Trapping Regulations 2009

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WMA TRAPPINGRACCOON(nighttime)



WMA TRAPPING

ACADIANA CONSERVATIONCORRIDOROwner: LDWF (2,285 acres)

Closed n/aCLEAR CREEKOwner: Forest Capital PartnersLLC. (55,672 acres)

S am e a s o ut si de Jan . 2 - Feb. 28MARSH BAYOUOwner: LDWF (655 acres)

Same as outside n/aSALVADOR/TIMKEN Owner: LDWF (33,047 acres)

Same as outsid(Only by writtagreement wi

LDWF, 2415 DaRd., New Iberia

70560)

ALEXANDER STATE FORESTOwners: LDWF (283 acres); LDAF(7,875 acres)

Same as outside ClosedDEWEY W. WILLSOwner: LDWF (61,871 acres)

Same as outside(Prohibited in green-

tree reservoir andlimited use area)

Jan. 22 - Feb. 28Nighttime

Chase Only:May 1 - Sept.

25, Tuesdays andThursdays only.

MARSH ISLAND REFUGEOwner: LDWF (70,733 acres)

Same as outside(Only by written agree-ment with LDWF, 2415Darnall Rd., New Iberia,

LA 70560)

n/a

SANDY HOLLOWOwners: LDWF (3,515 acres);Tangipahoa Parish School Board(181 acres)

Closed

ATCHAFALAYA DELTAOwner: State of Louisiana (137,695acres)

Same as outside(Only by writtenagreement with

LDWF, 2415 DarnallRoad, New Iberia,

LA 70560)

n/aELBOW SLOUGHOwner: LDWF (160 acres)

n/a ClosedMAUREPAS SWAMPOwner: LDWF (72,053 acres)

S am e a s ou ts id e Jan . 3 0 - Feb. 28

SHERBURNEOwners: LDWF (11,780 acres); U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service (15,220acres); USACE (17,000 acres)

State and USAlands only. Pe

mit required froOpelousas Of

ATTAKAPASOwners: State of Louisiana (25,730acres); USACE (2,200 acres)

Same as outsideSept. 12-27 and

Feb. 1-28ELM HALLOwner: LDWF (2,839 acres)

Same as outsideOUACHITAOwner: LDWF (9,641 acres)

Same as outsideSept. 12-27 andJan. 2 - Feb. 28

SICILY ISLAND HILLSOwner: LDWF (7,504 acres)

Same as outsi

BAYOU MACONOwner: LDWF (6,919 acres)


FORT POLKOwners: U.S. Army & U.S. ForestService (105,545 acres)

Same as outside(Trappers must register

at Building #7654,North Fort Polk,

and use self-clearingsystem)

n/aPASS-A-LOUTREOwner: LDWF (115,596 acres)


LA 70560)

n/aSODA LAKEOwners: Caddo Levee District (1,300acres); USACE (1,200 acres)

Same as outsi

BAYOU PIERREOwner: LDWF (2,212 acres)

Same as outside,EXCEPT waterfowlrefuge closed to trap-

ping

Jan. 1 - Feb. 28GRASSY LAKEOwner: LDWF (12,983 acres)


PEARL RIVEROwner: LDWF (35,031 acres)


SPRING BAYOUOwner: LDWF (12,506 acres)

Same as outsid

BENS CREEKOwner: Weyerhaeuser Co., Inc.(13,044 acres)

Same as outside Jan. 18 - Feb. 28HUTCHINSONS CREEKOwner: LDWF (129 acres)

Same as outside n/aPEASON RIDGEOwner: U.S. Army (33,010 acres)

Same as outside(Trappers must register

at Building #7654, NorthFort Polk, and use self-

clearing system)

n/aSTATE WILDLIFE REFUGEOwner: LDWF (14,804 acres)

Same as outsid(Only by writtagreement wi

LDWF, 2415 DaRd., New Iberia

70560)

BIG COLEWA BAYOUOwner: LDWF (899 acres)

Same as outside ClosedJACKSON-BIENVILLEOwners: Weyerhaeuser et. al.(32,185 acres)

S am e a s o ut si de Jan . 1 - Feb. 28POINTE-AUX-CHENESOwner: LDWF (35,267 acres)


LA 70560)

n/a

TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOLBOARDOwner: Tangipahoa Parish SchoolBoard (1,643 acres)

Same as outsi

BIG LAKEOwner: LDWF (19,231 acres)

Same as outside Jan. 11 - Feb. 28

JOYCEOwners: LDWF (23,373 acres);Joyce Heirs (851 acres);Tangipahoa School Board (484acres)

Same as outside n/aPOMME DE TERREOwner: LDWF (6,434 acres)


THISTLETHWAITE Owner: Thistlethwaite Heirs (11,100acres)

Same as outsi

BILOXIOwner: Biloxi Marsh LandCorporation (42,787 acres)

Same as outside(Private)

n/aLAKE BOEUFOwner: LDWF (802 acres)

Same as outside (Onlyby written agreement

with LDWF, 2415 Dar-nall Rd., New Iberia,

LA 70560)

n/aRED RIVEROwners: LDWF (29,964 acres);USACE (11,717 acres)


THREE RIVERSOwners: LDWF (28,124 acres);USACE (1,085 acres); Office of StateLands (835 acres)

Same as outsi

BODCAUOwner: USACE (33,766 acres)

Same as outside Jan. 1 - Feb. 28LAKE RAMSEYOwner: LDWF (796 acres)

Same as outside(Foot trafc only - allvehicles restricted to

parish roads and desig-nated parking areas)

n/aROCKEFELLER REFUGEOwner: LDWF (85,745 acres)

Same as outside(Only by written agree-ment with LDWF, 5476Grand Chenier Hwy.,Grand Chenier, LA

70643)

n/aTUNICA HILLSOwner: LDWF (5,783 acres)

Same as outsid

BOEUFOwner: LDWF (50,967 acres)


LITTLE RIVEROwner: LDWF (3,911 acres)

Same as outside

Jan. 11 - Feb. 28

NighttimeChase Only:May 1 - Sept.

25, Tuesdays andThursdays only.

RUSSELL SAGEOwner: LDWF (15,919 acres)


UNIONOwner: Plum Creek Timber Corp., etal (11,113 acres)

Same as outsi

BUCKHORNOwner: LDWF (11,262 acres)

Same as outside Jan. 16 - Feb. 28

LOGGY BAYOUOwners: LDWF (4,084 acres); StateLands Office (159 acres); USACE(2,138 acres)

Same as outside Dec. 28 - Feb. 28SABINEOwner: Forest Capital PartnersLLC. et. al. (7,154 acres)

S am e a s o ut si de Jan . 2 - F eb . 2 8WALNUT HILLSOwner: LDWF (595 acres)

Same as outsi

CAMP BEAUREGARDOwner: Louisiana National Guard(12,500 acres)

Same as outside(Daily military clear-

ance required)Jan. 30 - Feb. 28

MANCHACOwner: LDWF (8,328 acres)

Same as outside n/a

SABINE ISLANDOwners: State of Louisiana,Calcasieu Parish School Board &Molpus Timberlands (8,695 acres)

S am e a s o ut si de Jan . 2 - F eb . 2 8

WEST BAYOwner: Forest Capital Partners LLC.,ROM Forest Management, ForestInvestments (60,000 acres)

Same as outsi

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FURBEARERSThe following animals are classified as furbearers: beaver, bobcat, coyote, grayfox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, river otter, red fox, raccoon and skunk.

2009-2010 SEASONThe trapping season will open STATEWIDE on Nov. 20, 2009, and will closeMarch 31, 2010. Trapping season on management areas (See managementareas.)

LICENSES REQUIREDTrapper: No person shall set or run traps of any type to catch furbearers duringthe open trapping season without a current trapping license. No person shall sellpelts or carcasses of furbearers without a current trapping license. (Thisincludes bobcat, raccoon and/or opossum hunters selling pelts and/or meat.)Every fur trapper must at all times have his current trapping license in possessionwhile trapping or selling pelts or carcasses.

Fur Buyer: No person shall buy whole nongame quadrupeds for the purpose ofpelting, carcasses of furbearing animals, raw furs or skins from fur trappers, alli-gator hunters, alligator farmers, fur buyers or fur dealers and sell within the statewithout a current fur buyer's license in his possession while conducting business.

Fur Dealer: No person shall buy whole nongame quadrupeds for the purpose ofpelting, carcasses of furbearing animals, raw furs or skins from fur trappers, alli-gator hunters, alligator farmers, fur buyers or fur dealers and ship or export thesefurs or skins from the state without a current fur dealer's license in his possessionwhile conducting business.

LICENSES

CAPTIVE FURBEARERSLicensed trappers may hold in captivity live furbearers during the open trappingseason. Such animals must have been obtained by legal trapping methods. Suchanimals must be released or pelted by the last day of the open trapping season.

For detailed information on furbearer regulations and trapping, contact a localenforcement agent or one of the Coastal & Non-game Resources Division offices.LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries P.O. Box 98000 - Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 - (225-765-2811) 2415 Darnall Rd. - New Iberia, LA 70560 - (337-373-0032)Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge 5476 Grand Chenier Hwy. - Grand Chenier, LA 70643 - (337-538-2165)

METHODS OF TAKING FURBEARERSAll animals listed as furbearers may be taken only during the open trapping sea-son and only by means of a trap or snare. Nutria may also be taken by licensedtrapper for fur and/or meat during the open season by the use of a rifle, only

between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

On WMAs and private property, nutria may be taken recreationally by licensedhunters from Sept. 1 - Feb. 28, during legal shooting hours by any legal huntingmethod with a daily limit of five (5). When taken with a shotgun, steel shot mustbe used. On WMAs during waterfowl seasons, nutria may be taken only by theuse of shotguns with shot not larger than F steel; during gun deer seasons onWMAs, anyone taking nutria must display 400 square inches of "Hunter Orange"and wear a "Hunter Orange" cap or hat. Recreational nutria hunters must removeeach nutria carcass in whole condition from the hunting area, except that nutriamay be gutted. Possession of detached nutria parts, including nutria tails, by rec-reational hunters is illegal. Nutria harvested recreationally may not be pelted normay such nutria or any nutria parts from recreationally taken nutria be sold,including the tail. Trespassing upon private property for the purpose of takingnutria or other fur bearing animals is punishable by fines and possible jail time

(R.S. 56.265). The Coastwide Nutria Control Program is a separate program andis in no way related to the nutria recreational season. For questions on theCoastwide Nutria Control Program call the New Iberia office 337-373-0032.

No trap, snare or other device used to capture furbearers shall be set more than oneday prior to the open trapping season. No traps shall remain set after the closingday of the trapping season. All traps must be checked daily and all traps must beremoved from the trapping grounds the closing day of the trapping season.

Any type of trap with permanent teeth or insert teeth is illegal and cannot be usedin Louisiana.

Furbearers can be taken only with traps. Firearms are illegal except as provided forto take nutria, coyote, bobcat, raccoon and opossum, which may be taken withfirearms as per provisions below.

The use of dogs to chase or take furbearers is illegal except as provided for whenhunting raccoon, opossum, coyote, foxes and bobcats. Dogs may be used during thetaking of nutria between the hours of sunrise and sunset, except during deer seasonwhere still hunting only is allowed and during turkey nesting season as determinedby the La. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

Pelting: No pelting during the closed trapping season shall be permitted at anytime, except with department authorization. The sale of carcasses of nongamequadrupeds is prohibited during the closed trapping season, except with departmentauthorization. These provisions do not apply to nongame quadrupeds raised onfarms.

FOX, BOBCAT AND COYOTEFoxes and bobcats may be run with dogs for chase only by licensed hunters.Foxes can be taken only by trappers during the open trapping season. A big gamelicensee shall only take bobcat during the time period from one-half hour beforesunrise to one-half hour after sunset with approved archery equipment, shotgun,primitive firearm or center firearm. A big game licensee shall not take more thanone bobcat per calendar year. This regulation applies only to property that is pri-vately owned, state WMAs and the Bayou des Ourses, Bodcau, Bonnet Carre,Indian Bayou, Loggy Bayou and Soda Lake tracts owned by the Corps ofEngineers, but does not apply to state wildlife refuges, the Kisatchie NationalForest or other federally owned refuges and lands. On state WMAs the take ofbobcat is restricted to those open seasons on the WMAs which require the respec-tive legal weapons noted above. Bobcats cannot be pelted or sold without a trap-ping license. Holders of hunting licenses may take coyotes year round during legaldaylight shooting hours. The running of coyotes with dogs is prohibited in all tur-key hunting areas during the open turkey season. Coyote hunting is restricted tochase only during still hunting segments of the firearm season for deer.

RACCOON & OPOSSUM HUNTING: NO CLOSED SEASONRaccoon and opossum can be taken at night by one or more licensed hunters withone or more dogs and one .22 rimfire rifle. A licensed hunter may take raccoon oropossum with .22 rimfire or shotgun during daylight hours during the open rabbitseason. No bag limit for nighttime or daytime raccoon or opossum hunting duringthe open trapping season except on certain WMAs as listed. The remainder of theyear, raccoon and opossum bag limit for daytime or nighttime is two per person perday or night. No one who hunts raccoons or opossums as prescribed above shallpelt or sell skins or carcasses of raccoons and opossums taken during the open trap-ping season unless he is the holder of a valid trappers license which shall berequired in addition to his basic hunting license. Hunting from boats or motorvehicles is prohibited.

BOBCAT & RIVER OTTER: TAGGING REQUIREMENTSTo obtain federal approval to export bobcat and river otter outside the UnitedStates, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is required to ensurethat only Louisiana trapped river otter and bobcat are tagged with Louisiana exporttags. To accomplish this, a special possession tag will be made available to fur buy-ers, fur dealers and trappers.

A blue tag for river otter and a red tag for bobcat must be filled out by the trapperat the time the pelt is first sold. The information required includes trapper name,trapper license number, parish caught in and date trapped. No bobcat or river otter

pelts shall be purchased from a trapper or be in the possession of a fur buyer ordealer without a possession tag until they are submitted to the department inexchange for export tags. Dealers shall not purchase bobcat or river otter peltswithout an accompanying possession tag.

No bobcat or river otter pelt shall be shipped from the state without an export tagattached. Dealers will obtain export tags for bobcat and river otter by providing thedepartment with one completed possession tag for each pelt to be shipped from thestate. It shall be illegal to falsify possession tags or attach Louisiana export tags toout-of-state bobcat or river otter pelts. Once possession tags have been receivedand counted by department personnel, export tags will be mailed immediately.Trappers shipping bobcat or river otter out of state must provide completed posses-sion tags to the department in order to receive export tags.

SHIPMENT OF RAW FURS OR ALLIGATOR SKINSNo fur trapper, alligator hunter,or fur dealer shall transport or ship raw furs oralligator skins out of the state without first obtaining an official out-of-state ship-ping tag from the department. No fur buyer may transport or ship raw fur or skinsout of the state except to a licensed non-resident fur dealer.

Severance Tax: There is levied a severance tax on all skins or hides taken fromany furbearing animals or alligators, within the state, payable to the state throughthe department by the fur trapper, alligator hunter, or alligator farmer shipping ortaking his own catch out-of-state or by the dealer shipping skins or hides out-of-state or tanning fur pelts or alligator skins in the state. A fur trapper, alligatorhunter, or alligator farmer must pay this tax at the time the fur or skin is trans-ported or shipped out-of-state. A fur dealer shipping or transporting fur pelts out-of-state or tanning fur pelts within the state must pay this tax within ten days fol-lowing the departments annual audit. A fur dealer shipping or transporting alliga-tor skins out-of-state or tanning alligator skins within the state must pay the sever-ance tax at the time of shipment or prior to tanning.The tax is as follows: beaver, bobcat, coyote, fox, muskrat, opossum, raccoon andskunk, one cent (.01) on each pelt; nutria, two cents (.02) on each pelt; mink, tencents (.10) on each pelt; river otter and alligator, twenty-five cents (.25) on eachpelt or skin.

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREASTrapping: Self-clearing permit for trapping on the WMA is required. Other specialtrapping exceptions are listed under respective WMA season schedules. All trapsmust be run daily. Traps with teeth are illegal. Hunter orange is required when adeer gun season is in progress.Raccoon Hunting (Experimental): Self-clearing permit for raccoon hunting onthe WMA is required. A licensed hunter may take raccoon or opossum, one perperson, during daylight hours only, during the open rabbit season on WMAs. Nobag limit for nighttime or daytime raccoon or opossum hunting during the opentrapping season.

Requests for information on maps, permits and WMAs may be directed to anyregional office or Coastal & Non-game Resources Division office:

TRAPPERS & ALLIGATOR HUNTERSWhen you purchase a $25 trapping or alligator hunting license, you are

investing in your future and the future of the Louisiana fur or alligator industry.Twenty dollars of every trapping or alligator license are dedicated to a special fund(respectively). Each of these funds is being used to achieve two major goals:1. To provide for PUBLIC EDUCATION concerning the role of trapping and

hunting in wildlife management and the role of alligators as a sustainablenatural resource.

2. To develop FUR MARKET STABILITY & ENHANCEMENT through pro-motion, advertisement, and new product development, and to develop ALLI-GATOR MARKET STABILITY & ENHANCEMENT through disease and

market research and hide and meat promotion.

A nine-person council made up of trappers and land managers meets quarterly withthe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to ensure the wise use of thesefunds. The Fur Advisory Council works to improve the future for fur resources,trappers, and the industry. For more information contact the Louisiana FurAdvisory Council, 2415 Darnall Road, New Iberia, LA 70560.

A nine-person council made up of alligator hunters, farmers and land managersmeets quarterly with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to ensurethe wise use of these funds. The Alligator Advisory Council works to improve thefuture for alligator resources, alligator hunters and farmers and the industry. Formore information contact the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council, 2415 DarnallRoad, New Iberia, LA 70560.

RESIDENT FEES

Trapper (under 15 yrs. of age) $5

Trapper (15 yrs. of age or older) $25

Fur Buyer $25

Fur Dealer ($500 deposit required) $150

NON-RESIDENT FEES

Trapper $200

Fur Buyer $100

Fur Dealer ($1,000 deposit required) $300

OTHER FEES

Non-game Quadruped Breeder $25

Non-game Quadruped Exhibitor $10

OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE

Minden 9961 Hwy. 80, Minden, LA 71055 3 18 -3 71 -3 05 0

Monroe 368 Century Tel Drive, Monroe, LA 71203 318-343-4044

Pineville 1995 Shreveport Hwy., Pineville, LA 71360 318-487-5885

Ferriday P.O . B ox 16 40 , F err id ay, LA 71 334 31 8-7 57- 45 71

LakeCharles 1213 N. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA70601 337-491-2575

Opelousas 5 65 2 H wy. 18 2, Op el ou sas, LA 7 05 70 3 37 -9 4 8- 02 5 5

BatonRouge

P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 225-765-2360

NewOrleans

2021 Lake Shore Drive, New Orleans, LA70122

504-284-2023

New Iberia Coastal & Non-game 337-373-0032

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge 337-538-2276

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WILDLIFE AND FISHERIESCOMMISSION

Robert Samanie III, chairmanPatrick C. MorrowStephen W. Sagrera

Earl P. King, Jr.Ronald GrahamStephen J. Oats

Ann Taylor

Bobby Jindal,GovernorRobert J. Barham,SecretaryJanice Lansing, Undersecretary

Jimmy Anthony,Assistant SecretaryRandy Pausina,Assistant Secretary

John Roussel,Deputy Assistant Secretary

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENTOF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES

P.O. Box 980002000 Quail Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70898225-765-2800

For updated information and the latestregulations visit us online at

www.wlf.louisiana.gov.

DIVISION ADMINISTRATORSKenneth Ribbeck, Wildlife

Bob Love, Coastal & Non-game ResourcesGary Tilyou,Inland FisheriesKaren Foote,Marine FisheriesWinton Vidrine,Enforcement

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