22 standard rim-fire cartridges (no 22 magnums) and shotguns with shot no larger than No. Legal weapons for hunting from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise are restricted to handguns or rifles using no larger than. For legal deer see "Hunting Deer" for legal sizes and bag limits. Raccoon, fox, opossum, beaver, and bobcats may be legally hunted at night, with or without the use of a light, and with dogs, except during the spring turkey season. Legal shooting hours for migratory birds are one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to sunset. Legal shooting hours for resident game are one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.
All exempt licenses previously issued for DISABILITIES are null and void.Īny person who obtains a license under an assumed name or makes a materially false statement to obtain a license is guilty of a felony and shall be subject to a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or may be imprisoned for a term of one (1) year or both. Residents exempt based on this criteria are required to have proof of their age, residency, disability status or other physical impairment in their possession while engaged in hunting and fishing activities. Residents who are v isually impaired, paraplegic, a multiple-amputee, adjudged totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or totally service-connected disabled by the Veterans Administration are not required to purchase a HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE. It is unlawful to issue a hunting license to any person in this age group without proof of completion of the hunter education course. If it is determined that the holder was not entitled to issuance or obtained the license or hunter education certificate by fraudulent means, the license will be revoked or canceled.
Landowner permission is required to hunt, fish or trap on the lands of another. General Hunting Regulations & Requirements Hunters can either (a) log the harvest into the MDWFP reporting application on a smartphone (b) enter the harvest via the Game Check website at or (c) call the Game Check reporting phone line at 1-800-BE-SMART. There are three ways to complete the Game Check process and receive a confirmation number. Before moving a turkey from the harvest location, hunters must, at minimum, document their name and date on the harvest reporting record. The reporting record may be either (a) the MDWFP reporting application on a smartphone with the hunter's profile and subsequent harvest history (b) a paper copy of the MDWFP harvest reporting record or (c) provided by the hunter. As part of the Game Check process, all turkey hunters are required to carry a current harvest reporting record while spring turkey hunting. All turkeys harvested during the spring turkey season must be reported to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Game Check system by 10 p.m.