White-tailed Deer Season finalized for Mississippi

White-tailed Deer Season has bee finalized by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. There will be three Deer Management Zones again this season with antler criteria based on minimum inside spread or minimum main beam length.  Deer bag limits remain unchanged from last year (3 bucks and 5 does). Archery season will run from October 1 – November 19 in Zones 1 & 3 and from October 15 – November 19 in Zone 2.  There is also a Special Archery Hunt running concurrently with the open seasons for hunting deer with guns and primitive weapons. Youth will have exclusive opportunity with a gun on November 6 – 7 and will be allowed to use any firearm during any primitive weapon season once again this year.  New this year is a statewide Special Primitive Weapon Hunt from November 8 – 19 for antlerless deer only.
Regulations are available online at http://www.mdwfp.com
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Jackson, MS 39211-6374
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