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Small Game Hunting Season & Bag Limits |
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Species |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
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Squirrel (Zone 1*) |
Sept. 29, 2012 – Feb 28, 2013 |
8 |
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Squirrel (Zone 2**) |
Oct. 13, 2012 – Feb. 28, 2013 |
8 |
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Squirrel (Zone 3***) |
Oct. 27, 2012 – Feb. 28, 2013 |
8 |
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Youth Squirrel Hunts – Private and authorized state and federal public lands – Youth 15 and under |
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Zone 1 |
Sept. 22 – 28, 2012 |
8 |
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Zone 2 |
Oct. 6 – 12, 2012 |
8 |
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Zone 3 |
Oct. 20 – 26, 2012 |
8 |
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*Zone 1 – Areas north of Hwy. 82 plus those portions of Sunflower County and Washington County south of Hwy. 82. **Zone 2 – Areas between Hwy. 82 and Hwy. 84 plus portions of the state south of Hwy. 84 and west of I-55. ***Zone 3 – Areas south of Hwy. 84 and east of I-55. |
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Species |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
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Rabbit |
Oct. 13, 2012 – Feb. 28, 2013 |
8 |
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Bobwhite Quail |
Nov. 22, 2012 – Mar. 2, 2013 |
8 |
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Frog |
Apr. 1 – Sept. 30, 2013 |
25/night |
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Raccoon |
June 30 – Sept. 30, 2012 |
1 per party/night |
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Opossum, Raccoon, and Bobcat |
Oct. 1 – 31, 2012 (Food and sport) |
5/day; 8/party |
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Nov. 1, 2012 – Feb. 28, 2013 (Food, sport, and pelt) |
no limit |
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Trapping |
Nov. 1, 2012 – Feb. 28, 2013 |
no limit |
Small Game & Migratory Bird Seasons and Limits
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Migratory Game Bird Season & Bag Limits |
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Species |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
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Canada Geese* |
Sept. 1 – 15, 2012 |
5 |
10 |
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Nov. 15, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013 |
3 |
6 |
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Mourning Doves and White-winged (North Zone)** |
Sept. 1 – 23, 2012 Oct. 13 – Nov. 11, 2012 Dec. 15, 2012 – Dec. 31, 2013 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
30 |
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Mourning Doves and White-winged (South Zone)*** |
Sept. 1 – 9, 2012 Oct. 6 – Nov. 11, 2012 Dec. 21, 2012 – Jan. 13, 2013 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
30 |
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Teal |
Sept. 15 – 30, 2012 |
4 |
8 |
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Rails (Sora & Virginia) |
Sept. 22 – Nov. 30, 2012 |
25 singly or in aggregate |
25 |
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Rails (Clapper & King) |
Sept. 22 – Nov. 30, 2012 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
30 |
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Moorhens & Gallinules |
Sept. 22 – Nov. 30, 2012 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
30 |
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Crow |
Nov. 5, 2012 – Feb. 26, 2013 |
no limit |
no limit |
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Snipe |
Nov. 14, 2012 – Feb. 28, 2013 |
8 |
16 |
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Snow, Blue, & Ross’ Geese |
Nov. 15, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013 |
20 |
no limit |
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White-fronted Geese |
Nov. 15, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013 |
2 |
4 |
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Brant |
Nov. 15, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013 |
1 |
4 |
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Ducks, Mergansers, & Coots |
Nov. 23 – 25, 2012 Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2012 Dec. 5, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013 |
See below for species bag limit. |
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Woodcock |
Dec. 18, 2012 – Jan. 31, 2013 |
3 |
6 |
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Youth Waterfowl Weekend |
Feb. 2 – 3, 2013 |
Bag limits & shooting hours are the same as the regular season. |
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Light Goose Conservation Order**** |
Oct. 1 – Nov. 14, 2012 Jan. 28 – Feb. 1, 2013 Feb. 4 – March 31, 2013 |
no limit |
no limit |
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*Roebuck Lake in Leflore County is closed to Canada Goose hunting. **(Dove North Zone) Areas north of U.S. Hwy. 84 plus areas south of U.S. Hwy. 84 and west of MS Hwy. 35. ***(Dove South Zone) Areas south of U.S. Hwy. 84 and east of MS Hwy. 35. ****To participate in the Light Goose Conservation Order, hunters need a valid Mississippi hunting license, state waterfowl stamp, and a free Light Goose Conservation Order permit. Hunters can obtain a permit by calling 601-432-2199. |
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Daily Bag Limits / Possession Limits: Possession Limit is twice the daily bag limit for all migratory game birds except on opening day unless otherwise noted. Ducks – A total of 6 ducks, including no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 1 mottled duck, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 4 scaup, 1 black duck, 1 canvasback, and 2 pintails. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Mergansers – A total of 5, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Coots - 15 Daily. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. |
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Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
