Mississippi Exotic Pet Laws: The Animals You’re Allowed to Keep—and the Ones You Aren’t

In October 2025, a truck transporting 21 rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 north of Heidelberg, Mississippi. Several ...

Vanishing Herds Rebound Into Mississippi’s Billion-Dollar Icon

The white-tailed deer became Mississippi’s official state land mammal in 1974, but its connection to the state reaches far ...
Darkhorse Press

Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp Available for 2026 Spring Season

Hunters planning to hunt wild turkeys during Mississippi’s 2026 spring season can now purchase the required Mississippi Wild ...
The Herald-Mail

Here's where Mississippi deer hunters rank for mature buck harvests

The National Deer Association's 2025 Deer Report shows a nationwide increase in the harvest of mature bucks. Oklahoma now leads the nation with 85% of its buck harvest being mature, surpassing ...
The Star-Herald

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) invites students across Mississippi to get outdoors and participate in the 2026 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery ...

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) invites students across Mississippi to get outdoors and participate in the 2026 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest.