09/16/2026
๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐!
Louisianaโs statewide September teal season runs ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐. ๐ญ๐ตโ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, offering hunters an early opportunity to get back in the marsh.
๐ฏ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐: During the September teal season, ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐๐ฒ-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. Black-bellied whistling ducks and all other waterfowl species are ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐ during this season.
note: Teal may also be harvested during the regular duck season, which begins in November.
Before heading afield, make sure you have the required licenses and certifications:
๐น All waterfowl hunters ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ must have a ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ.
๐น Hunters ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ must also have a basic hunting license, waterfowl license and ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐น Youth ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ do not need a hunting license.
Many LDWF Wildlife Management Areas offer teal hunting opportunities, including Pass-a-Loutre, Atchafalaya Delta, Pointe-aux-Chenes, Sherburne, Dewey Wills and Russell Sage WMAs. Remember, visitors ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ must have the appropriate WMA access permit or qualifying license.
๐ Find season dates, regulations, licensing information and more at https://buff.ly/9HKb4uV