List of Wildlife Management Areas in Mississippi

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There are 54 areas with over a thousand square miles of land under management of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and operated as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)[1] in six regions:[2]

  • Delta Region contains 14 WMAs
  • East Central Region contains 7 WMAs
  • North East Region contains 6 WMAs
  • North West Region contains 6 WMAs
  • South East Region contains 10 WMAs
  • South West Region contains 10 WMAs

List of Wildlife Management Areas

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Name County or counties Area Description Region
Bienville Wildlife Management Area Scott County 26,136 acres Bienville, Tallahalla; and Caney Creek WMAs are all located within Bienville National Forest. Closest town is Morton. Southwest Region
Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area Lowndes County 5,673 acres Nearest town: Brooksville East-central Region
Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area Calhoun County 10,900 acres Nearest city: Calhoun City Northwest Region
Canal Section Wildlife Management Area Itawamba County and Monroe County 26,000 acres Nearest city: Fulton Northeast Region
Canemount Wildlife Management Area Claiborne County 3,587 acres Near the Mississippi River Southwest Region
Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area Smith County and Scott County 28,000 acres Nearest city: Forest Southwest Region
Caston Creek Wildlife Management Area Amite County and Franklin County 29,875 acres Nearest city: Meadville Southwest Region
Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area Panola County 4,000 acres Nearest city: Sardis Northwest Region
Charlie Capps Wildlife Management Area Bolivar County 600 acres Nearest city: Rosedale Delta Region
Chickasaw Wildlife Management Area Chickasaw County 27,259 acres Nearest city: Houston Northeast Region
Chickasawhay Wildlife Management Area Jones County 30,000 acres Nearest city: Laurel Southeast Region
Choctaw Wildlife Management Area Choctaw County and Winston County 24,314 acres Nearest city: Ackerman East-central Region
Copiah County Wildlife Management Area Copiah County 6,810 acres Nearest city: Hazlehurst Southwest Region
George P. Cossar State Park 650 acres The WMA is situated on Enid Lake that holds the world record crappie being caught.[3]
Divide Section Wildlife Management Area Tishomingo County and Prentiss County 15,337 acres Located in the northeast corner of the state the WMA lies on both sides of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTW) stretching from the Yellow Creek arm of Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, southward to Bay Springs Lake. Northeast Region
Graham Lake Waterfowl Wildlife Management Area Lafayette County 1,400 acres Located on the extreme southeast corner of Sardis Lake with Holly Springs National Forest to the east. Northwest Region
Hell Creek Wildlife Management Area Union County and Tippah County 2,284 acres Northeast Region
Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area Issaquena County 2,420 acres Delta Region
John Bell Williams Wildlife Management Area Itawamba County (10%) and Prentiss County (90%) 3,135 acres Established in 1973 and located four miles east of Marietta. Northeast Region
John W Starr Wildlife Management Area Oktibbeha County and Winston County 8,244 acres Nearest city: Starkville. The addition of a MSU Hunting and Trapping Permit is also required.[4] East-central Region
Lake George Wildlife Management Area Yazoo County 8,383 acres Lake George became a WMA in 1990. Nearest city: Holly Bluff Delta Region
Leaf River Wildlife Management Area Perry County 42,000 acres Near Wiggins Southeast Region
Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area Washington County 1,642 acres 6 miles west of Hollandale Delta Region
Little Biloxi Wildlife Management Area Stone County and Harrison County 14,540 acres Near McHenry. Southeast Region
Mahannah Wildlife Management Area Issaquena County and Warren County 12,675 acres Near Redwood Delta Region
Malmaison Wildlife Management Area Grenada County, Carroll County, and Leflore County 9,696 acres Near Greenwood Northwest Region
Marion County Wildlife Management Area Marion County 7,200 acres Near Columbia Southwest Region
Mason Creek Wildlife Management Area Greene County 28,000 acres Near Laurel Southeast Region
Muscadine Farms Wildlife Management Area Washington County 3,046 acres Near Greenville Delta Region
Nanih Waiya Wildlife Management Area Neshoba County and Winston County 7,655 acres Near Philadelphia East-central Region
Natchez State Park Wildlife Management Area Adams County 2,261 acres Southwest Region
Okatibbee Wildlife Management Area Lauderdale County and Kemper County 6,883 acres The land for the WMA was purchased in the 1960s and Okatibbee Lake was formed in 1968 and the fragmented WMA established around the lake since 1969. American alligators were re-established in the 1970s and Bald eagles in 1992. The WMA is Near Collinsville.[5] -
O’Keefe Wildlife Management Area Quitman County 6,239 acres Near Lambert the property was purchased in 2001 from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. 1,535 acres are dedicated to various wetlands.[6] Delta Region
Old River Wildlife Management Area Pearl River County 14,764 acres The WMA is located near Poplarville. Southeast Region
Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area George County and Jackson County 36,549 acres The WMA is located near Lucedale and consists of the Upper unit and the Lower unit. Southeast Region
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area Madison County 6,925 acres The WMA is located near Canton. Southwest Region
Red Creek Wildlife Management Area Stone, George and Jackson Counties 22,789 acres Located near Wiggins Southeast Region
Riverfront Wildlife Management Area Bolivar County. 1,214 acres[7] Delta Region
Sandy Creek Wildlife Management Area Adams County and Franklin County 16,407 acres Location near Natchez Southwest Region
Sardis Waterfowl Wildlife Management Area Lafayette County 3,700 acres Located near Oxford along Sardis Lake. Northwest Region
Shipland Wildlife Management Area Issaquena County 3,642 Located near Mayersville Delta Region
Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area Humphreys County and Leflore County 4,306 acres Located near Belzoni Delta Region
Stoneville Wildlife Management Area Washington County 2,500 acres Located near Leland Delta Region
Sunflower Wildlife Management Area Sharkey County 58,480 acres Located near Rolling Fork Delta Region
Tallahala Wildlife Management Area Scott County, Newton County, Smith County, and Jasper County 28,120 acres Located near Montrose Southwest Region
Theodore A. Mars Jr. Wildlife Management Area Pearl River County 896 acres Located near Poplarville Southeast Region
Trim Cane Wildlife Management Area Oktibbeha County 891 acres Located near Starkville East-central Region
Tuscumbia Wildlife Management Area Alcorn County 2,436 acres Located near Corinth Northeast Region
Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area Sharkey County 5,847 acres Located near Rolling Fork, forty miles north of Vicksburg. Delta Region
Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area Lafayette County 42,274 acres Located east of Oxford within Holly Springs National Forest Northwest Region
Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area Jackson County 13,234 acres Located near Moss Point Southeast Region
William C. (Billy) Deviney Wildlife Management Area 1,203 acres Delta Region
Wolf River Wildlife Management Area Lamar County and Pearl River County 10,881 acres Located near Poplarville Southeast Region
Yockanookany Wildlife Management Area Attala County 2,379 acres Located near McCool East-central Region

Chronic Wasting Disease

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Chronic Wasting Disease has been discovered in Alcorn, Benton, Carroll, DeSoto, Lafayette, Leflore, Grenada, Issaquena, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, the southern half of Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Union, Warren, and Yalobusha, counties.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Mississippi WMAs- Retrieved 2019-02-23
  2. ^ WMA regions- Retrieved 2019-02-23
  3. ^ Can our bass, crappie records be broken?: The Clarion-Ledger (by Brian Broom, May 26, 2017)- Retrieved 2019-02-22
  4. ^ MSU hunting requirement- Retrieved 2019-02-23
  5. ^ Okatibbee Wildlife Management Area- Retrieved 2019-02-23
  6. ^ Ducks Unlimited: Mississippi: O'Keefe Wildlife Management Area Wetlands Enhancement Project- Retrieved 2019-02-23
  7. ^ Riverfront WMA- Retrieved 2019-02-23
  8. ^ "CWD Management Zones". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Second deer found with chronic wasting disease in Mississippi". WVTM 13 News. 19 Oct 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ Broom, Brian (27 Nov 2018). "Additional case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Mississippi". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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