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LDWF Closes Maurepas Swamp WMA Deer Season
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 09/29/20
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Maurepas Swamp WMA, which consists of 112,615 acres, is located approximately 25 miles west of New Orleans and along the south shore of Lake Maurepas west to near Sorrento. The WMA includes property in Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes. For more information on the WMA, go to: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/maurepas-swamp.
For additional information, contact the Hammond Field Office at 985-543-4777.
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Publishers Notes: OUT OF STATE HUNTERS, FISHERMEN & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS; Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, there could be limitations for OUT of STATE hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to include a 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative. Please check with the State's Department of Natural Resources BEFORE you travel or apply for the 2020 Fall Hunts.
As OUR COUNTRY REOPENS AGAIN (from the COVID-19 pandemic) and continue to enjoy outdoor activities, ALL outdoor enthusiasts (man, woman, child) should follow the guidelines set by nps.gov. These guidelines include; social distancing, the Leave No Trace principles, including pack-in and pack-out, to keep outdoor spaces safe and healthy.
News # 13929
Deer season in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA), scheduled to open Thursday (Oct. 1), will be closed due to water levels exceeding the high water benchmark closure, enacted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission in Title 76.
The closure is enacted when the USGS water level gauge CRMS 5373 reaches 3.0 feet. The deer season will open once the water falls below 2.5 feet on the gauge. To see current water levels at the gauge, go to https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/uv/?site_no=300602090375100&PARAmeter_cd=00065,72020,63160,00060.
