Proposed 2014-15 duck hunting dates presented to LWFC

Dates reflect another 60-day season for Louisiana hunters across all three zones

Editor’s Note: This story was updated Friday morning to correct Coastal Zone dates previously provided by LDWF.

Proposed duck hunting dates for the 2014-15 season were presented to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at their Thursday meeting in Baton Rouge.

The dates, which will be approved at the August meeting, reflect another 60-day season for hunters across the coastal, east and west zones.

The proposed dates and splits for the upcoming season are as follows:

Coastal Zone: Nov. 8 – 30; and Dec. 13 – Jan. 18; Youth Hunt Nov. 1 – 2.

East Zone: Nov. 22 – Dec 7; and Dec. 13 – Jan. 25; Youth Hunt Nov. 15 and Jan. 31.

West Zone: Nov. 15 – Dec. 14, and Dec. 20 – Jan. 18; Youth Hunt Nov. 8 and Jan. 24.

The 2014-15 duck season framework provides for a daily bag limit of six (6) and a possession limit of eighteen (18).

Federal and state waterfowl stamps are required to hunt waterfowl.