Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.45 - COSSAR STATE PARK REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
The unimproved part or parts of the property owned by the
				  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers known as "George P. Cossar State Park," located in
				  Yalobusha County, is hereby declared a wildlife management project or refuge to
				  be managed as a Wildlife Management Area, under the authority of Miss. Code
				  Ann. Section  49-5-13 and shall be open for white-tailed deer and squirrel
				  hunting.
A. Regulations for Cossar
				State Park in Yalobusha County.
SPECIES
OPENING DATE
CLOSING DATE
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see HUNTING AREA, BAG
								LIMITS, DEER DATA COLLECTION, DEER HUNTING PERMITS, ELIGIBLE HUNTERS, LEGAL
								BUCKS, DOG RESTRICTIONS, and LEGAL WEAPONS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Group Deer Hunts - Permit Only
Dec. 6
Dec. 13
Dec. 27
Jan. 3
Jan. 10
Jan. 17
Dec. 10
Dec. 17
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
NO OTHER SEASON shall be open and no other animals
								shall be hunted or disturbed unless stated in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
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. HUNTING AREA: See map
				at mdwfp.com/wma.
3. BAG LIMITS:
				Deer - Same as statewide bag limits EXCEPT the bag limit on antlered buck deer
				is one (1) buck per permitted hunter and on antlerless deer is one (1) per day.
				All harvested deer count towards statewide bag limits, unless otherwise stated.
Squirrel - May be hunted during the permitted hunt. Statewide
				  bag limit applies. Park regulations apply, including those regarding
				  pets.
4. PERMIT STATIONS:
				All hunters must check-in at the park office.
5. DEER DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested
				must be brought to the check station and recorded on WMA Daily Use Permit Card
				or WMA Check-In App by the hunter who harvested them for biological data
				collection. 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.
6. DEER HUNTING PERMITS:
				Deer 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.
7. 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.
8. DOG
				RESTRICTIONS: Deer hunting with dogs is prohibited. Hunting, running, or
				pursuing hogs with the use of dogs is prohibited.
9. LEGAL WEAPONS: Archery equipment,
				muzzleloading rifles, and shotgun with slugs.
10. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs:
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed only for the retrieval of harvested
				deer. 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.
11.
				PARKING: Hunters must park in designated parking areas only.
12. CAMPING: Camping is allowed under State
				Park regulation. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§
										49-1-29,  49-4-4, and
				 49-5-13.