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]

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List of Wildlife Management Areas

NameCounty or countiesAreaDescriptionRegion
Bienville Wildlife Management Area Scott County 26,136 acresBienville, 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 acresNearest town: Brooksville East-central Region
Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area Calhoun County 10,900 acresNearest city: Calhoun City Northwest Region
Canal Section Wildlife Management Area Itawamba County and Monroe County 26,000 acresNearest city: Fulton Northeast Region
Canemount Wildlife Management Area Claiborne County 3,587 acresNear the Mississippi River Southwest Region
Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area Smith County and Scott County 28,000 acresNearest city: Forest Southwest Region
Caston Creek Wildlife Management Area Amite County and Franklin County 29,875 acresNearest city: Meadville Southwest Region
Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area Panola County 4,000 acresNearest city: Sardis Northwest Region
Charlie Capps Wildlife Management Area Bolivar County 600 acresNearest city: Rosedale Delta Region
Chickasaw Wildlife Management Area Chickasaw County 27,259 acresNearest city: Houston Northeast Region
Chickasawhay Wildlife Management Area Jones County 30,000 acresNearest city: Laurel Southeast Region
Choctaw Wildlife Management Area Choctaw County and Winston County 24,314 acresNearest city: Ackerman East-central Region
Copiah County Wildlife Management Area Copiah County 6,810 acresNearest city: Hazlehurst Southwest Region
George P. Cossar State Park 650 acresThe 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 acresLocated 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 acresLocated 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 acresNortheast Region
Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area Issaquena County 2,420 acresDelta Region
John Bell Williams Wildlife Management Area Itawamba County (10%) and Prentiss County (90%)3,135 acresEstablished in 1973 and located four miles east of Marietta.Northeast Region
John W Starr Wildlife Management Area Oktibbeha County and Winston County 8,244 acresNearest 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 acresLake George became a WMA in 1990. Nearest city: Holly Bluff Delta Region
Leaf River Wildlife Management Area Perry County 42,000 acresNear Wiggins Southeast Region
Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area Washington County 1,642 acres6 miles west of Hollandale Delta Region
Little Biloxi Wildlife Management Area Stone County and Harrison County 14,540 acresNear McHenry.Southeast Region
Mahannah Wildlife Management AreaIssaquena County and Warren County 12,675 acresNear Redwood Delta Region
Malmaison Wildlife Management Area Grenada County, Carroll County, and Leflore County 9,696 acresNear Greenwood Northwest Region
Marion County Wildlife Management Area Marion County 7,200 acresNear Columbia Southwest Region
Mason Creek Wildlife Management Area Greene County 28,000 acresNear Laurel Southeast Region
Muscadine Farms Wildlife Management AreaWashington County3,046 acresNear Greenville Delta Region
Nanih Waiya Wildlife Management Area Neshoba County and Winston County 7,655 acresNear Philadelphia East-central Region
Natchez State Park Wildlife Management Area Adams County 2,261 acresSouthwest Region
Okatibbee Wildlife Management Area Lauderdale County and Kemper County 6,883 acresThe 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 acresNear 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 AreaPearl River County14,764 acresThe WMA is located near Poplarville.Southeast Region
Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area George County and Jackson County 36,549 acresThe 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 acresThe WMA is located near Canton.Southwest Region
Red Creek Wildlife Management Area Stone, George and Jackson Counties22,789 acresLocated 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 acresLocation near Natchez Southwest Region
Sardis Waterfowl Wildlife Management Area Lafayette County 3,700 acresLocated near Oxford along Sardis Lake.Northwest Region
Shipland Wildlife Management AreaIssaquena County3,642Located near Mayersville Delta Region
Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area Humphreys County and Leflore County 4,306 acresLocated near Belzoni Delta Region
Stoneville Wildlife Management AreaWashington County2,500 acresLocated near Leland Delta Region
Sunflower Wildlife Management Area Sharkey County 58,480 acresLocated near Rolling Fork Delta Region
Tallahala Wildlife Management Area Scott County, Newton County, Smith County, and Jasper County 28,120 acresLocated near Montrose Southwest Region
Theodore A. Mars Jr. Wildlife Management Area Pearl River County 896 acresLocated near Poplarville Southeast Region
Trim Cane Wildlife Management Area Oktibbeha County 891 acresLocated near Starkville East-central Region
Tuscumbia Wildlife Management Area Alcorn County 2,436 acresLocated near Corinth Northeast Region
Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area Sharkey County 5,847 acresLocated near Rolling Fork, forty miles north of Vicksburg.Delta Region
Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area Lafayette County 42,274 acresLocated east of Oxford within Holly Springs National Forest Northwest Region
Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area Jackson County 13,234 acresLocated near Moss Point Southeast Region
William C. (Billy) Deviney Wildlife Management Area1,203 acresDelta Region
Wolf River Wildlife Management Area Lamar County and Pearl River County 10,881 acresLocated near Poplarville Southeast Region
Yockanookany Wildlife Management Area Attala County 2,379 acresLocated near McCool East-central Region

Chronic Wasting Disease

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

  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 July 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Second deer found with chronic wasting disease in Mississippi". WVTM 13 News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ Broom, Brian (November 27, 2018). "Additional case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Mississippi". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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