To use the Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area, you’ll need a WMA Access Permit, which you can buy online. You’ll also need to “Check In” and “Check Out” of the WMA at the Self-Clearing Stations. You can do that through the LDWF WMA Check-In/Check-Out app. To hunt or fish, you’ll need a fishing and/or hunting license. There are more details about what you need to legally hunt and fish at the refuge in the tabs below.

Restrooms

There is a restroom.

Trail Accessibility

For the most part, Bussey Brake is very accessible. The trails are easy to navigate with a cane, especially the wooden portions that lead to piers. The most difficult thing for visitor with mobility and vision impairments is climbing up and down the levee from the wooded area near the old building.

No Camping

Learn More

Learn more about the Bussey Brake WMA at its official website.

The Bussey Brake WMA is a great place to bird watch. You can find lists of birds sighted at the refuge with eBird’s “Bussey Brake“ Trail Tracker sighting list.

Bussey Brake is well stocked, and you can catch all kinds of fish here. Go to the WMA’s website to find out what limits on bass, bream, and crappie are. For information on getting and maintaining your fishing license and limits on other fish, check out the Wildlife and Fisheries “Recreational Freshwater Finfish and Crawfish” page. You can also learn about the crawfishing licenses there.