Mississippi

Mississippi is nationally famous for producing heavy-racked, mature trophy bucks. The rich alluvial soils and agricultural row crops of the Mississippi Delta batture country supply unmatched mineral nutrition, allowing bucks to reach peak antler potential.

A deeply cherished wingshooting tradition. Mississippi's extensive hardwood bottoms, loblolly pine savannas, and national forest tracts support strong gobbler populations renowned for challenging spring timber hunting.

Abundant across the oxbow lakes, river bayous, and coastal marshes of the Magnolia State. Mississippi manages a highly popular regulated public-water alligator harvest season each late summer.

Distributed across river bottoms, agricultural margins, and coastal flatwoods. Highly destructive to native crops and ground-nesting birds, feral swine provide unrestricted hunting opportunities.

A foundational hunting heritage in Mississippi. Gray squirrels abound in mature oak-gum-cypress stands, while reddish fox squirrels inhabit upland pine and pecan groves.

Native upland game bird supported by longleaf and loblolly pine understory restoration on public Wildlife Management Areas and private agricultural buffers.

Cottontails inhabit overgrown fields, briar patches, and ditch banks, while large swamp rabbits occupy flooded river bottoms and delta canebrakes.

Native solitary predator patrolling river levees, brushy clearcuts, and mature hardwood forests statewide, feeding on rodents and lagomorphs.