Hunting
Draw permits for deer, rabbit, and early season teal hunts
Beginning August 1, MDWFP will accept draw permit applications for deer, rabbit, and early season teal hunts on Wildlife Management Areas. […]
MDWFP
Fishing
Eagle Lake drawdown accelerated
The MDWFP and the USACE Vicksburg District have agreed to lower the Eagle Lake water level by approximately 0.5 feet per day. […]
Fishing
MDWFP to host pond management workshop in Tippah County
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Fisheries Bureau is hosting a pond management workshop in Tippah County. […]
News
Spring squirrel season
Mississippi’s spring squirrel season opens May 15. Many of Mississippi’s open public lands and WMAs across the state offer squirrel hunting opportunities. […]
Fishing
State Park and State Lake Campgrounds reopen
Governor Tate Reeves’ Executive Order 1478 will re-open State Park and State Lake Campgrounds to self-contained RV camping and outdoor recreation. […]
Fishing
Simpson County Lake closed to public access
Simpson County Lake is closed to public access. The lake will be filled and restocked with fish once the repairs are complete. […]
Fishing
State Lakes and State Park Lakes reopen
The MDWFP, in response to Governor Tate Reeves’ Executive Order 1473, reopened State Lakes and State Park Lakes to fishing and boating on April 20. […]
Hunting
Newest MDWFP apps useful
The MDWFP has two new cell-phone apps available to enhance and streamline the hunting experience, especially for users of the agency’s WMAs. […]
Outdoor Updates
MDWFP opens new range near Sardis
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks opened its latest shooting range; the 300-acre McIvor Shooting Facility at the Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area near Sardis. […]
Featured
MDWFP deal would open more Delta land to public
Mississippi wildlife officials are hoping to announce soon a closing of the deal that could be the state’s last chance of obtaining a big block of prime Delta hunting land for public access. […]
Deer Hunting
MDWFP sets CWD meeting in Vicksburg
State wildlife officials and representatives of other agencies will meet with the public March 19 in Vicksburg to discuss the latest information related to Mississippi’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease. […]
Featured
Flood area action taken by MDWFP
Due to rising waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has issued boating restrictions on some affected streams. […]