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Sherburne WMA is located in the Morganza Floodway system of the Atchafalaya Basin between the Atchafalaya River and the East Protection Guide Levee. LDWF owns Sherburne WMA (11,800 acres) but manages the area as one unit along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (15,220 acres) and another 16,618 acres owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Map: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Conservation/WMAs_Refuges_Conservation_Areas/Files/Sherburne.pdf
The area is classified as bottomland hardwoods with four dominant tree species groups: cottonwood-sycamore, oak-gum-hackberry-ash, willow-cypress-ash, and overcup oak-bitter pecan. Midstory species include seedlings of dominant species along with boxelder, maple, red mulberry, and rough-leaf dogwood. LDWF has managed the timber in some areas to improve habitat; ground cover in these areas is very dense and provides excellent habitat for many game and non-game species. Common ground cover species include rattan, greenbrier, Rubus sp., trumpet creeper, Virginia creeper, poison ivy, elderberry, and milkweed.
You can access Sherburne WMA via Hwy 975, which connects with Hwy 190 east of Krotz Springs on the north and I-10 at Whiskey Bay on the south. Access routes to the interior include a series of all-weather roads, ATV trails, and Big and Little Alabama Bayous. There are two public boat launches on Big Alabama Bayou. There is one public launch on the northern portion of Little Alabama Bayou.
Could anyone possibly point me in the right direction of where to go hunting on the refuge for squirrel and where to poke, and rules?
Great shooting range. Have pistol and rifle range. Free boat launch and fishing. Also can camp for free. There are plenty of picnic tables.
Great management area. They have an excellent shooting range. They have archery, pistol, rifle, manual skeet, and electric thrower skeet. No entry fees, all you have to do is sign in. They have an excellent campground, although I will mention that it is next to the shooting ranges, so you will hear gun shots most days. This is my go to shooting range.
We had a lot of fun here for our Trail Life group camping trip. The gun ranges are really nice. Bathrooms… not so much 😂
