MDWFP releases 2019-2020 hunting dates, bag limits
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife has released the hunting dates and bag limits for the 2019-2020 season. Dear archery season will open on October 1st...
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MDWFP: Hunters need to avoid displaced game
by Alex Paton
Due to heavy rainfall, waters in the drainage basins feeding the Mississippi River have begun to rise. As a result, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife,...
Mississippi deer smugglers sentenced
Two Louisiana men have been sentenced for smuggling deer into Mississippi. 75-year-old Edward L. Donaldson Jr. and 42-year-old John Jared Oertling, both residents of Pearl River,...
Hogs and CWD threaten habitat
Wild hogs and chronic wasting disease within deer are currently the two largest threats to Mississippi’s wildlife and outdoors. The wild hog problem has been...
Featured Department of Wildlife asks public to submit samples for CWD testing
by Alex Paton
In 2013, a non-permitted high-fenced enclosure was discovered by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks law enforcement just southwest of Hattiesburg in Lamar County....
Featured Wildlife discusses Chronic Wasting Disease
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks hosted an information session Thursday evening to answer the public’s questions about the disease. MDWFP personnel discussed...
Featured Alabama bans importation of Mississippi deer due to CWD
Following the confirmation of Mississippi’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in the deer population, Alabama has banned the importation of deer meat from Mississippi....
Featured Case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed for MS Deer
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is urging hunters to remain calm as a deer in Issaquena County has tested positive for Chronic...
MDWFP and MDOT caution drivers during deer season
by Alex Paton
Deer season is coming up and that also means that there will be more deer along the roadways. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and...
MDWFP: archery season opens in 4 regions
by Alex Paton
This weekend marks the beginning of archery season in the North East, East Central, South West, and Delta zones and the deer are looking healthier...