Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.13 - MALMAISON WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Malmaison Wildlife Management Area in Grenada, Carroll, and Leflore Counties.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see LEGAL BUCKS, DEER
								DATA COLLECTION, DOG RESTRICTIONS, 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 Gun
								season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving through Dec.
								1
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Dec. 2 - Dec. 15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 16 - Dec. 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
Last full weekend in March.
TURKEY
Apr. 1 - May 1
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
May 15 - June 1
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct. 15 - Feb. 28
RACCOON
July 1 - Sep. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPPOSUM, BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
WATERFOWL
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 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. 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 measurement, 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. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only centerfire rifles,
				shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for
				deer hunting.
7. WATERFOWL:
a. Waterfowl hunting closes at
				noon.
b. The Greentree Reservoir
				and the state-owned portion of the McIntyre Scatters:
i. Parking areas and boat ramps are closed
				1½ hours after sunset until 2 p.m.
ii. Access to these areas is prohibited prior
				to 4a.m.
iii. Waterfowl hunters
				must be out by 1 p.m.
iv. Hunters
				are allowed no more than 25 shotshells per person.
v. No boats or waterfowl hunting gear are
				permitted on the area, except in camping areas or roadways, later than 30
				minutes after sunset.
vi. Hunting
				equipment, including but not limited to boats and decoys, may not be left
				unattended.
vii. All boat access in
				the Greentree Reservoir is prohibited during the two weeks before the opening
				day of regular waterfowl season. During the regular waterfowl hunting season
				boat access in the Greentree Reservoir is allowed from 4 a.m. until 1 p.m.
				daily.
viii. The WMA boundary lines
				in the McIntyre Scatters are marked. Lands adjacent to the WMA are
				privately-owned lands. Hunters are cautioned to stay on the WMA side of the
				posted boundary, and not trespass onto adjoining private lands. Crossing onto
				adjoining private lands, to include floating past the marked boundary lines in
				a boat or other floating hunting blind or apparatus, may subject the hunter to
				criminal liability for trespass. Additionally, placement of stands, blinds or
				other hunting positions/apparatus on or near the boundary line, may place the
				hunter within shotgun range of hunters on adjacent private property. Therefore,
				hunters should set their hunting positions a safe distance from the line.
				Additional signs or markers are near the boundary line and in close proximity
				to active hunting areas on the adjacent private lands, to make WMA hunters
				aware of those active sites. Stands, blinds, or other hunting positions should
				be placed so that the WMA hunter does not shoot across any boundary line and
				onto or over adjacent private property. All rules of safety and proper hunting
				etiquette shall be observed at all times. A violation of this provision may
				also subject the hunter to charges for a violation of these WMA hunting
				regulations, and possible loss of hunting privileges on this WMA, as provided
				in 40 Miss. Admin. Code, Part 2, Rule 1.1.E.
8. NO WAKE ZONES: No boat shall exceed idle
				speed when motoring through these areas.
a.
				The state-owned portion of the McIntyre Scatters.
b. In the greentree reservoir, from the boat
				ramp down the main channel to a point extending 700 yards from the boat
				ramp.
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 are allowed for retrieval of harvested deer or
				hogs. ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are only allowed on WMA levees for retrieval
				of harvested deer and hogs and for handicapped access. 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.
				Raccoon hunting from horses allowed during nighttime hours.
11. 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.