The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is accepting applications for Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area (WMA) dove and White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) teal lottery hunts for the 2022-2023 hunting season. The deadline to apply is July 27. 

All lottery applications are available only on the LDWF website at https://louisianaoutdoors.com/lottery-applications. Those wanting to apply should update or create their customer details similar to purchasing a license and then submit an application. There is a $5 application fee per application and a $5 transaction fee per transaction. Paper applications are not accepted. 

For more information on the Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt, please contact David Hayden at 318-487-5353 or dhayden@wlf.la.gov.

For more information on the White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt, please contact Schuyler Dartez at 337-536-6061 or sdartez@wlf.la.gov