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West Bay WMA
West Bay WMA is bounded by Louisiana Highway 10 on the north, Louisiana Highway 26 on the south, Turner Road on the west, and River Road on the east. The terrain on this WMA is generally flat. About one-third of the area can be considered a baygall habitat and is poorly drained. The remaining area has fairly good drainage. Mill Creek is the only major flowing stream. The forest cover is composed of pine plantations with scattered hardwoods along streambeds. There are some pine-hardwood stands on the edge of the baygall areas. The most common hardwood species are water, white, red, willow, and cow oak; blackgum; beech; and hickory. Important overstory species include flowering dogwood, redbay, sweetleaf, and sweetgum.
For more information,
contact Kori Legleu at
klegleu@wlf.la.gov or
337-491-2299.
The understory varies with the timber type. In the baygall areas, some of the more common and valuable species are yaupon, rattan, arrowwood, smilax, and deciduous holly. The understory in the pine plantations is primarily blackberry, dewberry, huckleberry, smilax, and numerous annual legumes and grasses.
WMA Details
Acreage
59,189 acres
Parish
Allen Parish
Owner/Manager
Owned by Manulife Investment Management, Roy O. Martin, Ag Victus, and Rayonier; LDWF manages wildlife and public recreation.
Activities and Amenities
Hunting and Trapping
Available game species are squirrel, rabbit, deer, dove, woodcock, and turkey. There are youth deer and squirrel seasons as well as youth and general turkey lottery hunts. Furbearer trapping is allowed during trapping season. See LDWF's seasons and regulations for details.
Physically challenged wheelchair-confined deer hunting areas are also available by reservation on West Bay.
Camping
LDWF maintains two primitive camping areas on the area.
West Bay WMA offers excellent archery opportunities for deer.
Directions
West Bay WMA is located near Elizabeth. The WMA is accessible via state highways, parish roads, and timber company roads. There are eight self-clearing permit stations around the WMA.