Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.11 - LEROY PERCY WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, hereby
				  declares that part of the property known as "Leroy Percy State Park," located
				  in Washington County, is and shall be, 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.
A. Regulations
				for Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area in Washington 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
								Primitive Weapon season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - Dec. 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Archery/Youth Gun
Jan. 1 - 31
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct.1 - Feb. 28
RACCOON
May 15 - June 1
Jul. 1 - Sep. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
WATERFOWL
See Federal Regulations
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct. 15 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Feb. 1 - 28
YOUTH DOVE with Guardian
First Saturday in September
See DOVE in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
DOVE
See DOVE in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER
See Federal Regulations
Open after waterfowl season.
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 using the WMA Check-In App and any required
				license and may be purchased wherever licenses are sold.
2. CLOSED AREA: Primitive weapon deer hunting
				is limited to south of Highway 12 and north of Highway 12 east of Black Bayou.
				Archery hunting allowed in any open hunting zone during deer seasons. No
				hunting allowed north of Hwy. 12, west of Black Bayou and east of the no
				hunting boundary signs that are west of the park lodge.
3. 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.
4. DEER DATA COLLECTION:
				All deer harvested must be checked at the Leroy Percy State Park lodge and
				recorded on WMA Daily Use Permit Card or WMA Check-In App by the hunter who
				harvested them before leaving the WMA.
5. LEGAL BUCKS: Legal bucks are those with an
				inside spread of at least 12 inches OR one main beam length of at least 15
				inches. For hunters 15 years of age or younger any antlered buck is a legal
				buck.
6. 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.
7. LEGAL WEAPONS:
				Only centerfire rifles, shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire
				handguns may be used for deer hunting during the Youth Gun deer hunt. Other
				deer seasons are restricted to archery and primitive weapons. Rifles or
				handguns may not be used in the small game and archery area west of the park
				lodge.
8. DOVE: Opening Saturday is
				reserved for youth hunters and guardians only. Guardians accompanying youth may
				hunt dove on the youth with guardian hunt. A guardian is defined as a person 21
				years of age or older with a valid hunting license. One guardian is allowed per
				youth. All youth and guardians must hunt together in one of the 25 designated
				hunting locations. After the youth hunt, during the first season, hunting is
				allowed on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. Dove season is open with state
				framework after the first season. Hunting hours are from 2 p.m. until sunset on
				opening day. Hunting hours are from 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset after
				opening day.
9. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED
				VEHICLES/ATVs: ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are only 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.
10. BOATS: No motorized boats allowed in
				Black Bayou within the WMA boundary.
11. HORSES: No horses allowed.
12. CAMPING: Camping is allowed under State
				Park regulations.