Less than 6 percent of Mississippi is publicly owned but there are still good options for access to southern-style hunting and fishing. Mississippi has some 1.6 million acres of public land.
Delta National Forest
• 60,000 acres
• Deer, turkey and small-game hunting
• Abundant fishing options including bass and bream on lakes and sloughs
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
• 24,442 acres
• Good fishing for bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish
• Abundant waterfowl hunting opportunities
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge
• 4,083 acres
• Excellent oxbow and flooded timber waterfowl hunting
• Boat launch available for fishing, permits required
Holly Springs National Forest
• 155,000 acres
• Good deer and turkey hunting
• Fishing on Chewalla Lake
Homochitto National Forest
• More than 191,000 acres
• Open to deer hunting with dogs (permit required)
• Good turkey and small-game hunting
More Links
WMAs
GIS Mapping Program
State Lakes
Find more public land access opportunities with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Hunt Planner.
Photo: St. Catherine Creek Wildlife Refuge
Photo credit: flickr