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2 Buck Limit Zones

Posted on 7/18/26 at 9:28 am
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
8177 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 9:28 am
6 per season, not to exceed 3 antlered
OR 4 antlerless per season EXCEPT Deer Area 1 limit 6 per
season (not to exceed 2 antlered or 5 antlerless deer),
Deer Area 4 limit 4 per season (not to exceed 2 antlered
or 2 antlerless deer), and Deer Area 10 limit 3 per season
(not to exceed 2 antlered or 2 antlerless deer).
Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
3806 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 9:51 am to
If Louisiana really wants to get serious, we’d have a 1 buck, 3 doe statewide. But clearly we are continuing towards mediocrity.
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
11255 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 1:49 pm to
quote:

If Louisiana really wants to get serious, we’d have a 1 buck, 3 doe statewide. But clearly we are continuing towards mediocrity.



This is the way.
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
25793 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 2:18 pm to
2 bucks 3 does, with buck rule: 1 any antlered, and 1 8pt or larger

5 deer are PLENTY.....you cant fit 5 deer in normal freezer space....who eats 5 deer per year?
This post was edited on 7/19/26 at 3:00 pm
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
18329 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

Louisiana really wants to get serious, we’d have a 1 buck, 3 doe statewide. But clearly we are continuing towards mediocrity.


Get serious about what?
Posted by rattlebucket
SELA
Member since Feb 2009
12920 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 3:42 pm to
Are the majority of hunters in these areas coming close to 2+ bucks? Im in area 4 and im fine with 2 bucks
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5678 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 3:44 pm to
quote:

Get serious about what?


Exactly. Believe it or not most hunters do not care one bit about trophy deer

If you want that, the best advice is to own enough land to manage your way or find a lease that shares your same views of “management”. Even the best hunting leases out there have differing views of what management looks like
Posted by Tim
Texas
Member since Jan 2005
7135 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 5:31 pm to
I hunted my early years in my home state of La. and could sometimes go an entire season and maybe see 1-2 deer. Moved to Tx. 35 years ago, literally 30 min. from the La. State line, and we see them constantly in SETX. I have them in my backyard. It's definitely a management issue. Hunters shoot at a moving bush in La.
Posted by Success
Member since Sep 2015
1984 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 5:54 pm to
I’m in area 4. Make it 1 any antlered and 3 does. I’m just looking for meat in la.
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
5357 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 6:09 pm to
quote:

Get serious about what?
actually have good deer hunting.
This post was edited on 7/18/26 at 6:14 pm
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
5357 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 6:13 pm to
quote:

Exactly. Believe it or not most hunters do not care one bit about trophy deer
they absolutely care about harvesting deer which outside of maybe 10 parishes it’s pretty damn hard to do because of these liberal bag limits. But continue with the bs that Louisiana is “sportsman paradise”. Get out and see other states and you’ll see how far behind this state is.
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
18329 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 6:23 pm to
quote:

good deer hunting


Which means what to you?
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
18329 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 6:25 pm to
quote:

they absolutely care about harvesting deer which outside of maybe 10 parishes it’s pretty damn hard to do because of these liberal bag limits.


So LA needs to decrease bag limits so less deer will get harvested, so that people can harvest more deer?
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
5357 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 6:54 pm to
quote:

So LA needs to decrease bag limits so less deer will get harvested, so that people can harvest more deer?
I know it’s hard to understand with the decades long coonass mentality of it’s brown it’s down. But yes, less bag limit equal more deer state wide which leads to more opportunities for hunters statewide.
This post was edited on 7/18/26 at 6:58 pm
Posted by btforlsu
Member since Jan 2006
247 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 7:12 pm to
I’m in area 4 and have no problem with two bucks. I do have an issue with 4 total. We had to join dmap just to be able to manage our numbers. Dealing with tags and jawbones is a pain in the arse.
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
11255 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 7:14 pm to
quote:

So LA needs to decrease bag limits so less deer will get harvested, so that people can harvest more deer?



How do you not understand this. What do you think you should do to increase bird numbers? Decrease the bag limit for a few seasons
Posted by ConnectTheDots
Member since May 2026
91 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 7:20 pm to
I’m in Area 4 and most of the older guys in my club will never shoot a doe but will happily take a spike and 4pt every year to say they “bucked out.”
Posted by Speckhunter2012
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2012
8886 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 7:23 pm to
quote:

So LA needs to decrease bag limits so less deer will get harvested, so that people can harvest more deer?


Yeah. Why is LA not like TX, AR, or MS or AL or MO?

There are places in LA similar but the state as a whole wants to kill and eat anything that walks or crawls

It has gotten better, but still.
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
18329 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 8:35 pm to
quote:

How do you not understand this. What do you think you should do to increase bird numbers? Decrease the bag limit for a few seasons


To then increase it again, rinse and repeat?

What do yall think the people who are actually filling their tags are doing different since it’s so hard to kill one. Got a horseshoe up their arse?
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
18285 posts
Posted on 7/18/26 at 9:05 pm to
quote:

know it’s hard to understand with the decades long coonass mentality of it’s brown it’s down. But yes, less bag limit equal more deer state wide which leads to more opportunities for hunters statewide


Baw, there’s a thing called carrying capacity. You can’t just let deer run wild (so to speak)
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