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October 15, 2026

Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2021 North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest. […]

Mississippi saw its number of confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease rise to 72. With six more suspected cases awaiting confirmation. […]

MDWFP asks hunters to continue to submit deer for CWD Testing by using one of the CWD drop-off freezers across the state. […]

The MDWFP recently received Chronic Wasting Disease positive test results for two hunter-harvested bucks from Tippah and Alcorn counties. […]

Joey Besancon Sr. of Gautier set a new state record for Striped Mullet using a gig with a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6.95 ounces. […]

The MDWFP stocked 700 rainbow trout into the fishing pond at Lake Lamar Bruce near Saltillo on Wednesday, Dec. 16. […]

A winter drawdown will be conducted on Spring Lake at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs. The lake level will be lowered about three feet. […]

The MDWFP First Harvest and First Catch Certificate program is designed to honor that special moment in your life. […]

The MDWFP will host a public meeting to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease at the Benton County Agri-Center in Ashland on Nov. 19, 2020. […]

Rodie Lane Armes, 10, set the new youth state record for Needle Fish using conventional tackle with a fish weighing 2.56 ounces. […]

The MDWFP is continuing its partnership with others to provide cost-share for prescribed burning on private lands. […]