Hunting in Mississippi
Official agency resources
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.mdwfp.com/licenses-permits
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/hunting-rules-and-regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/wma-draw-hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/wildlife-management-areas
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/game-check
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.mdwfp.com/enforcement-education/hunter-education
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Mississippi, go straight to the issuing agency.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and ParksGame species in Mississippi
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Mississippi are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Mississippi.
Huntable public lands in Mississippi
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Bienville National Forest
National Forest
178,541 acres
De Soto National Forest
National Forest
518,587 acres
Delta National Forest
National Forest
60,898 acres
Holly Springs National Forest
National Forest
155,661 acres
Homochitto National Forest
National Forest
191,839 acres
Tombigbee National Forest
National Forest
67,005 acres