Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

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Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby Blazer406 » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:40 pm

Where can I find if there is any state requirments that "stop" hunting inside the (MS River) levee once the river reaches a certain stage?

I have looked for 20 min and came up empty.

I am certain there is regulations somewhere.... in print.....

I am primarily referring to "deer hunting", but other hunting like "ducks" I also wonder when "they" cut hunting off.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby BIG TIMBER » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:46 pm

I also wonder when "they" cut hunting off.
Because to many ducks get killed, It hurts the population.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby Blazer406 » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:52 pm

BIG TIMBER wrote:
I also wonder when "they" cut hunting off.
Because to many ducks get killed, It hurts the population.

Is there a certain river stage that is a "line-in-the-sand" that you must not be caught hunting beyond a certain water level?
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby Jelly » Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:18 pm

I think it has to get a lot higher than it is predicted for them to do anything.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby Hambone » Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:23 pm

I believe I have seen it written that 42 at Helena shuts deer hunting down behind the Levee in Coahoma County. 44 is flood stage. It has been awhile and my memory is kind of dim on the issue.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby novacaine » Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:54 pm

Hambone wrote:I believe I have seen it written that 42 at Helena shuts deer hunting down behind the Levee in Coahoma County. 44 is flood stage. It has been awhile and my memory is kind of dim on the issue.
Hopefully we wont get there. Its starting to top out..............for now.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby Wingman » Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:12 pm

I have it in my public notice book. I'll post it when I get it out of the truck.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby BR549 » Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:22 pm

Short version of it is anytime the game is pushed from their natural habitat. I do believe they tried to come up with a common figure to some guages, but I have never seen it. But if all your deer are pushed up on a ridge with no way out but to swim i would say that means CLOSED!
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby Wingman » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:45 pm

Public notice 3242

Between October 1 and February 1, no person shall take, catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any wild bird or wild animal, except waterfowl......

Desoto, Tunica & Coahoma west of 61 and north of 49 closed at 34 and reopened at 32 on Memphis gauge.

Coahoma, Bolivar & Washington south of 49, west of 61 to intersection of 61 & 444, west of 1 and north of 82 closed at 41 and reopened @ 39 on Helena gauge.( Not sure about this one now that the Arkansas City gauge is being used.)

Washington & Issaquena south of 82, west of 1, north of 14 closed @ 48 and reopened @ 46 on Greenville gauge.

Issaquena, Sharkey & Warren south of 14, west of 61 and north of Big Black River closed @ 43 & reopened @ 41 on Vicksburg gauge.

This went into effect on August 20, 1992.
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Re: Inside the levee hunting - high water hunting laws?

Postby MS River Rat » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:23 am

When the river gets to the flood stage it shuts down. Different areas go off different gauges. We use Arkansas city.37 is our flood stage
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