Fort Polk Wildlife Management Area

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Fort Polk Wildlife Management Area
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Location within Louisiana
Location Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°7′15″N93°10′4″W / 31.12083°N 93.16778°W / 31.12083; -93.16778 Coordinates: 31°7′15″N93°10′4″W / 31.12083°N 93.16778°W / 31.12083; -93.16778
Area105,545 acres (427.13 km2)
Governing body U.S. Army and U.S. Forest Service

Fort Polk Wildlife Management Area is a 105,545-acre tract of protected area within the United States Army military reservation of Fort Polk, Louisiana. The WMA is located approximately ten miles southeast of Leesville, in Vernon Parish, east of U.S. Highway 171, one mile south of Louisiana Highway 28 and one mile north of Louisiana Highway 10. [1]

See also

List of Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas

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