NO VEHICLES

Signs and Boundaries

Signs are useful tools in regulating the use of a public

area. The wordings of the signs apply to the areas behind

the sign. Please respect the following signs.

Refuge Boundary

Entry permitted in accordance with refuge

regulations.

Closed Area

All entry prohibited.

No Hunting Zone

Hunting, weapons, or game retrieval

prohibited.

Bushley Bayou Unit

Type Season Dates Specific Regulations

Squirrel & Rabbit (without dogs) October 2 - December 17, 2004 State regulations apply.

Raccoon and unmarked hogs may be taken as

incidentals. Closed during deer-gun and

muzzleloader hunts.

Squirrel & Rabbit (with/without dogs) December 20 - end of State season State regulations apply. Raccoon and

unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

Deer - Archery (Either-sex) State season Closed during deer gun and muzzleloader

hunts. Squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and

unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

State regulations apply. One deer per day.

Deer - Gun Hunt (Either-sex) November 26 - 28 Unmarked hogs may be taken as

December 4 - 5 incidentals. State regulations apply.

One deer per day. Still hunt only.

Deer - Muzzleloader (Either-sex) November 15 - 19 Unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

December 18 - 19 State regulations apply. One deer per day.

Waterfowl (with/without dogs) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

Sunday until noon State season. Closed during deer-gun and

muzzleloader hunts.

Waterfowl - Youth (with/without dogs) Special state youth waterfowl Unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

hunting season, East Zone until State regulations apply.

12:00 noon

Doves, Rails, Gallinules, Snipe, State season Unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

Woodcock (with/without dogs) Closed during deer-gun and muzzleloader

hunts. State regulations apply.

Headquarters Unit

Type Season Dates Specific Regulations

Squirrel & Rabbit October 2 - 31, 2004 State regulations apply. Raccoon and

(without dogs) unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

Deer-Archery (Either-sex) State season State regulations apply. Closed during deergun hunt. Squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and

unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

One deer per day.

Deer-Gun Hunt (Either-sex) November 26 - 27, 2004 Area south of French Fork of Little River.

Unmarked hogs may be taken as incidentals.

State regulations apply. One deer per day.

NATIONAL

WILDLIFE

REFUGE

UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY

PROHIBITED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

AREA

BEYOND

THIS

SIGN

CLOSED All public entry prohibited

U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

NO

HUNTING

ZONE

No Vehicles

All vehicle traffic prohibited including all

ATV’s, motorcycles, cars, trucks, and

jeeps.

ATV Vehicles

Only ATV’s are allowed on these trails.

Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge

T

T

T

Litt el Bushel y Creek

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Dempsey Lake

Rhinehart

Lake

Round

Lake

Long

Lake

Sandy Lake

Bushley Creek

Bushley Bay

Big Bushley Creek

Bushley Creek

Bushley Creek

Greens Creek

N

126

126

923

8

8

Bayou Roa Bursely

d

Old River

Black

Lake

To Harrisonburg

To Jonesville

Boggy

Bayou Fla t Cr eek

Mill Br anch

84

Archie Structure

Manifest

T

Bushley Bayou Unit

 Legend

Public Hunt Area

No Hunting Zone

Private Inholding

Refuge Headquarters

Sign In/Out Station

Boat Access

Parking

Refuge Boundary

Refuge Road

ATV Trail (closed March 1 - August 31) 

ATV Trail (year round for Fishing

and Hunting)

Shows end of trails

Transmission Line

T

84

OLD RIVER

Duck Lake Impoundment

Outlet

Waters

Willow

Lake Unit

Cowpen

Bayou 

Wildlife Drive

Fre nch

Muddy

French Fork Road

Indian

Alexandria 3 0 miles

Jonesville

11 miles

Jena 12 miles

Camp Bayou

Bayou

Cypress Bayou

Bayou

Muddy Bayou Road

Bull Bayou Fork

Little

N

0 Miles 1

0 Kilo 1

River

T

One 

Way

84

28

 Lake

Larto

Saline

Lake

Sa line Bayou

115

Deville

Walters

Alexandria

Pollock

Jena

Nebo Rogers

28

124

460

127

165

84

8

Catahoula

Lake 

Lit tle

River

0 Miles 5

0 Kilo 5

Catahoula

National Wildlife Refuge

Harrisonburg

8

Jonesville

Legend

Public Hunt Area

Closed to waterfowl and 

other migratory bird hunting

No Hunting Zone 

Refuge Headquarters

Sign in/out station

Observation Tower

Foot Trail

Boat Access

Fishing Pier

Parking

Refuge Boundary

Primary Road

Seasonal Road

ATV Trail 

Headquarters Unit

Branch Drain

 Birds

Creek

Headquarters

Unit

Bushley

Bayou Unit