Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.23 - SUNFLOWER WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Sunflower Wildlife Management Area in Sharkey County.
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
Legal bucks.
Primitive Weapon
Dec. 2 -15
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 16 -23
Legal bucks.
Gun
Dec. 24 - Jan. 17
Legal bucks with dogs
Primitive Weapon
Jan. 18 - 31
Legal bucks.
TURKEY
Season Closed.
YOUTH SQUIRREL
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 May 15 - June 1
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct. 15 - Feb. 28
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sep. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPPOSUM, & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
WATERFOWL
Same as statewide seasons.
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUTH WATERFOWL
Open concurrent with the statewide Youth Waterfowl
								Season
See WATERFOWL in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
B.
				SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. WMA USER PERMIT: All
				persons participating in hunting, fishing, or trapping on 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 that the bag limit on antlerless deer is one (1) and on antlered deer is
				two (2). All harvested deer count towards statewide bag limits, unless
				otherwise stated.
3. DEER DATA
				COLLECTION: All deer harvested must be recorded on DAILY VISITOR USE PERMIT
				card before leaving the area. All deer harvested must be checked at a
				self-service data collection station 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 jawbones). 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: Small game hunting with dogs is allowed during any small game
				season. Hog hunting with dogs is allowed during any deer with dogs season. Hog
				hunting with dogs is allowed during daylight hours only during Feb. 1 - 28 with
				weapons legal for small game.
6.
				LEGAL WEAPONS: Only centerfire rifles, shotguns with slugs or buckshot,
				primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for deer
				hunting.
7. WATERFOWL: Sunflower
				WMA may be hunted each day from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. FOR
				LOCATION OF FLOODED GREENTREE RESERVOIRS, see map at permit stations or at
www.mdwfp.com/wma
.
8. NO HUNTING from or within 100ft of the toe
				of the greentree reservoir levees or from or within 100ft of pipeline
				rights-of-ways during deer firearm seasons.
9. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs:
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed on designated roads or trails, and only
				for the retrieval of harvested deer or hogs. Before operating
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles, users must obtain an ATV/UTV permit from the U.S.
				Forest Service and be familiar with the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) published
				annually by the U.S. Forest Service. The MVUM explains when and where
				ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles may be used. Permits and MVUMs are available from
				the Delta Ranger District office in Rolling Fork, MS, and MVUMs online at
www.fs.usda.gov/main/mississippi/maps-pubs
.
10. HORSES: Hunting from horseback is
				allowed.
11. CAMPING: Camping is
				allowed subject to U.S. Forest Service regulations.
12. HIGH WATER LEVEL CLOSURE: ALL activities,
				EXCEPT for waterfowl hunting, will close when the Steele Bayou landside gauge
				reaches 90.0 feet and shall remain so until the Steele Bayou level falls to or
				below 88.0 feet.