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so in MS now (Hill Zone, Adams County), if I'm legal hunting on private land I can shoot any gun during "primitive weapons season"...is that correct?

Asking b/c my buddy trying to figure out if he brings his kid hunting tomorrow, can kid bring his rifle or will they need hunt with his "primitive weapon"?

Kids can hunt with any gun until the end of January.

On private land, you must have a Sportsman's license (or maybe a primitive weapon, but most people that get that just get the sportsman since they're going to hunt with a gun) to use any weapon. If you only have the regular all-game gun license you can't use whatever you want. That's my understanding of it.

During any open season on deer with primitive weapons after November 30, a person may use any legal weapon of choice on private lands ONLY, if the person is:
a. The title owner of the land;
b. The lessee of the hunting rights on the land;
c. A member of a hunting club leasing the hunting rights on the land; or
d. A guest of a person specified in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c).
e. If the person is required to have a hunting license, the person must have a primitive weapon license, Sportsman's License or a Lifetime Sportsman's License.

So, am I reading this correct - if a person qualifies for a, b, c, or d they still must follow e?

Or, if I go to our family land, which is in my father's name - can I hunt with whatever since I am his guest?

southdeltan wrote:So, am I reading this correct - if a person qualifies for a, b, c, or d they still must follow e?

Or, if I go to our family land, which is in my father's name - can I hunt with whatever since I am his guest?

The preface in "e" says it. "If the person is required to have a hunting license....."

So if you are not required to have a license to hunt deer, you only have to meet the conditions of one of the a-d categories. If you are required to have a license, you gotta have one of the ones listed.

As far as whether or not you are required to have a license, that's another statute. I believe it has to be your name on the deed to the land to not be required to have a license at any age. Of course, kids and elderly are exempt as well. That's just me trying to remember though. Not sure.

Wingman wrote:During any open season on deer with primitive weapons after November 30, a person may use any legal weapon of choice on private lands ONLY, if the person is:
a. The title owner of the land;
b. The lessee of the hunting rights on the land;
c. A member of a hunting club leasing the hunting rights on the land; or
d. A guest of a person specified in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c).
e. If the person is required to have a hunting license, the person must have a primitive weapon license, Sportsman's License or a Lifetime Sportsman's License.

thanks. This excerpt is not confusing in verbiage itself...but it's confusing as to the purpose of this? Why not just re-write the laws to allow firearms season on private lands from "DATE A -DATE B"? At this juncture there is not "primitive weapons"...it's archery and firearms. Even offer a different set of regulations for public or private lands...just all seems a bit convoluted and without a whole lot of purpose...of course I'm sure that I'm over simplifying the idea of "re-writing" but point being, there is way more verbiage than necessary for what attempting to be allowed or disallowed, and it's a little ridiculous to keep calling it "primitive weapons" season. Just up the firearms license to offset the permits purchases and simplify the whole thing.