There are 54 areas with over a thousand square miles of land under management of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and operated as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)[1] in six regions:[2]
| Name | County or counties | Area | Description | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bienville Wildlife Management Area | Scott County | 26,136 acres | Bienville, Tallahalla; and Caney Creek WMAs are all located within Bienville National Forest. Closest town is Morton. | Southwest Region | |
| Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area | Lowndes County | 5,673 acres | Nearest town: Brooksville | East-central Region | |
| Calhoun County Wildlife Management Area | Calhoun County | 10,900 acres | Nearest city: Calhoun City | Northwest Region | |
| Canal Section Wildlife Management Area | Itawamba County and Monroe County | 26,000 acres | Nearest city: Fulton | Northeast Region | |
| Canemount Wildlife Management Area | Claiborne County | 3,587 acres | Near the Mississippi River | Southwest Region | |
| Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area | Smith County and Scott County | 28,000 acres | Nearest city: Forest | Southwest Region | |
| Caston Creek Wildlife Management Area | Amite County and Franklin County | 29,875 acres | Nearest city: Meadville | Southwest Region | |
| Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area | Panola County | 4,000 acres | Nearest city: Sardis | Northwest Region | |
| Charlie Capps Wildlife Management Area | Bolivar County | 600 acres | Nearest city: Rosedale | Delta Region | |
| Chickasaw Wildlife Management Area | 27,259 acres | Nearest city: Houston | Northeast Region | ||
| Chickasawhay Wildlife Management Area | Jones County | 30,000 acres | Nearest city: Laurel | Southeast Region | |
| Choctaw Wildlife Management Area | 24,314 acres | Nearest city: Ackerman | East-central Region | ||
| Copiah County Wildlife Management Area | 6,810 acres | Nearest city: Hazlehurst | Southwest Region | ||
| George P. Cossar State Park | 650 acres | The WMA is situated on Enid Lake that holds the world record crappie being caught.[3] | |||
| Divide Section Wildlife Management Area | Tishomingo County and Prentiss County | 15,337 acres | Located in the northeast corner of the state the WMA lies on both sides of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTW) stretching from the Yellow Creek arm of Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, southward to Bay Springs Lake. | Northeast Region | |
| Graham Lake Waterfowl Wildlife Management Area | Lafayette County | 1,400 acres | Located on the extreme southeast corner of Sardis Lake with Holly Springs National Forest to the east. | Northwest Region | |
| Hell Creek Wildlife Management Area | Union County and Tippah County | 2,284 acres | Northeast Region | ||
| Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area | 2,420 acres | Delta Region | |||
| John Bell Williams Wildlife Management Area | Itawamba County (10%) and Prentiss County (90%) | 3,135 acres | Established in 1973 and located four miles east of Marietta. | Northeast Region | |
| John W Starr Wildlife Management Area | 8,244 acres | Nearest city: Starkville. The addition of a MSU Hunting and Trapping Permit is also required.[4] | East-central Region | ||
| Lake George Wildlife Management Area | 8,383 acres | Lake George became a WMA in 1990. Nearest city: Holly Bluff | Delta Region | ||
| Leaf River Wildlife Management Area | 42,000 acres | Near Wiggins | Southeast Region | ||
| Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area | Washington County | 1,642 acres | 6 miles west of Hollandale | Delta Region | |
| Little Biloxi Wildlife Management Area | Stone County and Harrison County | 14,540 acres | Near McHenry. | Southeast Region | |
| Mahannah Wildlife Management Area | Issaquena County and Warren County | 12,675 acres | Near Redwood | Delta Region | |
| Malmaison Wildlife Management Area | 9,696 acres | Near Greenwood | Northwest Region | ||
| Marion County Wildlife Management Area | 7,200 acres | Near Columbia | Southwest Region | ||
| Mason Creek Wildlife Management Area | 28,000 acres | Near Laurel | Southeast Region | ||
| Muscadine Farms Wildlife Management Area | Washington County | 3,046 acres | Near Greenville | Delta Region | |
| Nanih Waiya Wildlife Management Area | 7,655 acres | Near Philadelphia | East-central Region | ||
| Natchez State Park Wildlife Management Area | Adams County | 2,261 acres | Southwest Region | ||
| Okatibbee Wildlife Management Area | Lauderdale County and Kemper County | 6,883 acres | The land for the WMA was purchased in the 1960s and Okatibbee Lake was formed in 1968 and the fragmented WMA established around the lake since 1969. American alligators were re-established in the 1970s and Bald eagles in 1992. The WMA is Near Collinsville.[5] | East-central Region | - |
| O’Keefe Wildlife Management Area | 6,239 acres | Near Lambert the property was purchased in 2001 from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. 1,535 acres are dedicated to various wetlands.[6] | Delta Region | ||
| Old River Wildlife Management Area | Pearl River County | 14,764 acres | The WMA is located near Poplarville. | Southeast Region | |
| Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area | 36,549 acres | The WMA is located near Lucedale and consists of the Upper unit and the Lower unit. | Southeast Region | ||
| Pearl River Wildlife Management Area | 6,925 acres | The WMA is located near Canton. | Southwest Region | ||
| Red Creek Wildlife Management Area | Stone, George and Jackson Counties | 22,789 acres | Located near Wiggins | Southeast Region | |
| Riverfront Wildlife Management Area | Bolivar County. | 1,214 acres[7] | Delta Region | ||
| Sandy Creek Wildlife Management Area | Adams County and Franklin County | 16,407 acres | Location near Natchez | Southwest Region | |
| Sardis Waterfowl Wildlife Management Area | 3,700 acres | Located near Oxford along Sardis Lake. | Northwest Region | ||
| Shipland Wildlife Management Area | Issaquena County | 3,642 | Located near Mayersville | Delta Region | |
| Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area | Humphreys County and Leflore County | 4,306 acres | Located near Belzoni | Delta Region | |
| Stoneville Wildlife Management Area | Washington County | 2,500 acres | Located near Leland | Delta Region | |
| Sunflower Wildlife Management Area | 58,480 acres | Located near Rolling Fork | Delta Region | ||
| Tallahala Wildlife Management Area | 28,120 acres | Located near Montrose | Southwest Region | ||
| Theodore A. Mars Jr. Wildlife Management Area | Pearl River County | 896 acres | Located near Poplarville | Southeast Region | |
| Trim Cane Wildlife Management Area | 891 acres | Located near Starkville | East-central Region | ||
| Tuscumbia Wildlife Management Area | 2,436 acres | Located near Corinth | Northeast Region | ||
| Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area | 5,847 acres | Located near Rolling Fork, forty miles north of Vicksburg. | Delta Region | ||
| Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area | 42,274 acres | Located east of Oxford within Holly Springs National Forest | Northwest Region | ||
| Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area | 13,234 acres | Located near Moss Point | Southeast Region | ||
| William C. (Billy) Deviney Wildlife Management Area | 1,203 acres | Delta Region | |||
| Wolf River Wildlife Management Area | Lamar County and Pearl River County | 10,881 acres | Located near Poplarville | Southeast Region | |
| Yockanookany Wildlife Management Area | 2,379 acres | Located near McCool | East-central Region |
Chronic Wasting Disease has been discovered in Alcorn, Benton, Carroll, DeSoto, Lafayette, Leflore, Grenada, Issaquena, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, the southern half of Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Union, Warren, and Yalobusha, counties.[8] [9] [10]
