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Cat Island hunting?

Posted on 12/12/23 at 5:12 pm
Posted by PropofolPapi
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2012
1467 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 5:12 pm
Anyone hunt the Cat Island NWR recently? Is it worth the trip for deer or ducks? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated
Posted by Red Stick Rambler
Member since Jun 2011
1444 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 5:27 pm to
I know it is bow hunting only for deer.
Posted by JRinNOLA
Uptown New Orleans
Member since Feb 2020
93 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 6:11 pm to
Cat Island is a great place to hunt but you have to spend a little time scouting and understanding the rules. We have family land next to Cat Island and is great duck and deer hunting. Unlike a lot of other wildlife management areas there aren’t a lot of hunters everywhere you go. It is worth the effort
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
12838 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 6:13 pm to
It's pretty pressured now. Went Squirrel hunting last year and the parking lots were slap full of bow hunters.
Posted by turkish
Member since Aug 2016
1971 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 6:49 pm to
I drove by a couple Saturdays ago. Lots of trucks at every parking area.
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
31458 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 8:39 pm to
It’s a nwr not a wma
Posted by PropofolPapi
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2012
1467 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 7:35 am to
Must mean there’s a lot of deer
Posted by GREENHEAD22
Member since Nov 2009
19846 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 7:39 am to


I'd lean more towards the rise in cost and diminishing private/lease availability has driven more people to public.
Posted by turkish
Member since Aug 2016
1971 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 7:56 am to
Or ATV trails?
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
40081 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:08 am to
I’ve only hunted bikinis in Smuggler’s Cove…and it’s way too cold for that right now.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
49071 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:10 am to
Word for the wise... in general, public forums are not the place to discuss specific public lands if you don't want a influx of new folks
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
12838 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:18 am to
quote:

Must mean there’s a lot of deer




Not really, it's close to Baton Rouge. It stayed flooded so long that a lot of the oaks have died. The ones that are left are in poor health and don't really drop. The water has also killed a bunch of the understory so a lot of areas are pretty open. Hopefully once the dead oaks fall it'll get thick thick again.

I live 5 minutes away from it and I rarely deer hunt it. I'd rather go a bit further north.
Posted by PropofolPapi
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2012
1467 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 11:28 am to
Not asking for “specific” spots in the public hunting reserve. Just asking if it is even accessible, safe to maneuver, and for any other pointers anyone has. Thought that was the point and culture of the OB? My bad.
Posted by Geaux23
Member since Sep 2012
5856 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 11:40 am to
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for any other pointers anyone has. Thought that was the point and culture of the OB? My bad.



Posted by PropofolPapi
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2012
1467 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:15 pm to
Where is my error?
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
15218 posts
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:58 pm to
OP:
quote:

Anyone hunt the Cat Island NWR recently? Is it worth the trip for deer or ducks? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated


quote:

Just asking if it is even accessible, safe to maneuver, and for any other pointers anyone has.
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