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LWFC approves NOI to establish regulations for ecotours on Pearl River and Maurepas Swamp WMAs
The LWFC approved a NOI to establish regulations for ecotours on Pearl River and Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Areas.[…]
Pearl River WMA
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Pearl River WMA to close Sept. 1 due to flooding, LDWF announces
The LDWF will close the Pearl River WMA in St. Tammany Parish when the Pearl River flood gauge reaches 16.5 feet.[…]
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Pearl River WMA Middle River boat launch reopened
Renovation work on the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area Middle River boat launch has been completed and the launch reopened.[…]
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Honey Island Shooting Range to be temporarily closed for construction
The Honey Island Shooting Range, located on the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area, will be closed beginning June 11, 2021.[…]
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Pearl River WMA closed due to flooding
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area in St. Tammany Parish due to flooding.[…]
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Successful search and rescue mission locates two Mississippi residents
The LDWF, St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard successfully participated in a search and rescue mission in St. Tammany Parish on April 20.[…]
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LDWF expected to close Pearl River WMA due to flooding
The LDWF will close the Pearl River WMA in St. Tammany Parish when the Pearl River flood gauge reaches 16.5 feet, which is expected Jan. 11.[…]
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Oil Well Road on Pearl River WMA is closed for repair
Oil Well Road at Old Highway 11 on Pearl River Wildlife Management Area has been closed for repair after recent flooding in the area damaged the road.[…]
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LDWF closes Old Highway 11 on Pearl River WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will close Old Highway 11 in the northern portion of Pearl River Wildlife Management Area in St. Tammany Parish today (April 23) due to flooding.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Capt. Paul’s fishing edge for Pearl River WMA
The Pearl River Wildlife Management Area is located between the Pearl River at the Louisiana-Mississippi state boundary, and the West Pearl river from the east end of the Rigolets by the Mississippi Sound to a point where I-59 crosses its boundary. […]
Events & Announcements
Pearl River WMA reopened after river recedes
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reopened the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area, but three side roads remain closed.[…]
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Pearl River WMA expected to close this week
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the Pearl River flood gauge reached 16.5 feet, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced over the weekend.[…]
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Old Highway 11 reopened on Pearl River WMA, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reopened Old Highway 11 on Pearl River Wildlife Management Area in St. Tammany Parish.[…]
Hog Hunting
LDWF’s aerial control program nets 54 hogs at Sherburne and Pearl River WMAs
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ aerial control program to shoot feral hogs from a helicopter last week on Sherburne and Pearl River Wildlife Management Areas netted a total of 54 downed pigs, according to the state veterinarian.[…]
Hog Hunting
LDWF to use helicopters to hunt down feral hogs this week on Pearl River and Sherburne WMAs
With harvests by hunters not putting a dent in the wild hog population on state wildlife management areas, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is using helicopters this week to hunt down feral hogs on Pearl River and Sherburne WMAs.[…]
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LDWF to close hunting seasons on Pearl River WMA due to expected river level
With the Pearl River forecast to rise over the next several days, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that all hunting seasons on Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the river reaches 16.5 feet at Pearl River.[…]