Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.10 - LAKE GEORGE WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Lake George Wildlife Management Area in Yazoo County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see DEER DATA
								COLLECTION, LEGAL BUCKS and DOG RESTRICTIONS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Archery
October 1 through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Youth Gun
Saturday two weeks prior to the opening day of Gun
								season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - Dec. 1
WITHOUT DOGS. Legal bucks only.
Primitive Weapon
Dec. 2 - 15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 16 - Jan. 31
WITHOUT DOGS. Legal bucks only.
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
WATERFOWL
Same as statewide seasons.
POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER
See Federal Regulations.
Open after waterfowl season.
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct.15 - Feb. 28
QUAIL
Thanksgiving Day through the first Saturday in
								March.
TURKEY
Season Closed
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. During the Youth Gun Hunt ONLY,
				hunters 15 years of age or younger may harvest any antlered buck. During ALL
				other hunts, a youth hunter must harvest a buck with an inside spread of at
				least 15 inches OR one main beam length of at least 18 inches.
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. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only
				centerfire rifles, shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire
				handguns may be used for deer hunting.
7. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: 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.
8. 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.
9. CAMPING: No
				camping allowed.
10. HIGH WATER
				LEVEL CLOSURE: ALL activities, EXCEPT for waterfowl hunting, will close when
				the Steele Bayou landside gauge reaches 90.0 feet and shall remain so until the
				Steele Bayou level falls to or below 88.0 feet.