I recently moved to Ponchatoula and live close Joyce WMA. Has anyone hunted there before? I couldn’t find much info on it and wondering if I should try it out or do a different WMA. Is it a place I can hunt on the ground or need to be up in a tree and is it all swamp you wade through?

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Posted by Koolazzkat

Behind the Tupelo gum tree

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Posted on 8/30/25 at 4:25 pm to Outdoor_Dev

All swamp but there are big deer in it. Chest waders and a marsh seat is what you need.

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Posted by Outdoor_Dev

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Posted on 8/30/25 at 7:35 pm to Koolazzkat

Do you usually hunt it on the ground or up in a tree?

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Posted by Koolazzkat

Behind the Tupelo gum tree

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Posted on 8/31/25 at 4:35 am to Outdoor_Dev

I’ve hunted from the ground only. Google Ricky Hano Joyce WMA, this guy did an article in LA Sportsman years ago on how to tackle the Joyce swamp.

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Posted by TigrrrDad

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Posted on 8/31/25 at 1:42 pm to Outdoor_Dev

Don’t shoot the mud snakes!

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Posted by PaBon

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Posted on 8/31/25 at 7:06 pm to Outdoor_Dev

I attempted a couple duck hunts in Joyce. You’ll need to scout and get reach to work. It’s not an easy place to hunt. It’s thick swamp. Get ready.

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Posted by jmh5724

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Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:00 am to Outdoor_Dev

Learn how to slip around in a pirogue and there’s some absolute monsters hiding in there.

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Posted by rattlebucket

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Posted on 9/2/25 at 9:30 am to Outdoor_Dev

We took a gator tail in and brought climbers. Worked our arse off. Heard a buncha splashin and what not but never saw a deer. Duck hunted for woodies but never got a shot.

Gotta be hammers in there

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