Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Marsh Bayou WMA

Acreage: 655 Acres

Owned: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Parish: Evangeline Parish

Office: Region 5, Lake Charles Office

1213 North Lakeshore Drive

Lake Charles 70601, LA

Phone: (337) 491-2576

Email: wsmith@wlf.louisiana.gov

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Description:

Marsh Bayou Wildlife Management Area is a 655 acre tract of land acquired from the Farmers Home Administration. The property is located in Evangeline Parish approximately 3 miles east of Oakdale, La. north of highway 10. Access to the area can only be gained off of Cypress Creek Road 3 miles north of highway 10 at the corner of Parish Road PR 4-20. Parking is limited and there are no roads within the area.

The area is flat and poorly drained and was primarily used as an agricultural rice farm for many years and now is being converted back to forest land. Two hundred acres of the north east corner of the property have been planted with a variety of hardwoods species. Most of the habitat consists of thick wax myrtle and sweet gum thickets with scattered pines and hardwoods. A small bayou cuts the property in half.

The area offers limited rabbit, deer and quail hunting opportunities, due to the small acreage and thick habitat conditions presently found on the area.

Additional information and maps can be obtained from the Lake Charles Office at 1213 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, La. 70601 or phone 337/491-2575.

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back Marsh Bayou WMA Acreage: 655 Acres Owned: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Parish: Evangeline Parish Office: Region 5, Lake Charles Office 1213 North Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles 70601, LA Phone: (337) 491-2576 Email: wsmith@wlf.louisiana.gov Map 1 Description: Marsh Bayou Wildlife Management Area is a 655 acre tract of land acquired from the Farmers Home Administration. The property is located in Evangeline Parish approximately 3 miles east of Oakdale, La. north of highway 10. Access to the area can only be gained off of Cypress Creek Road 3 miles north of highway 10 at the corner of Parish Road PR 4-20. Parking is limited and there are no roads within the area. The area is flat and poorly drained and was primarily used as an agricultural rice farm for many years and now is being converted back to forest land. Two hundred acres of the north east corner of the property have been planted with a variety of hardwoods species. Most of the habitat consists of thick wax myrtle and sweet gum thickets with scattered pines and hardwoods. A small bayou cuts the property in half. The area offers limited rabbit, deer and quail hunting opportunities, due to the small acreage and thick habitat conditions presently found on the area. Additional information and maps can be obtained from the Lake Charles Office at 1213 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, La. 70601 or phone 337/491-2575. Regulations: To print this document click here (2009-10 Hunting Regulations).				Atchafalaya Delta WMA 137,000 Acres St. Mary Parish Learn More » Special Seasons » King Mackerel Commercial to close on September 12 Nuisance Wildlife Assistance Yellow Rails and Rice Festival Public Dove Hunting 2009-10 Oyster Season 2009 Fall Shrimp Season Growing up WILD CO-OP Fisherman/Dealer Survey and other Hurricane Recovery Activities Office of Fisheries Data Management Design and Implementation Answers to questions from Pre-Proposal Conference for the Office of Fisheries Data Management Design & Implementation RFP for Developing a Commercial Menhaden Bait Industry in Louisiana Quarterly List of Contracts, Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permits Request For Proposal Lost Your Hunter Ed. Card? West Gulf Coastal Plain Prescribed Burning Initiative Office of Wildlife Newsletter (Spring-Summer 2009) Snakes of Louisiana Migratory & Waterfowl Seasons

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To print this document click here (2009-10 Hunting Regulations).