State guide
Public land that may allow hunting in Mississippi
69 named public land units in Mississippi from PAD-US 4.1: 43 state wildlife & game areas, 9 forests & grasslands, 15 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 1 BLM units, 1 lake & reservoir project lands. The largest are De Soto National Forest, Homochitto National Forest, Bienville National Forest.
- 69listed areas
- 1.6Macres (approx.)
- 43state wildlife & game areas
Regulations & licenses: Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks
This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with the state agency before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.
Where the listed areas are
One dot per area at its reference point; larger dots are larger areas. Outline: U.S. Census Bureau.
Acres by land type
Approximate acres for the portion of each unit inside Mississippi.
All 69 areas, largest first
- National Forest land
De Soto National Forest
532,427 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Perry County, Wayne County + 8 more
Open access - National Forest land
Homochitto National Forest
191,824 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Franklin County, Amite County + 5 more
Open access - National Forest land
Bienville National Forest
180,232 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Scott County, Smith County + 2 more
Open access - National Forest land
Holly Springs National Forest
156,228 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Benton County, Lafayette County + 4 more
Open access - National Forest land
Tombigbee National Forest
67,462 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Winston County, Chickasaw County + 1 more
Open access - National Forest land
Delta National Forest
61,442 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Sharkey County
Open access - National Wildlife Refuge
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
48,325 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Winston County, Oktibbeha County + 1 more
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
33,161 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Yazoo County, Humphreys County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Canal Section Wma
29,232 acres
Not recorded · Itawamba County, Monroe County + 1 more
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
25,002 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Adams County, Wilkinson County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
18,488 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Jackson County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
15,524 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Holmes County, Yazoo County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
13,043 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Washington County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Mahannah Wma
11,432 acres
Not recorded · Issaquena County, Warren County
Restricted access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Okatibbee Recreation Area
10,914 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Lauderdale County, Kemper County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Wolf River Wildlife Management Area
10,312 acres
Not recorded · Pearl River County, Lamar County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
9,536 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Bolivar County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area
8,770 acres
Not recorded · Calhoun County, Yalobusha County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Malmaison Wma
8,574 acres
Not recorded · Grenada County, Leflore County + 1 more
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
John W. Starr Wma
8,268 acres
Not recorded · Oktibbeha County, Winston County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
7,656 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Jackson County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
7,572 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Holmes County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
7,357 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Pearl River County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Okatibbee Wma
6,657 acres
Not recorded · Lauderdale County, Kemper County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge
6,288 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Sharkey County, Humphreys County + 3 more
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Black Prairie Wma
5,423 acres
Not recorded · Lowndes County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
O'Keefe Wma
5,382 acres
Not recorded · Quitman County, Tallahatchie County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Sky Lake Wma
4,230 acres
Not recorded · Humphreys County, Leflore County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge
4,195 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Tallahatchie County, Grenada County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Charles Ray Nix Wma
3,642 acres
Not recorded · Panola County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Stoneville Wma
2,632 acres
Not recorded · Washington County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
John Bell Williams Wma
2,630 acres
Not recorded · Prentiss County, Itawamba County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge
2,518 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Quitman County, Tallahatchie County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge
2,359 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Leflore County, Holmes County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Hell Creek Wma
2,353 acres
Not recorded · Tippah County, Union County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Sardis Waterfowl
2,331 acres
Not recorded · Lafayette County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Howard Miller Wma
1,960 acres
Not recorded · Issaquena County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area
1,738 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Washington County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
1,541 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Washington County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Mahannah Wildlife Management Area
1,509 acres
Not recorded · Issaquena County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Calling Panther Lake
1,476 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Copiah County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Pascagoula River Marshes (Feb 2003)
1,066 acres
State: other or unknown agency · Jackson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Wolf River Conservation Society
1,048 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Harrison County
Open access - National Forest land
Red Creek Purchase Unit
1,029 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Stone County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Indianola Wildlife Management Area
1,020 acres
Not recorded · Sunflower County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Theodore A. Mars, Jr. Memorial Wildlife Refuge
892 acres
Not recorded · Pearl River County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Muscadine Farms Wma
763 acres
Not recorded · Washington County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area
644 acres
Not recorded · Sharkey County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area
484 acres
Not recorded · Issaquena County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area
302 acres
Not recorded · Lowndes County
Restricted access - BLM public land
BLM Southeastern States District Office Public Lands
287 acres
Bureau of Land Management · Hancock County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area
280 acres
Not recorded · Madison County
Restricted access - National Forest land
De Soto Purchase Unit
234 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Forrest County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Pascagoula River Marshes (June 2001)
163 acres
State: other or unknown agency · Jackson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Wolf River Marshes (Feb 2008)
103 acres
State: other or unknown agency · Harrison County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Canal Section Wildlife Management Area
93 acres
Not recorded · Monroe County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Pascagoula River Marshes (Sept 2002)
78 acres
State: other or unknown agency · Jackson County
Restricted access - National Forest land
Homochitto Purchase Unit
73 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Franklin County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Pascagoula River Marshes (Dec 2011)
44 acres
State: other or unknown agency · Jackson County
Restricted access
Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Mississippi. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.