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Louisiana Parish Finder

Answer six questions and get all 64 Louisiana parishes ranked by habitat fit, 2026–27 Deer Area and turkey seasons, public land and LDWF harvest, for whitetail, turkey, alligator, feral hogs, quail, ducks, geese, doves and woodcock.

How the Louisiana finder works

LDWF publishes reported deer harvest for its top 20 parishes (Annual Louisiana Deer Report, 2024–25), so those parishes are flagged and ranked higher. Every parish is scored on USGS land-cover and elevation data and the share of public land such as wildlife management areas, Kisatchie National Forest and national wildlife refuges. Duck and goose harvest comes from the USFWS Harvest Survey 10-year parish averages.

Season fit uses the 2026–2027 Louisiana Hunting Regulations: each parish's Deer Area (1–10, with archery, primitive firearms, still-hunt, dog and youth seasons), spring turkey Areas A, B and C, the East and West alligator zones, quail, and the duck and dove zones. Deer Areas split some parishes along highways and levees; those parishes show the area covering most of them and name the others.

Species covered

  • White-tailed deer
  • American alligator
  • Wild pig
  • Wild turkey

Upland birds (ranked by parish)

  • Quail

Waterfowl and migratory birds (ranked by parish)

  • Ducks
  • Canada and dark geese
  • Snow and Ross's geese
  • Mourning dove
  • American woodcock

About every species on the species page →

Data sources

Louisiana hunting FAQ

Which Louisiana parishes have the most deer harvest?

In LDWF's 2024–25 reported harvest, Union (6,686), Vernon (5,896), Bienville (5,625), Claiborne (5,552) and Winn (4,913) led the state, all in the north and west-central hill country.

When does Louisiana deer season open in 2026?

It depends on the Deer Area. Archery opens Sept. 19 in Areas 3, 7, 8 and 10 and Oct. 1 elsewhere. Firearm seasons open between Oct. 17 (Areas 3, 7, 8, 10) and Nov. 21 (Areas 1, 4, 5, 6, 9). Each parish's dates are on its result.

Where is Louisiana's spring turkey season open?

Turkey Areas A (April 3–May 2, 2027), B (April 3–25) and C (April 3–18) cover north, central and Florida-parish Louisiana on private land; most coastal and southwestern parishes have no turkey season. WMAs and national forests have their own dates.

Louisiana harvest leaders

The parishes with the highest average reported harvest for each species. High totals often reflect large areas and many hunters; the tool above also weighs harvest per square mile, hunter success, habitat and access.

Ducks (USFWS 10-year average)

  1. Cameron Parish: 244,322 per year
  2. Vermilion Parish: 220,258 per year
  3. Terrebonne Parish: 170,107 per year
  4. Plaquemines Parish: 148,214 per year
  5. St. Tammany Parish: 112,866 per year

Canada and dark geese (USFWS 10-year average)

  1. Vermilion Parish: 21,870 per year
  2. Jefferson Davis Parish: 15,369 per year
  3. Cameron Parish: 12,029 per year
  4. Calcasieu Parish: 6,420 per year
  5. Richland Parish: 3,814 per year