Squirrel and rabbit hunting seasons begin Saturday in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. ( KLFY ) — The Louisiana squirrel and rabbit hunting seasons begin Saturday in all parts of Louisiana and run through Feb. 28, 2025, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

A basic hunting license is needed to hunt squirrel and rabbits and those 17 and under are not required to have a youth license to hunt those species. Squirrel and rabbit hunting are relatively inexpensive and there are many LDWF public lands on which hunting opportunity is available. Hunting on an LDWF WMA requires a WMA access permit and you must check in and out of the WMA.

For a complete list of WMAs and public lands open to squirrel and rabbit hunting and more information on WMA squirrel and rabbit hunting, click here .

To purchase a hunting license, click here .

All visitors to LDWF WMAs must have either a WMA Access Permit, Senior Hunting/Fishing License, Louisiana Sportsman’s Paradise License or Lifetime Hunting/Fishing License. Click here for more information .

For more information on squirrel and rabbit hunting in Louisiana, go to wlf.louisiana.gov/subhome/small-game or contact LDWF Small Game/Wild Turkey Program Manager Cody Cedotal at ccedotal@wlf.la.gov .

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