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Fees:	16 & over- $6.00. 15 &under- free with adult Season passes are available for $60 (individual) / $75 (family) Season pass application can be printed here.
Please Bring:	Eye & ear protection and ammunition. Also, bring targets. The range will supply a target holder and staples to affix your target to the target holder.
State Requires:	We get more questions about this one issue than for all other questions combined! A Louisiana Hunting or Fishing licenses or Wild Louisiana Stamp is required to enter the Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This is not our rule, but a Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rule. You must have one of these to come onto the WMA at any time! These can be obtained online from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. There is some confusion with the new WMA permit. The WMA permit is a separate permit that one must have in addition to a regular hunting license ONLY FOR PEOPLE THAT HUNT in a WMA. The new WMA permit is required for hunters to use the WMA, but is NOT required for shooters who wish to use the range. It is also not required to enter the WMA for other non-sporting purposes. However,  if you are coming to the range to shoot, you still must have a Hunting or Fishing license or a Wild Louisiana Stamp to enter the WMA. Any of these licenses are good for driving through the WMA: RESIDENT RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSES LICENSE FEE Hook & Line (cane pole) $ 2.50 Basic Fishing $ 9.50 Saltwater License (Basic Fishing Required) $ 5.50 *Senior Fish/Hunt $ 5.00 ***Charter Passenger License (3 day) $ 5.00 La. Sportsman's Paradise License (Includes basic and saltwater fishing; basic and big game hunting; bow, primitive weapon, turkey and La. waterfowl license; WMA hunting permit, and all recreational gear licenses EXCEPT recreational trawls greater than 16 feet in length.) $100.00 **La. Disabled Fishing $ 2.50 **La. Disabled Saltwater $ 2.50 NON-RESIDENT RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSES LICENSE FEE Non-Resident Basic Fish Season $60.00 Non-Resident Basic Fish Trip (1 day) $ 5.00 Non-Resident Saltwater Season $30.00 Non-Resident Saltwater Trip (1-day) $17.50 * Charter Passenger (3 day) $ 5.00 ** Non-Resident Charter Skiff (3-day) $30.00 MILITARY LICENSES LICENSE FEE Res/Non-Resident Active Military Fishing $ 9.50 Res/Non-Resident Active Military Saltwater $ 5.50 LIFETIME LICENSES Lifetime Licenses cover basic fishing, saltwater fishing, basic hunting, big game hunting, bow hunting and muzzleloader hunting licenses, state Waterfowl and Turkey stamps, and the WMA hunting permit. LICENSE FEE Lifetime Fishing (14 & older) $ 300 Lifetime Fishing (5 - 13) $ 200 Lifetime Hunt/Fish (14 & older) $ 500 Lifetime Hunt/Fish (5 - 13) $ 300 Lifetime Hunt/Fish (0 - 4) $ 200 Non-Resident Lifetime Hunt/Fish $3,000 Lifetime Fishing Gear 10 times annual fee per gear type Lifetime Resident Senior (60 +) $ 50 HUNTING LICENSES Resident Hunting Licenses   Basic Season (excluding Big Game)  $15.00 Big Game1 $14.00 Bow  $10.50 Primitive Firearm  $10.50 LA Duck  $5.50 LA Sportsman's Paradise License2 $100.00 Wild Louisiana Stamp  $5.50 Wild Louisiana Stamp (1 day)  $2.00 Wild Turkey3 $5.50 Harvest Information Program (HIP)4 FREE  Senior Hunt/Fish License5 $5.00 WMA Hunting Permit (age 18-59)6 $15.00 Non-Resident Hunting Licenses   Basic Season (excluding Big Game)  $150.00 Big Game1  $150.00 Bow  $26.00 Small Game/Migratory Bird (1 day)7 $29.00 Deer (1 day)7 $36.00 Turkey (1 day)7 $36.00 Primitive Firearm  $26.00 LA Duck  $25.00 Louisiana Wild Turkey3 $20.50 Harvest Information Program (HIP)4 FREE  Hunting Preserve (Oct. 1 - April 30)  $15.00 NR La. native Basic Trip (5 days, excluding Big Game)  $15.00 NR La. native Big Game Trip (5 days)1 $14.00 NR La. native Bow Trip (5 days)  $10.50 NR La. native Primitive Firearm Trip (5 days)  $10.50 NR La. native Turkey Trip (5 days)  $5.50 NR La. native Duck (5 days)  $5.50 Military Hunting Licenses   Resident/NR Active Military Basic Season  $15.00 Resident/NR Active Military Big Game1  $14.00 Resident/NR Active Military Bow  $10.50 Resident/NR Active Military Primitive Firearm  $10.50 Resident/NR Active Military LA Duck  $5.50 Resident/NR Active Military Wild Turkey3 $5.50 Other Fees   Commercial Hunting Preserve (pen-raised birds only; expires June 30)  $200.00 Game Breeder (raising and selling wild game birds and/or wild game quadrupeds; expires Dec. 31)  $25.00 1 Big Game License: Required of all deer, turkey and bobcat hunters in addition to Basic Season License.  2 LA Sportsman's Paradise License: Includes Basic and Saltwater Fishing, Basic Season and Big Game Hunting, Bow, Primitive Firearms, Turkey, LA Duck, WMA Hunting Permit and all Recreational Gear licenses (EXCEPT recreational trawls greater than 16 feet in length - additional license required).  3 Louisiana Wild Turkey: Required of all turkey hunters in addition to Basic Season and Big Game licenses.  4 Harvest Information Program (HIP): Licensed hunters of migratory game birds (mourning doves, ducks, geese, woodcock, rails, snipe, coots or gallinules) in Louisiana must be HIP certified in addition to all other requirements.  5 Senior Hunt/Fish License: Any resident who reached age 60 on June 1, 2000 or later must obtain a Senior Hunt/Fish License to hunt or fish. This license is in lieu of Basic and Saltwater Fishing, Basic Hunting, Big Game, Bow, Primitive Firearms, LA Duck License, Turkey Stamp and WMA Hunting Permit. It does not include special gear such as trawls, crab traps, crawfish traps, hoop nets, etc.  6 WMA Hunting Permit: Required of anyone who hunts on any land administered by LDWF, including wildlife refuges and wildlife management and habitat conservation areas.  7 New licenses effective June 1, 2009. These licenses are all inclusive. No other license is required.   To recap (based on the dozens of questions received on this single issue each month): EVERY person over the age of 15 who enters a WMA in Louisiana must have a valid hunting or fishing license or a Wild Louisiana Stamp. Having one in the car is not enough if there is more than one person over 15 in the car. If you have a valid license, your wife may not ride in the car with you through the WMA to the range. She will be ticketed by a wildlife officer if she is on the property without a license. You do not have to show this to anyone at the Honey Island Range. IT IS NOT OUR RULE! You will only have to show it to a wildlife officer while on WMA property if requested to do so. Do not think that just because there is not an officer at the entrance gate to the WMA you will be safe to drive into the WMA without a license. They often put up road blocks in the WMA to check for licenses, particularly during hunting season. On at least one occasion, an officer has ticketed shooters in our parking lot! You do not need to also have the WMA permit to shoot at the range. This is only required to hunt in the WMA. There is no waiver of the requirement to have a valid license for police officers or other groups of people. Not even the range officers of the Honey Island Range are exempted; we must purchase a license as well. Any license will do, as long as it is from Louisiana and is valid (not expired). A cane pole license is just as good as the most expensive hunting license. No, a Mississippi license will not substitute (nor will a license from any other state). Yes, if you are from Mississippi (or some other state), you still must have a valid Louisiana hunting or fishing license or a Wild Louisiana Stamp. The LDWF is forcing you to "pay a tax" to use the WMA. Before sending a question, ask yourself this question: Am I over 15, breathing, and on WMA property? If the answer to all of these questions is "yes," then you need a valid license.
Range: Photograph 1 Photograph 2	The range has a 100-yard rifle range, a 25-yard pistol range and electronically operated clay throwers. The range provides the clay birds. The range has a metal gong for each rifle firing position, which is located 100 yds from the firing position. There are two falling plate racks (6 plates per rack) on the pistol range. Also, there are .22 long rifle spinners and falling plates on the pistol range.
Firearms:	Range conditions permitting, any safe and legally owned firearm up to and including .50 BMG is welcome at the range, provided the shooter ensures all round impact the backstop.

Summer Hours: Friday 1:00 to 6:00 P.M. (CDT) Sat & Sun 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (CDT)

Winter Hours: Friday 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (CST) Sat & Sun 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (CST)

The range may be closed due to bad weather or flooding, so check here before coming to the range, or call the range information line at:

(985) 643-3938.

Also, before coming to the range, you should be familiar with the Range Rules.

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