Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.14 - MARION COUNTY WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Marion County Wildlife Management Area in Marion County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see DEER DATA
								COLLECTION, LEGAL BUCKS, DOG RESTRICTIONS and LEGAL WEAPONS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
Archery
October 15 through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Youth Gun
Saturday two weeks prior to opening day of Gun
								season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Shotgun/Primitive Weapon/Handgun
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - Dec. 1
Legal bucks only.
Exception: Archery/Youth Gun on Dillon Creek
								Unit.
Shotgun/Primitive Weapon/Handgun
Dec. 2 - Dec. 15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Exception: Archery/Youth Gun on Dillon Creek
								Unit.
Shotgun/Primitive Weapon/Handgun
Dec. 16 - Jan. 3
Legal bucks only.
Exception: Archery/Youth Gun on Dillon Creek
								Unit.
Archery/Youth Gun
Jan. 4 - Jan. 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Archery/Youth Gun
Feb. 1 - Feb. 15
Legal bucks only.
YOUTH TURKEY
Last Saturday and Sunday in March
TURKEY
Apr.1 - May 1
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
May 15 - June 1
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sept. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct. 15 - Feb. 28
QUAIL
Thanksgiving Day through the first Saturday in
								March
Whenever the opening date set above falls on a Sunday, the
				  season shall begin on the preceding Saturday.
B. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. WMA USER PERMIT: All persons using this
				wildlife management area, except those exempt from purchasing an annual hunting
				or fishing license, must carry on their person an annual statewide Wildlife
				Management Area User Permit. This permit is required in addition to completing
				the daily visitor use permit or using the WMA Check-In App and any required
				license and may be purchased wherever licenses are sold.
2. CLOSED AREA: The land areas within the
				road and firebreak boundary around Lake Bill Waller and Lake Columbia are
				closed to all hunting.
3. BAG
				LIMITS: Same as statewide bag limits
,
except the bag limit on
				antlerless deer is one (1) per day. All harvested deer count towards statewide
				bag limits, unless otherwise stated.
4. DEER DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested
				must be checked at the WMA headquarters and recorded on WMA Daily Use Permit
				Card or WMA Check-In App by the hunter who harvested them before leaving the
				WMA. If WMA personnel are not available to check the deer, the hunter is
				responsible for collecting and legibly recording ALL biological data (weight,
				antler measurements, and jawbone). Instructions and equipment will be
				provided.
5. LEGAL BUCKS: Legal
				bucks are those with an inside spread of at least 12 inches OR one main beam
				length of at least 15 inches. For hunters 15 years of age or younger any
				antlered buck is a legal buck.
6.
				DOG RESTRICTIONS: Deer hunting with dogs is prohibited. Small game hunting with
				dogs is allowed during any small game season. Hunting, running, or pursuing
				hogs with the use of dogs is prohibited.
7. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only shotguns with slugs,
				primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for deer hunting.
				Exception: youth deer hunters, 15 years of age or younger, are allowed to use
				centerfire rifles.
8. OFF-ROAD
				MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed only for the
				retrieval of harvested deer and hogs. Additionally, electric bicycles may be
				ridden on marked foot-traffic trails only by users 65 years of age and older.
				They may not be ridden on any leveed roads or trails.
9. HORSES: Horseback riding is prohibited
				during WMA deer and turkey seasons. At all other times, horseback riding is
				restricted to roads open to motorized vehicles and designated ATV trails.
				Raccoon hunting from horses is allowed during nighttime hunting
				hours.
10. CAMPING: No camping
				allowed.
11. NO HUNTING: No hunting
				from or within 100ft. of pipeline rights-of-way during any deer firearm season
				west of Game Reserve Road.