Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.36 - CHARLES RAY NIX WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area in Panola County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see LEGAL BUCKS, DEER
								DATA COLLECTION, DOG RESTRICTIONS, PRIMITIVE WEAPON DEER HUNTING PERMITS,
								HANDICAPPED DEER HUNTING AREA, and LEGAL WEAPONS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
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 Weapons-Permit Only season through the Friday prior to
								Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon - Permit Only
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - the day before
								Thanksgiving.
First Friday in December continuing for 36
								days.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Archery/Youth Deer
Day after the end of the Primitive Weapon - Permit
								Only season - Jan. 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
YOUTH TURKEY - Permit Only
All full weekends in April.
See TURKEY HUNTING PERMITS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
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
QUAIL
Nov. 6 - 10
Nov. 13 - 17
Nov. 23 - Nov. 30
Jan. 6 - Feb. 18
DOVE
See DOVE HUNTING 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. 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 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.
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.
				PRIMITIVE WEAPON DEER HUNTING PERMITS: Deer hunting during the primitive weapon
				season 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.
6. HANDICAPPED DEER HUNTING
				AREA: Only handicapped hunters are allowed to hunt in this area during deer
				season. Handicapped hunters may hunt with a rifle in the handicapped area from
				the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - the day before Thanksgiving and the first
				Friday in December - January 31. This area will be open to all other hunters
				outside of deer season.
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. TURKEY HUNTING PERMITS: Youth turkey
				hunting 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.
9. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only
				archery equipment and primitive weapon may be used for deer hunting. Youth
				hunters may use centerfire rifles or shotguns with slugs for deer during youth
				gun and primitive weapon seasons. Handicap hunters may use centerfire rifles or
				shotguns with slugs for deer in the handicapped area during the handicapped
				rifle season.
10. DOVE HUNTING:
				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.
11. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs:
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed on designated roads or trails for
				hunting access only from Sept. 1 - May 1. 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.
12. 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 allowed on entire area
				during nighttime hours.
13.
				CAMPING: No camping allowed.
14.
				CLOSED AREA: The area designated as the shooting range shall be closed to
				hunting, fishing, and trapping.