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Unlocking the Mississippi duck code

December 2, 2019 Phillip Gentry

Hunters who plan on killing limits of ducks this year still have a lot of work in front of them to make sure they are in the right place at the right time. […]

January ducks don’t act the way they did back at Thanksgiving when the season opened. It takes slightly different approaches to keep bagging them consistently.

Late season waterfowl tips

January 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Until Jan. 28, when the regular waterfowl season ends in Mississippi, duck hunters need to adjust their tactics to be more successful on late-season ducks. […]

At the conclusion of the Mississippi Youth Waterfowl Hunting and Education Camp, campers go to a public waterfowl hunting area and put into practice the skills they’ve learned at camp about hunting waterfowl.

Mississippi’s Youth Waterfowl Camp

November 14, 2017 John E. Phillips

Do you know a youngster who’s itching to go waterfowl hunting but needs to learn gun safety, how to identify ducks and geese and how to shoot accurately? If so, consider the Mississippi Youth Waterfowl Hunting and Education Camp. […]

The MDWFP will begin the process of filling draw hunts for the waterfowl season on Monday (Oct. 31). The process will be done in two-week increments during the season.

WMA waterfowl draw process starts Monday

October 28, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

The drawing process for duck hunts at six of eight Wildlife Management Areas that offer draw hunts will begin Monday (Oct. 31), the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced Thursday. […]

Jacob Sartain (left) of Madison has enjoyed a great start to the duck season, and is confident that it will only get better in the weeks ahead. Early cold fronts in November started the migration that pushed mallards into Mississippi well ahead of schedule.

Waterfowlers excited as main season opens

December 4, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi duck hunters are as jubilant and confident as they’ve been in decades going into the final and major part of duck season, which opened statewide on Wednesday. […]

Hoff targets waterfowl in the beaver ponds and shallow creeks around Enid.

Enid’s waterfowl options

January 1, 2013 John J. Woods

With some 21,000 acres of surface waters shining up into the faces of V-shaped flocks of waterfowl, one would think a huge reservoir like Enid Lake would be a duck destination. […]

Waterfowl habitat improvements being made to Sardis Waterfowl WMA

July 12, 2012 From News Reports

Two of seven waterfowl impoundments on Sardis Waterfowl WMA, located near Oxford, Mississippi, are slated to be improved this summer with primary assistance from USACE. […]

Hunting will be allowed on Cold River NWR if a proposal for expanded hunting opportunities is enacted.

Feds propose waterfowl hunting on Cold River NWR

July 14, 2011 From News Reports

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to expand hunting opportunities would allow hunting for waterfowl, squirrels, rabbit and raccoons, deer and hogs on Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge. […]