La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § XIX-115

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-115 - Turkey Hunting Areas, Seasons, and Bag Limits

A. Daily limit is one adult gobbler (male turkey). An adult gobbler is defined by having one of the following: wing feathers that have white barring all the way to the tip, tail feathers that are the same length, beard that is longer than 6 inches, or a spur that is at least 1/2 -inch long. Properly licensed youth under 18 years of age may take one juvenile male turkey (jake) with a beard less than 6 inches per season. Season limit is two gobblers (male turkey). Any turkey harvested during the youth season are part of the season bag limit. Turkeys taken on WMAs are part of the season bag limit. Only one turkey may be taken during spring WMA lottery hunts.

B. Turkey season will open on the first Saturday in April. The area A turkey season will be 30 consecutive days in length, the area B turkey season will be 23 consecutive days in length, and the area C turkey season will be 16 consecutive days in length. Wildlife management areas, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land may vary from this framework. On those years when the first Saturday in April falls the day before Easter, then the season will open the Friday before the first Saturday in April.

C. Statewide youth turkey and physically challenged season on private lands shall be the weekend prior to the start of the regular turkey season. On those years when the weekend prior to the start of regular turkey seasons falls on Easter weekend, then the youth and physically challenged season will open on Good Friday.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § XIX-115

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 25:2264 (November 1999), amended LR 26:2634 (November 2000), LR 27:2270 (December 2001), LR 28:2376 (November 2002), LR 29:2512 (November 2003), LR 30:2875 (December 2004), LR 31:3167 (December 2005), LR 32:2272 (December 2006), LR 33:2470 (November 2007), LR 35:90 (January 2009), LR 35:2481 (November 2009), LR 36:2583 (November 2010), LR 37:3541 (December 2011), LR 38:2944 (November 2012), LR 40:99 (January 2014), LR 40:1556 (August 2014), Amended by LR 41980 (5/1/2015), Amended LR 421129 (7/1/2016), Amended LR 431426 (7/1/2017), Amended LR 441306 (7/1/2018), Amended LR 45966 (7/1/2019), Amended LR 46990 (7/1/2020), Amended LR 47936 (7/1/2021), Amended LR 481899 (7/1/2022), Amended LR 491268 (7/1/2023), Amended LR 50828 (6/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:115.