Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.32 - HARVEY MOSS WMA AT TUSCUMBIA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Harvey Moss Wildlife Management Area at Tuscumbia in Alcorn County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
UNIT 1
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see DOG RESTRICTIONS,
								DEER DATA COLLECTION, BAG LIMITS, LEGAL BUCKS, and LEGAL WEAPONS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
Primitive Weapon - Permit Only
Oct. 1 - 30
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Archery
Nov. 1 through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Youth Deer
Saturday two weeks prior to opening day of Gun
								season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - Dec. 1
Antlerless deer and legal bucks only.
Primitive Weapon
Dec. 2 - 15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 16 - 23
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 24 - until 47 days of regular gun hunting for
								entire deer season.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Day after the final day of Gun season - Jan.
								31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
YOUTH TURKEY
March 8 - 14
TURKEY - Permit Only
TURKEY
March 15 - Apr. 17
Apr. 18 - May 1
See TURKEY HUNTING PERMIT in
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
May 15 - June 3
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sept. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
See TRAPPING in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
WATERFOWL
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH WATERFOWL
Open concurrent with the statewide Youth Waterfowl
								Season.
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
RABBIT
Oct. 31 - Feb. 28
UNIT 2
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see DEER HUNTING -
								Unit 2, DOG RESTRICTIONS, DEER DATA COLLECTION, BAG LIMITS, LEGAL BUCKS, and
								LEGAL WEAPONS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Primitive Weapon - Permit Only
Oct. 1 - 30
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Archery
Nov. 1 through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Youth Gun
Saturday two weeks prior to opening day of Gun
								season through Jan. 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
YOUTH TURKEY
March 8 - 14
TURKEY - Permit Only TURKEY
March 15 - Apr. 17
Apr. 18 - May 1
See TURKEY HUNTING PERMIT in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sept. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL, RACCOON, OPPOSUM, & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - the day prior to the opening day of
								waterfowl season.
Feb. 1 - 28
SQUIRREL
May 15 - June 1
RABBIT
Oct. 31 to the day prior to the opening day of
								waterfowl season.
Feb. 1 - 28
Rabbit season is closed during statewide Youth
								Waterfowl Season.
DOVE
See DOVE HUNTING in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
TRAPPING
Feb. 1 - 28
See TRAPPING in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
WATERFOWL - Permit Only
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH WATERFOWL
Open concurrent with the statewide Youth Waterfowl
								Season.
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
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) per
				day. Permitted deer hunt bag limits - 2 does and 1 buck per permit, no daily
				bag limit. All harvested deer count towards statewide bag limits, unless
				otherwise stated.
3. LEGAL BUCKS:
				Legal bucks are those with an inside spread of at least 10 inches OR one main
				beam length of at least 13 inches. For hunters 15 years of age or younger any
				antlered buck is a legal buck.
4.
				DEER DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested must be checked at a check station 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. ALL antlerless deer heads harvested on
				Tuscumbia WMA must be deposited in a CWD Collection freezer or submitted to WMA
				staff for CWD sampling.
5. DEER
				HUNTING PERMITS: Deer hunting will be allowed by special permit only from Oct.
				1 - 30. You may apply online at
www.mdwfp.com
. See application for hunt dates,
				application deadlines, and other information about permitted hunts. Hunters
				must check in a doe that is 1½ years old or older during their permitted
				primitive weapon hunt to be issued a permit to harvest (1) legal buck. This
				buck permit will be valid for the duration of the permitted hunt.
6. DEER HUNTING - UNIT 2: Once the waterfowl
				draw hunts begin, archery and youth gun hunting will be allowed only on Sunday,
				Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. No scouting is allowed on waterfowl draw
				hunt days which are Wednesday and Saturday.
7. DOG RESTRICTIONS:
a. Deer hunting with dogs is
				prohibited.
b. Small game hunting
				with dogs is allowed during any small game season.
c. Hunting, running, or pursuing hogs with
				the use of dogs is prohibited.
8. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only centerfire rifles,
				shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for
				deer hunting.
9. TRAPPING: All kill
				type traps must be at least 50% submerged in water.
10. WATERFOWL:
a. UNIT 1: Open with state seasons and bag
				limits. Shooting hours on Unit 1 are one-half hour before sunrise until 3 p.m.,
				except during the waterfowl youth hunt which runs concurrent with state
				seasons. Waterfowl hunters must wear hunter orange cap or vest to and from hunt
				site. Waterfowl scouting is allowed during any open hunting season.
b. UNIT 2: Waterfowl hunting on UNIT 2 is by
				special permit only. All waterfowl hunts, except for the waterfowl youth hunts,
				are draw hunts only. The waterfowl youth hunt shall run concurrent with the
				statewide season. You may apply online at
www.mdwfp.com
. See application for hunt dates,
				application deadlines, and other information about permitted hunts.
c. All hunters must remain inside their
				assigned hunt station areas at all times.
d. All hunters must be checked in and out by
				area personnel.
e. Shooting hours
				are one-half hour before sunrise until 12 p.m.
f. All hunters and equipment must be removed
				from area by 1 p.m.
g. Spent shot
				shells must be removed from area.
h. Waterfowl scouting is allowed during any
				open hunting season, except on Wednesdays and Saturdays during waterfowl
				season.
11. TURKEY
				HUNTING PERMITS: Turkey hunting from March 15 - Apr. 17 is allowed by special
				permit only. You may apply online at
www.mdwfp.com
. See application for hunt dates,
				application deadlines, and other information about permitted hunts.
12. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: UNIT 1:
				Off-road use of ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles is allowed for the retrieval of
				harvested deer or hogs. UNIT 2: For permitted waterfowl hunters,
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed on designated roads or trails to access
				assigned waterfowl impoundments during waterfowl permit hunts. Otherwise,
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are only allowed for the 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.
13. HORSES: No horses
				allowed
.
14.
				CAMPING: No camping allowed.
15.
				DOVE HUNTING - Unit 2: Dove hunting is allowed from 2 p.m. - sunset during the
				first season. After the first season, dove hunting follows statewide season
				dates.
16. HIGH WATER: All hunting
				seasons are closed when the Tuscumbia River gauge at Corinth reads 14.0 ft. or
				higher. River stages can be obtained from
www.mdwfp.com/wma
. The earliest daily reading
				will determine WMA closure for the entire day.