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Mississippi 2020 Archery Deer Hunting Season Open Oct 1
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 09/30/20
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Publishers Notes:
OUT OF STATE HUNTERS, FISHERMEN & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS; Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, there could be limitations for OUT of STATE hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to include a 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative. Please check with the State's Department of Natural Resources BEFORE you travel or apply for the 2020 Fall Hunts.
Mississippi 2020 deer hunting season opens with archery in DELTA, SOUTH DELTA, NORTHEAST, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTHWEST ZONES Oct 1st. Bag limits is either-sex on private land, open public land, and Holly Springs NF.
Archery season in the SOUTHEAST ZONE opens Oct 15.
MANDATORY CWD SAMPLING
During the 2020-2021 hunting season, all deer harvested in the respective counties and dates listed below must be submitted for CWD sampling by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest. Check station and drop-off locations can be found at mdwfp.com/cwd.
DATES LOCATIONS
- Nov. 21-22 In any county or portion thereof in the North Mississippi and Issaquena CWD Zones.
- Jan. 2-3 In the following counties: all portions of Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Walthall, and Wilkinson.
- Jan. 16-17 In the following counties: all portions of Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and Wayne.