Mississippi

Legal shooting hours for resident game are one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to onehalf (1/2) hour after sunset.

With the exception of the North Central DMU, the statewide bag limit on antlered buck deer is one (1) buck per day and three (3) per annual season. One (1) of these three White-Tailed Deer Hunting (3) may have hardened antlers that do not meet the DMU legal antler requirements on private land and Holly Springs National Forest. Antlered buck bag limit in the North Central DMU is one (1) buck per day and four (4) per annual season. No antler restrictions apply to this DMU. All four bucks may have any sized hardened antlers. For youth hunters fifteen (15) years of age and younger, hunting on private land and authorized state and federal lands, all three (3) of the three (3) buck bag limit may be any antlered deer.

Private Land: With the exception of the North Central and Southeast DMUs, the statewide annual bag limit on antlerless deer is five (5). The bag limit for private lands in the North Central DMU is ten (10) antlerless deer per season. Antlerless deer are male or female deer which do not have hardened antler above the natural hairline. Only two (2) antlerless deer may be harvested from the Southeast DMU. There is no daily bag limit on antlerless deer; except, only one (1) anterless deer per day may be harvested in the Southeast DMU. U.S. Forest Service Lands: The bag limit is one (1) per day, not to exceed five (5) per annual season except in the Southeast DMU, which is two (2) per annual season.

Weapons legal for use during the Primitive Weapons season are all archery equipment and primitive firearms. “Primitive firearms,” for the purpose of hunting deer, are defined as single- or double-barreled, muzzle-loading rifles of at least .38 caliber; OR singleshot, breech loading, metallic-cartridge rifles (.35 caliber or larger) and replicas, reproductions, or reintroductions of those type rifles with an exposed hammer; OR single- or double-barreled, muzzle-loading shotguns, with single ball or slug. All muzzle-loading primitive firearms must use black powder or a black powder substitute with percussion caps, #209 shotgun primers, or flintlock ignition. “Blackpowder substitute” is defined as a substance designed, manufactured, and specifically intended to be used as a propellant in muzzleloading or other black powder firearms, excluding modern smokeless powder. Metallic cartridges may be loaded with either black powder or modern smokeless powder (cartridges purchased at sporting goods stores).

During any open season on deer with primitive weapons after November 30, a person may use any legal weapon of choice including air bows and air guns (pre-charged pneumatic weapons) on private lands only, if the person is the title owner of the land; the lessee of the hunting rights on the land; a member of a hunting club leasing the hunting rights on the land; or a guest of a person specified above. If the person is required to have a hunting license, the person must have a primitive weapon license, Sportsman’s License or a Lifetime Sportsman’s License.

There are no caliber or magazine capacity restrictions on firearms. Archery and primitive firearms may be used during Gun seasons

Fall turkey season is open BY PERMIT ONLY from October 15-November 15 on private lands in the following counties or portions of counties where the landowner/leaseholder completes a fall turkey hunting application to the MDWFP Jackson Office and receives tags. The fall season bag limit is two (2) turkeys, which may be of either sex.

One (1) adult gobbler or 1 gobbler with a 6-inch or longer beard per day, 3 per Spring season. Hunters 15 years of age and younger may harvest 1 gobbler of choice (any age) per day, 3 per spring season.

Non-residents cannot hunt any public land in Mississippi between March 15-28 unless drawn for either a Non-resident Public Lands Turkey Permit or WMA Draw Hunt. See www.mdwfp.com/turkey for application dates and more information.

Daily Bag Limit: 8

Legal shooting hours for resident game are one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to onehalf (1/2) hour after sunset.

Daily Bag Limit: 4

Daily Bag Limit: 8

Daily Bag Limit: 8

Daily Bag Limit: 25/night

Daily Bag Limit: 1 per party/night

Daily Bag Limit:

• Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 (Food and sport) 5/day; 8/party
• Nov. 1 – Feb. 28 (Food, sport, and pelt) no limit

Legal shooting hours for migratory birds are one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to sunset.

Non-toxic shot is required for waterfowl and coot hunting in all areas of Mississippi. Hunters MAY NOT have lead shot in their possession while waterfowl and coot hunting.

Daily limit 5, possession limit 15.

Daily limit 1, possession limit 3.

Daily limit 3, possession limit 9.

Daily limit 20, no possession limit will be in effect.

Daily limit 6, possession limit 18. All teal species are legal for harvest

Daily limit 15 singly or in aggregate, possession limit 45 singly or in aggregate.

• A total daily bag limit of 6 ducks, including no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 1 mottled duck, and 2 black ducks.
• The daily bag limit for scaup is 1 scaup per day Nov. 25 – 27, Dec. 2 – 4, and Dec. 9 – 17; and is 2 scaup per day Dec. 18 – Jan. 31.
• Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.

A total daily bag limit of 5, only 2 may be hooded mergansers. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit

Daily limit is 15 per day. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.

Daily Bag Limit:

• Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 (Food and sport) 5/day; 8/party
• Nov. 1 – Feb. 28 (Food, sport, and pelt) no limit

Daily Bag Limit:

• Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 (Food and sport) 5/day; 8/party
• Nov. 1 – Feb. 28 (Food, sport, and pelt) no limit

Daily Bag Limit:

• Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 (Food and sport) 5/day; 8/party 
• Nov. 1 – Feb. 28 (Food, sport, and pelt) no limit

No Limit

Wild hogs are classified as nuisance animals and hunters are encouraged to kill them at any lawful opportunity. Wild hogs may be killed during any open WMA hunting season with weapons and ammunition legal for that season

Legal shooting hours for migratory birds are one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to sunset.

North & South Zone: Daily Bag Limit- 15 singly or in aggregate Posession Limit- 45 singly or in aggregate

Daily Bag Limit: 25 singly or in aggregate Possession Limit: 75 singly or in aggregate

Daily Bag Limit: 15 singly or in aggregate Possession Limit: 45 singly or in aggregate

Daily Bag Limit: No limit Possession Limit: No limit

Daily Bag Limit: 8 Possession Limit: 24

Daily Bag Limit: 3 Possession Limit: 9

Each person receiving an Alligator Possession Permit will be allowed to harvest two (2) alligators four (4) feet in length or longer, only one (1) of which may exceed seven (7) feet in length.

1. Each PLAHV together with a PLAPP possessed by a person allows the harvest of two (2) alligators four (4) feet in length or longer.
2. Only one (1) alligator may exceed seven (7) feet in total length per permit.
3. All alligators must be pursued/hunted/taken from the property registered by the permitted landowner.
4. No alligators may be pursued/hunted/taken from public waters.”