Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.21 - SHIPLAND WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Shipland Wildlife Management Area in Issaquena County
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see DEER DATA
								COLLECTION, LEGAL BUCKS and DOG RESTRICTIONS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Archery
Oct. 1 through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Youth Gun
Saturday two weeks prior to the opening day of
								Primitive Weapon season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving through Dec.
								1.
Legal bucks only.
Dec. 2 - 15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Dec. 16 - 31
Legal bucks only.
Archery / Youth Gun
Jan. 1 - 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
TURKEY
Season Closed.
See TURKEY HUNTING in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct.1 - Feb.28
May 15 - June 1
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sep. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
WATERFOWL
Same as statewide seasons.
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct.15 - Feb.28.
DOVE
Hunting hours the first season are 2:00 pm until
								sunset.
POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE COSERVATION ORDER
See Federal Regulations.
Open after waterfowl season.
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 by using the WMA Check-In App and any required
				license and may be purchased wherever licenses are sold.
2. BAG LIMITS: Same as statewide bag
				limits
,
except the bag limit on antlerless deer is one (1) and on
				legal bucks is two (2). All harvested deer count towards statewide bag limits,
				unless otherwise stated.
3. 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.
4.
				LEGAL BUCKS: Legal bucks are those with an inside spread of at least 15 inches
				OR one main beam length of at least 18 inches. For hunters 15 years of age or
				younger any antlered buck is a legal buck.
5. 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.
6. TURKEY HUNTING:
				Turkey hunting on this WMA is closed.
7. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only centerfire rifles,
				shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for
				deer hunting during the youth deer hunt. Other deer seasons are restricted to
				archery and primitive weapons.
8.
				OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: Off-road use of ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles
				are allowed for retrieval of harvested deer or 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: Camping is
				allowed in designated areas only. Camping is limited to 14 consecutive days.
				Camping equipment may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours. All
				camping equipment and garbage must be removed before final departure.
11. HIGH WATER: Hunting seasons (excluding
				waterfowl season) are closed when the Mississippi River gauge at Vicksburg
				reads 41.0 ft or higher and re-open when the gauge reads 39.0ft or lower. River
				stages can be obtained from
www.mdwfp.com/wma
. The earliest daily reading
				will determine WMA closure for the entire day.