06/08/2026
๐ฆ ๐๐'๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐
This fall, Louisiana waterfowl hunters will be able to enjoy a special nine-day black-bellied whistling duck season. The statewide season will run from Oct. 3-11 in 2026.
This experimental season was approved following justification outlined in a proposal submitted to, and supported by, the Mississippi Flyway Council, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regulations Committee.
๐๐๐๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ:
โWe felt that with the growing abundance of the species in the state, it is appropriate to provide a special season to our hunters. ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป, which opens in November. Weโre very pleased to provide this opportunity to our hunters and thank the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their approval.โ
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐
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Season Dates: Oct. 3-11, 2026
๐ฆ Daily Bag Limit: 4
๐ฆ Possession Limit: 12
โฐ Shooting Hours: Sunrise to Sunset (๐ก๐ข๐ง๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐.)
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All hunters participating in the season are required to obtain a free black-bellied whistling duck hunting permit from LDWF with the additional requirement of reporting their effort and harvest within 15 days of the black-bellied whistling duck season closure.
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All standard waterfowl hunting requirements, including HIP registration and a federal duck stamp, still apply.
๐Before heading afield in October, hunters should familiarize themselves with species identification, as ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป.
Thank you to the hunters who supported this effort along the way. We're proud to deliver this new opportunity and look forward to seeing you in the field this October. Enjoy the season and hunt safely! ๐ฆ