It offers unparalleled hunting for deer, waterfowl, turkey, quail and doves. Fishing in this region is superb. The cypress timber is impressive and mallards, gadwalls and wood ducks rest in the swamps by the thousands.
Whitetail deer is without a doubt the most popular big game animal in Mississippi.
Two additional does may be taken with a bow and arrow at any time during the legal season and do not count against the daily bag limit nor the license year bag limit. The state's mild climate and geographical range promotes a staggered period of primary and secondary rut. The rutting periods occur between the end on November and the end of January. Each resident of Mississippi between the ages of 16 and 65 must obtain a hunting license, except while hunting on lands titled in his name. Any person over 65 or any person otherwise exempted from obtaining a license must have documentation with him at all times while hunting.