Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.16 - O'KEEFE WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				O'Keefe Wildlife Management Area in Quitman County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
Archery
Oct. 1 through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Youth Deer
Saturday two weeks prior to opening day of
								Primitive Weapon season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - Dec. 15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 16 - Dec. 31
Legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Jan. 1 - Jan. 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
TURKEY
Closed
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
May 15 - June 1
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct. 15 - Feb. 28
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sept. 30
Friday and Saturday nights.
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
WATERFOWL
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH WATERFOWL
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER
See Federal Regulations.
Open after waterfowl season.
DOVE
See DOVE 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. CLOSED AREA: The portion of the WMA in
				Tallahatchie County. No deer hunting in flooded greentree reservoir prior to 1
				p.m. FOR INFORMATION ON FLOODED GREENTREE RESERVOIR, see map at permit stations
				or at
www.mdwfp.com
.
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 16 inches OR one main
				beam length of at least 20 inches. For hunters 15 years of age or younger any
				antlered buck is a legal buck.
6.
				DOG RESTRICTIONS:
a. Deer hunting with dogs is
				prohibited.
b. Small game hunting
				with dogs is allowed during any small game season.
7. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only centerfire rifles,
				shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for
				deer hunting.
8. WATERFOWL:
				Waterfowl hunting is allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
				only during the waterfowl season. Waterfowl hunting closes at 12 p.m. Waterfowl
				hunters must vacate the WMA by 1 p.m., except during the youth waterfowl hunt
				which shall run concurrent with the statewide waterfowl youth hunt. Hunters may
				not leave the parking area prior to 5 a.m. Hunters are allowed no more than 25
				shotgun shells per person in the waterfowl hunt areas, except during the Post
				Season Light Goose Conservation Order Hunts. No gas boat motors allowed in the
				greentree reservoir. All decoys, boats, and blinds must be removed from the
				hunting area by 1 p.m. each day.
9.
				OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed on
				designated roads or trails for hunting and fishing access only. Off-road use of
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles is 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.
10. 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. Squirrel hunting from horses is allowed in February on
				entire area. Raccoon hunting from horses is allowed during nighttime
				hours.
11. CAMPING: No camping
				allowed.
12. DOVE: Hunting hours
				for opening day are 2:00 p.m. until sunset. No entry prior to 1:00 p.m. on
				opening day. During the remaining statewide season framework, dove hunting
				hours are from 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.