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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWaterfowl
Coastal LouisianaSee on map →0 questions

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

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Terrebonne Parish pushes south from Houma into some of the most extensive coastal marsh in North America, a landscape of tidal lagoons, shallow bays, and Roseau cane that funnels millions of migrating ducks and geese along the central flyway each fall. Waterfowl hunting is the defining pursuit here, with private duck clubs controlling the vast majority of productive marsh through multi-generational leases. Deer exist on interior ridges and natural levees but are rarely the primary motivation for hunters traveling to Terrebonne.

Terrain & elevation

Coastal tidal marsh, shallow bays and lake systems, Roseau cane flats, natural levee ridges, and distributary bayou networks; land is actively subsiding and elevation rarely exceeds a few feet above sea level.

Hunting pressure

Low on public land due to access difficulty; private duck clubs operate at high intensity among members but remain exclusive; the sheer size of the marsh absorbs pressure across the landscape.

Tags & permits

OTC tags statewide; deer hunting is opportunistic and secondary to waterfowl; most deer are taken incidentally by hunters occupying elevated blinds above the marsh.

Species & seasons

Teal season in September is outstanding with blue-winged teal flooding the marsh potholes; pintail, gadwall, widgeon, redhead, and ring-necked duck concentrate from November through January; specklebelly and snow goose numbers peak December through February; alligator hunting by permit is significant.

Highlights

Terrebonne coastal marsh is among the finest private duck hunting country in North America; September teal season provides the earliest action and some of the fastest shooting of the Louisiana hunting calendar.

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Questions, tips & discussion

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Boundaries: LDWF parish-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.