Mississippi Deer News
MDWFP Supports Deer Season Structure Change - Jan. 27, 2010JACKSON - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is in full support of HB 1282 and requests your assistance changing the deer season structure in Mississippi.
White-tailed Deer Gun Season Opens - Nov. 18, 2009
Jackson - Mississippi?s white-tailed deer hunting season with guns opens November 21 and runs through December 1. Hunting with dogs is allowed during this season. Legal deer include either-sex on private land and legal bucks on open public land. Boundary and legal buck definitions for the three Deer Management Zones within the state are as follows:
New White-Tailed Deer Management Zones - Oct. 24, 2009
Research indicates the 4-point law allowed the harvest of better quality yearling bucks, while protecting older-aged spikes and 3-point bucks. The result has been a decrease in antler size within age classes of older bucks. The combination of the 4-point law, high hunting pressure, and lower reproduction results in the over harvest of bucks and a decrease in antler size. To prevent these problems, yearling bucks must be allowed to reach older age classes.
New White-Tailed Deer Management Zones - Oct. 14, 2009
Research indicates the 4-point law allowed the harvest of better quality yearling bucks, while protecting older-aged spikes and 3-point bucks. The result has been a decrease in antler size within age classes of older bucks. The combination of the 4-point law, high hunting pressure, and lower reproduction results in the over harvest of bucks and a decrease in antler size. To prevent these problems, yearling bucks must be allowed to reach older age classes.
Deer Management Zones 1 and 3 Archery Season Opens Thursday - Sep. 30, 2009
Jackson - Mississippi's Deer season gets kicked off Thursday as archery season opens in Deer Management Zones 1 and 3. Zone 1 includes private and open public lands east of I-55 and north of I-20 plus areas south of I-20 and east of U.S.
