Featured Results of Chronic Wasting Disease tests revealed
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks began Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling efforts on February 23, 2018 in the 5-mile CWD Containment Zone. ...
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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 Hog traps to be permitted in certain counties
Sportsmen and landowners from Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, and Yazoo County, who wish to trap wild hogs on their property, must now have a permit from the...
Featured Wild pigs costing Mississippians millions
by Alex Paton
In recent years, wild pigs have been a controversial topic in wildlife and agricultural discussions from top government officials to local farmers talking over the...
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...
Dove season to open Saturday
by Alex Paton
Dove season will open, Saturday, September 2nd. “It’s kind of the first kick off of the season that hunters are looking forward to,” said Houston Havens,...
MDWFP asking for hunters’ help in tracking chronic deer wasting disease
by Jared Bounds
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious neurological disease affecting deer, elk and moose. It causes the brain to degenerate into a spongy mass, resulting...
A Mississippi non-profit, rescuing one turtle at a time
by Sarah Ulmer
When’s the last time you helped a turtle cross the road? One Mississippi non-profit has made that, and so much more, it’s goal. ...
Feds announce funding for Mississippi wildlife and fisheries conservation
by Jared Bounds
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke this week announced $1.1 billion in annual funding for state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson...