Small Game & Migratory Game Birds
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2021-2022 Small Game Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits |
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Season |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
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Youth Squirrel |
Sept. 24 - 30 |
8 |
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Squirrel – Fall Season |
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
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Squirrel – Spring Season |
May 14 - June 1 |
4 |
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Rabbit |
Oct. 16 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
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Bobwhite Quail |
Nov. 25 - March 5 |
8 |
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Frog |
April 1 - Sept. 30 |
25/night |
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Raccoon |
July 1 - Sept. 30 |
1 per party/night |
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Opossum, Raccoon, and Bobcat |
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 (Food and sport) |
5/day; 8/party |
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Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 (Food, sport, and pelt) |
no limit |
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Trapping |
Nov. 1 - March 15 |
no limit |
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2021-2022 Migratory Game Bird Seasons & Bag Limits |
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Season |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
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Sept. Canada Geese* |
Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 |
5 |
15 |
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White-winged and Mourning Doves (North Zone)** |
Sept. 4 - Oct. 17 Oct. 30 - Nov. 28 Dec. 25 - Jan. 9 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
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White-winged and Mourning Doves (South Zone)*** |
Sept. 4 - Sept. 19 Oct. 9 - Nov. 7 Dec. 19 - Jan. 31 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
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Sept. Teal |
Sept. 11 - Sept. 26 |
6 |
18 |
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Rails (Sora & Virginia) |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 3 Nov. 26 - Jan. 1 |
25 singly or in aggregate |
75 singly or in aggregate |
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Rails (Clapper & King) |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 3 Nov. 26 - Jan. 1 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
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Gallinules: Common and purple |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 3 Nov. 26 - Jan. 1 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
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Crow |
Nov. 6 - Feb. 28 |
no limit |
no limit |
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Snipe |
Nov. 14 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
24 |
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Geese (Canada, Snow, Blue, Ross’s, White-fronted, and Brant) |
Nov. 12 - Nov. 28 Dec. 3 - Dec. 5 Dec. 9 - Jan. 31 |
Canada Goose Bag Limit 5; Snow, Blue, and Ross’s Bag Limit 20; White-fronted Bag Limit 3; Brant Bag Limit 1 |
Possession 15 (Canada Goose) No Possession Limit (Snow, Blue, and Ross’s) Possession 9 (White-fronted) Possession 3 (Brant) |
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Ducks, Mergansers, & Coots |
Nov. 26 - Nov. 28 Dec. 3 - Dec. 5 Dec. 9 - Jan. 31 |
See below for ducks, mergansers, and coots bag limits. |
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Woodcock |
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 |
3 |
9 |
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Youth, Veteran, and Active Military Waterfowl Days |
Feb. 5 - Feb. 6, 2022 |
Bag limits & shooting hours are the same as the regular season. |
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Light Goose Conservation Order**** |
Oct. 1 - Nov. 11; Nov. 29 - Dec. 2; Dec. 6 - Dec. 8; Feb. 1 - Feb. 4; Feb. 7 - March 31 |
no limit |
no limit |
* Sept. Canada Goose season is closed on Roebuck Lake in Leflore county.
** (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.
**** The Light Goose Conservation Order is a special opportunity designed to reduce the populations of snow, blue, and Ross’s geese when no other waterfowl seasons are open. This allows for expanded methods of take which are not allowed during regular waterfowl seasons.
Shooting hours for all migratory game birds are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset, except during the Light Goose Conservation Order.
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 number. Hunters can obtain the permit number online at www.mdwfp.com/waterfowl.
Light Goose Conservation Order Methods:
- Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
- Only snow, blue, and Ross’s geese are eligible for harvest.
- The use of electronic calls is allowed.
- The use of unplugged shotguns is allowed.
- There is no daily or possession limit for snow, blue, or Ross’s geese.
- Hunters must use non-toxic shot.
Daily Bag Limits / Possession Limits:
Possession Limit is three times 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), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 mottled duck, 2 black ducks, and 1 pintail. The daily bag limit for scaup is 1 scaup per day Nov. 26 – 28, Dec. 3 – 5, and Dec. 9 – 17; and is 2 scaup per day Dec. 18 – Jan. 31.
Mergansers - A total of 5, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers.
Coots - 15 Daily.
