Hunting Season is always a special time of the year. Whether you are planning on waiting patiently in a deer stand to bag that trophy buck or sitting knee deep in the marsh hoping to bag a band. Being able to take advantage of all the hunting seasons is why The Waterfowl Hunter has put together the hunting dates for Mississippi.
These dates serve as a general guide for more specific hunting visit Mississippi Fish & Wildlife Resources.
Deer: Delta, Northeast, East Central, and Southwest Zones
Hunt Type | Earliest Opening Date | Latest Closing Date |
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Archery | Sept. 30,2017 | Nov. 17,2017 |
Youth Gun | Nov. 4,2017 | Nov. 17,2017 |
Nov. 18,2017 | Jan. 31,2018 | |
Early Primitive Weapons | Nov. 6,2017 | Nov. 17,2017 |
Gun (With Dogs) | Nov. 18,2017 | Dec. 1,2017 |
Primitive Weapon | Dec. 2,2017 | Dec. 15,2017 |
Gun (Without Dogs) | Dec. 16,2017 | Dec. 23,2017 |
Gun (With Dogs | Dec. 24,2017 | Jan. 17,2018 |
Archery/Primitive Weapon | Jan. 18,2018 | Jan. 31,2018 |
Southeast Zones
Hunt Type | Earliest Opening Date | Latest Closing Date |
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Archery | Oct. 14,2017 | Nov. 17,2017 |
Youth Gun | Nov. 4,2017 | Nov. 17,2017 |
Nov. 18,2017 | Feb. 15,2018 | |
Gun (With Dogs) | Nov. 18,2017 | Dec. 1,2017 |
Primitive Weapon | Dec. 2,2017 | Dec. 15,2017 |
Gun (Without Dogs) | Dec. 16,2017 | Dec. 23,2017 |
Gun (With Dogs | Dec. 24,2017 | Jan. 17,2018 |
Archery/Primitive Weapon | Jan. 18,2018 | Jan. 31,2018 |
Feb. 1,2018 | Feb. 15,2018 |
Fall Turkey
Earliest Opening Date | Latest Closing Date |
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Oct. 14,2017 | Nov. 15,2017 |
Spring Turkey
Hunt Type | Earliest Opening Date | Latest Closing Date |
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Youth | March 8,2018 | March 14,2018 |
Spring | March 15,2018 | May 1,2018 |
Small Game
Hunt Type | Earliest Opening Date | Latest Closing Date |
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Youth Squirrel | Sept. 23,2017 | Sept. 30,2017 |
Squirrel – Fall Season | Sept. 30,2017 | Feb. 28,2018 |
Squirrel – Squirrel Season | May 15,2018 | June 1,2018 |
Rabbit | Oct. 14,2017 | Feb. 28,2018 |
Bobwhite Quail | Nov. 23,2017 | March 3,2018 |
Frog | March 31,2017 | Sept. 30,2017 |
Raccoon | July 1,2017 | Sept. 29,2017 |
Opossum, Raccoon, and Bobcat | Sept. 30,2017 | Oct. 31,2017 |
Nov. 1,2017 | Feb. 28,2018 | |
Raccoon | July 1,2017 | Sept. 30,2017 |
Trapping | Nov. 1,2017 | March 15,2018 |
Migratory Game Bird Seasons
Hunt Type | Earliest Opening Date | Latest Closing Date |
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