north through brackish marsh to open tidal coastal marsh at the southern tip near Leeville and Grand Isle. Waterfowl hunting in the coastal marsh is world-class, with mottled ducks, gadwall, teal, and scaup working the tidal ponds and marsh edges throughout the fall and winter season. Deer are present in the chenier oak ridges and hardwood areas in the northern portion of the parish, offering a secondary opportunity in an otherwise waterfowl-dominant landscape.
Northern portion has sugarcane fields and bottomland hardwoods along Bayou Lafourche; the parish narrows southward through intermediate and brackish marsh to saline coastal marsh and cheniers (elevated oak ridge islands); the Barataria Basin borders the west; essentially sea-level terrain throughout with significant marsh loss ongoing.
High on the coastal marsh where lease rights are tightly held and jealously guarded; lower pressure in the northern agricultural and hardwood areas of the parish.
OTC statewide license with up to 6 deer per season and no more than 3 bucks; standard statewide regulations apply throughout the parish.
Tidal marsh waterfowl hunting is the defining pursuit — mottled duck, gadwall, green-winged teal, lesser scaup, and redhead are all regular targets; nutria hunting opportunities exist alongside waterfowl seasons; deer inhabit the cheniers and hardwood areas in the upper parish.
Bayou Lafourche coastal marsh duck hunting is among the finest tidal marsh waterfowl experiences in the Gulf South; chenier oak ridges in the lower marsh provide unique micro-habitat for deer in an otherwise completely aquatic landscape.
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Boundaries: LDWF parish-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.