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Bowhunting only clubs

Posted on 1/5/26 at 7:07 pm
Posted by Chalkbox
Toula
Member since Aug 2019
2 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 7:07 pm
Does anyone know of any bowhunting only areas?
Posted by sig2608
Member since May 2010
587 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 7:37 pm to
If you work for Entergy in St Francisville . That’s all I got
Posted by freshtigerbait
Somewhere
Member since Oct 2023
602 posts
Posted on 1/6/26 at 8:28 am to
Good luck even trying to find any type of lease in SFLA outside of entergy.

They are next to impossible to find.
Posted by mikeytig
NE of Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2007
7758 posts
Posted on 1/6/26 at 9:24 am to
I know of may- all privately owned.
Posted by Larry Gooseman
Houston
Member since Mar 2014
2762 posts
Posted on 1/6/26 at 11:05 am to
So if you work at Entergy period you are eligible?
Posted by sig2608
Member since May 2010
587 posts
Posted on 1/6/26 at 11:11 am to
The one I’m referring to is the Entergy Nuclear Plant and I know the list to get into the club is very long . The only reason I know this is because we used to have a tract of land next to their club
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11694 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 10:05 am to
I love the thought of it....I bet a wooden nickel it would produce more mature bucks.

I'd have to buy my hunters bows though lol
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
20319 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 10:15 am to
the new WMA in Washington parish is Bowhunt only. Nice woods. Not real crowded once rifle and duck season kicked off.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86560 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 10:37 am to
quote:

I love the thought of it....I bet a wooden nickel it would produce more mature bucks.
I was in one. I miss it a lot. The one wooded neighbor we had shot anything that moved, so we were just growing bucks for others. I got out when the solution was to fence the whole thing.
Posted by sig2608
Member since May 2010
587 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 10:39 am to
When we owned the land next to theirs , the deer population as well as size was amazing to see . Granted we were located next to theirs river so that helped , but it produced some studs to be had every year . We also met with the club manager and informed him that we would follow their rules in regards to size of deer we would take . The only difference was that besides bow , we would rifle hunt as well .

I didn’t need a lot of meat to fill my freezer for the year nor did my dad . I think we would take pretty much a doe or two and a buck a year
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
4458 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:33 pm to
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I love the thought of it....I bet a wooden nickel it would produce more mature bucks.
if majority of wma/private were bow only the majority of the season the hunting would be exceptional. Not a secret that the best deer states are 1-2 buck tags only and less than 3 weeks of rifle hunting if that.
Posted by SETH6180
TEXAS
Member since Feb 2020
800 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:49 pm to
Atachafalya WMA south of Morgan City.
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11694 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:49 pm to
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I was in one


how many acres?
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86560 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:01 pm to
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how many acres?
Pretty sure it was about 1,800 in woods with undetermined amount in several fields.
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11694 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 5:30 pm to
quote:

Pretty sure it was about 1,800 in woods with undetermined amount in several fields.


A vast majority of your deer were probably staying in your bow club.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
26099 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 5:42 pm to
We used to have bow hunting clubs scattered around the state back in the late 80's and 90's.
Posted by turkish
Member since Aug 2016
2290 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 5:55 pm to
I know of a couple near Vicksburg that tried it for awhile. They couldn’t keep up with the doe quota, so they’ve gone back to rifles.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
39958 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 6:23 pm to
Big Rack has been a bow only club in Tensas for decades. You have to kill a doe before you kill a buck. It's not that hard to get baws to impale some does.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86560 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 7:18 pm to
The opening day rifle sounds and kill reports were not promising.
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11694 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

You have to kill a doe before you kill a buck


I currently have this rule for all adults that hunt. That way some guest that will never come back can waltz onto our land and kill a Booner.
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