
Residents who are v isually impaired, paraplegic, a multiple-amputee, adjudged totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or totally service-connected disabled by the Veterans Administration are not required to purchase a HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE.
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It is unlawful to issue a hunting license to any person in this age group without proof of completion of the hunter education course. If it is determined that the holder was not entitled to issuance or obtained the license or hunter education certificate by fraudulent means, the license will be revoked or canceled. Non-Resident - All non-resident hunters, except minors under the age of sixteen (16), are required to obtain a hunting license while hunting in the State of Mississippi.Īll persons born on or after January 1, 1972, must satisfactorily complete a hunter education course approved by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks before purchasing a Mississippi hunting license.Any person sixty-five (65) or older, or any person otherwise exempted from obtaining a hunting license, must have documentation with him/her at all times while hunting as described in #3 (Exemptions). Resident - Each resident of the State of Mississippi ages sixteen (16) to sixty-four (64), must obtain a hunting license, except while hunting on lands titled in his name.Contact the MDWFP or area personnel for information about these areas.

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Wildlife Management Areas are subject to special seasons and regulations which may vary from statewide seasons and regulations. Landowner permission is required to hunt, fish or trap on the lands of another. General Hunting Regulations & Requirements Hunters can either (a) log the harvest into the MDWFP reporting application on a smartphone (b) enter the harvest via the Game Check website at or (c) call the Game Check reporting phone line at 1-800-BE-SMART. There are three ways to complete the Game Check process and receive a confirmation number. Before moving a turkey from the harvest location, hunters must, at minimum, document their name and date on the harvest reporting record.

The reporting record may be either (a) the MDWFP reporting application on a smartphone with the hunter's profile and subsequent harvest history (b) a paper copy of the MDWFP harvest reporting record or (c) provided by the hunter. As part of the Game Check process, all turkey hunters are required to carry a current harvest reporting record while spring turkey hunting. All turkeys harvested during the spring turkey season must be reported to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Game Check system by 10 p.m.
