Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 2 - Wildlife › Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) › Rule 40-2-1.19 - PEARL RIVER WMA REGULATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Regulations for
				Pearl River Wildlife Management Area in Madison County.
SPECIES
SEASON
COMMENTS
DEER
For deer hunting regulations see DEER DATA
								COLLECTION, LEGAL BUCKS, LEGAL WEAPONS, 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 - Jan. 31.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.
YOUTH TURKEY
March 8 - 14
TURKEY
March 15 - May 1
March 15 - Mar. 31 - Non-Residents by permit only
								through the Non-Resident Public Land Draw.
YOUTH
Sept. 24 - 30
SQUIRREL
SQUIRREL
Oct.1 - Feb. 28
May 15 - June 1
RABBIT
Saturday nearest Oct.15 - Feb. 28
WATERFOWL
Same as statewide seasons.
See SPECIAL YOUTH AREA, HANDICAPPED AREA, AND
								WATERFOWL
IMPOUNDMENTS in Special Instructions. No waterfowl
								hunting west of Pipeline Road except for youth hunters during waterfowl
								season.
RACCOON
Jul. 1 - Sep. 30
Friday and Saturday nights only.
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & BOBCAT
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28
TRAPPING
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
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 by using the WMA Check-In App and any required
				license and may be purchased wherever licenses are sold.
2. CLOSED NO ACCESS AREA: The area around
				Turcotte Lab and the Hunter Safety Shooting Area within the Waterfowl Refuge is
				a NO ACCESS AREA.
3. SPECIAL YOUTH
				AREA, HANDICAPPED AREA, AND WATERFOWL IMPOUNDMENTS: Hunting in the Youth Area
				is allowed by youth hunters only with the following exceptions: deer hunting
				during the archery season, raccoon hunting, and trapping is allowed. Waterfowl
				hunting is allowed by youth hunters during the entire waterfowl season.
				Waterfowl hunting is allowed in the waterfowl impoundments by special permit.
				Hunting in the Special Handicapped area is restricted to handicapped hunters
				only. Contact the Jackson Office at 601-432-2199 for access to the Special
				Handicapped area.
4. 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.
5. DEER
				DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested must be checked at the self-service deer
				check stations located on the Madison County Pipeline Road, on Rocks Road, and
				on Beach Bluff Road 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
				jawbone). Instructions and equipment will be provided.
6. LEGAL BUCKS: Legal bucks are those with an
				inside spread of 10 inches or more OR a main beam of at least 13 inches. For
				hunters 15 years of age or younger any antlered buck is a legal buck.
7. DOG RESTRICTIONS: Deer hunting with dogs
				is prohibited. Small game hunting with dogs is allowed during any small game
				season. Hog hunting with dogs is allowed during daylight hours only Feb. 1 - 28
				with weapons legal for small game.
8. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only archery equipment and
				primitive weapons may be used by adults for deer hunting. Youth Hunters 15
				years of age and younger may use centerfire rifles, primitive weapons, or
				shotguns with slugs during the youth season and primitive weapon season for
				deer.
9. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED
				VEHICLES/ATVs: ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed only 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. HORSES: No horses allowed.
11. CAMPING: No camping allowed.
12. FISHING: No fishing allowed in the
				waterfowl impoundments or in Fisheries Experimental Ponds.