Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.38 - HOWARD MILLER WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area in Issaquena County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
YOUTH DEER-PERMIT ONLY
See YOUTH DEER PERMIT in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS
YOUTH DEER- PERMIT ONLY
DUCK - Permit Only
See DUCK HUNTING PERMITS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
SEPTEMBER TEAL SEASON - Permit Only
See SEPTEMBER TEAL SEASON PERMITS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH/VETERAN DUCK
Open concurrent with statewide season.
OTHER MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS
See OTHER MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS in SPECIAL
								INSTRUCTIONS.
POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER
See Federal Regulations
Open after waterfowl season.
TRAPPING
Feb. 1 - 28
DOVE
See DOVE in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
NO OTHER SEASON shall be open and no other animals
								shall be hunted or disturbed.
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. Bag limits for Permitted YOUTH DEER hunt is one (1)
				antlerless deer and one (1) any-antlered buck per permit.
3. LEGAL SHOT/WEAPONS: Only non-toxic shot
				may be used for hunting waterfowl on this area. Any weapon may be used for the
				Permitted YOUTH DEER hunts.
4. DUCK
				HUNTING PERMITS: All duck hunts, except for the youth/veteran hunts, are draw
				hunts only. You may apply online at
www.mdwfp.com
. See application for hunt dates,
				application deadlines, and other information about permitted hunts. Waterfowl
				draw hunts will be conducted on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
				only.
5. OTHER MIGRATORY GAME
				BIRDS:
a. All other migratory game birds may
				be hunted in assigned units while on permitted waterfowl hunts during the legal
				season for the species.
b. Outside
				of the regular duck season, migratory game birds may be hunted daily on the WMA
				during the legal seasons for those species.
6. NON-HUNTING USE / SCOUTING: ATV use from
				October 1 - November 15 is prohibited. During Waterfowl seasons, non-hunting
				use/scouting is allowed by foot traffic only on Sundays and Wednesdays from 12
				p.m. until 3 p.m. and all visitors may ONLY park at the front entrance parking
				area.
7. DOG RESTRICTIONS:
				Retrievers allowed during migratory game bird hunts. All other dogs prohibited.
				Hunting, running, or pursuing hogs with the use of dogs is
				prohibited.
8. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED
				VEHICLES/ATVs: ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed on designated roads or
				trails for hunting access only. No vehicles allowed on levees. 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.
9. HORSES: No horses
				allowed
.
10.
				CAMPING: No camping allowed.
11.
				SHOOTING HOURS:
a. Shooting hours for
				waterfowl end at 12 p.m., except during the youth waterfowl hunt which shall
				run concurrent with the statewide waterfowl youth hunt.
b. Waterfowl hunters must check-out by
				1p.m.
c. All other migratory bird
				shooting hours are the same as statewide seasons.
12. DOVE: Dove may be hunted during the first
				statewide season east of the main gravel road. Shooting hours for dove are from
				2 p.m. until sunset. No entry prior to 1:00 p.m. on opening day.
13. DEER DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested
				must be recorded on DAILY VISITOR USE PERMIT card or the WMA Check-In App
				before leaving the area. All deer harvested must be checked at a self-service
				data collection station 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.