The special nine-day Louisiana black-bellied whistling duck season will begin Saturday, Oct. 3, and run through Oct. 11, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.
The daily bag limit for the season will be four with a possession limit of 12. All hunters participating in the season will be required to have a free black-bellied whistling duck hunting permit from LDWF and are required to report effort and harvest within 15 days of the black-bellied whistling duck season closure.
One major difference to note from other duck seasons is that shooting hours will be sunrise to sunset.
All license requirements normally required for hunting waterfowl apply to this season as well including Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration and the federal duck stamp. Before hunting the species in October, hunters should familiarize themselves with species identification as only black-bellied whistling duck harvest will be legal during this time.
Both hunter effort and harvest must be reported between Oct.12-26. Go to the LDWF website black-bellied whistling duck reporting page to report effort and harvest.
For more information, go to the LDWF website page on the special black-bellied whistling duck season.
