According to the 2024 Turkey Regulations, no person shall hunt or take turkeys by the aid of baiting or on or over a baited area. Hunters are not allowed to place, expose, deposit or scatter corn, wheat or other grain, salt or other feed to lure turkeys to their hunting area.
Placing bait to attract wild turkeys causes them to congregate in places they would not normally be and is not a substitute for good habitat management. Continued use of baited areas by flocks of wild turkeys increase predation risks and the potential for disease transmission. In addition, hunting over baited areas violates the basic principles of fair chase with regard to hunting wild turkeys. For these reasons, hunting wild turkeys over bait or within 200 yards of a baited area is prohibited.
Also, turkey hunters are required to possess a Louisiana basic hunting license, turkey license and turkey tags. The possession limit on turkey is one gobbler (male turkey) per day and two gobblers per season.
Hunting turkeys over a baited area, taking over the daily and seasonal limit of turkeys and hunting with an unplugged gun brings a $250 to $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail for each offense. Failing to comply with turkey tagging regulations carries up to a $350 fine. Failing to possess nonresident basic hunting and turkey hunting licenses brings up to a $350 fine for each offense.
Intentional concealment of wildlife brings a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Criminal trespassing carries a $100 to $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail.
