Deer season on Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has reopened, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.
The season was closed as a flood benchmark was reached on the WMA last week. The gauge used to determine the benchmark is currently offline due to malfunction. However, an on-site assessment has confirmed that water has fallen to a level sufficient for the season to be reopened.
Once repaired and operational, the gauge will again be used for the determining the benchmark closure. The Airline Canal at Blind River gauge height can be found here: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-07380212/#dataTypeId=continuous-00065-0&period=P7D&showFieldMeasurements=true. The water height at that gauge for the benchmark closure is 2.25 feet and the reopening water level is 1.75 feet.
Maurepas Swamp WMA, which consists of 112,615 acres, is located approximately 25 miles west of New Orleans and along the south shore of Lake Maurepas west to near Sorrento. The WMA includes property in Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes.
All visitors to Maurepas Swamp WMA and all LDWF WMAs 18 and older must have either a WMA Access Permit, Senior Hunting/Fishing License, Louisiana Sportsman’s Paradise License, or Lifetime Hunting/Fishing License. Go to https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/wmarefugeconservation-area-licenses-and-permits for more information.
For additional information on Maurepas Swamp WMA go to: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/maurepas-swamp or contact the LDWF Hammond Field Office at 985-543-4777.
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