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May 1, 2026

The MDMR is seeking public comments from stakeholders on the draft document, “Oyster Management and Recovery Strategic Plan.” […]

Officials with the MDMR announced on April 22 that recreational harvest for Greater Amberjack will open on May 1, 2021. […]

Mississippi’s red snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on May 28, 2021. […]

Officials with the MDMR are planning to conduct a prescribed burn on a 134-acre section in the central portion of Deer Island on April 21. […]

Scott Coopwood was sworn-in on April 14, after being reappointed to the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks by Governor Tate Reeves. […]

If you are in the outdoors, your chances of running into a snake have significantly increased because of snakes changing habitats. […]

Gov. Tate Reeves has appointed Cammack “Cam” Roberds to the MACMR representing recreational sports fishermen. […]

Two Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Conservation Officers received a Medal of Valor. […]

According to a study released on March 24, there are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Due to flooding and high water resulting from heavy rainfall Wolf Lake is closed to all recreational boating until further notice. […]

Spring Lake at Wall Doxey State Park has been refilled. A winter drawdown was conducted for aquatic vegetation control. […]

The MDMR announced that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish will open in Mississippi territorial waters on March 1, 2020. […]