New observation tower at South Farm on Sherburne WMA
Construction has been completed on a new observation platform at South Farm on the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and is open to the public, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced.
Construction of this wildlife viewing platform was made possible by cooperative efforts by the USACE and LDWF. The observation platform overlooks various moist soil units managed as waterfowl and wading bird habitat, making it perfect for bird watching and nature photography.
The South Farm portion of the Sherburne WMA is located in Iberville Parish, approximately one mile north of Ramah.
Available game species at Sherburne WMA include deer, squirrel, woodcock, rabbit, waterfowl, dove and snipe. There is a small game emphasis area, waterfowl lottery hunts, a youth deer season and a youth deer lottery hunt.
All visitors to Sherburne WMA and all LDWF WMAs 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 information on this WMA, go to https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/sherburne or contact the Lafayette Regional Office at 337-262-2080, Schuyler Dartez at sdartez@wlf.la.gov or Arthur Hebert at ahebert@wlf.la.gov