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If you hunt WMA's or plan to in the future ..I suggest attending a meeting ....anyone hunting the south delta please join us in Vicksburg for this meeting.....

Press Release

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS, 39211
Phone: 601-432-2400


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 18, 2011



MDWFP Hosts Wildlife Management Area Public Meetings

JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is hosting a series of six public meetings to discuss Wildlife Management Area (WMA) activities. These meetings will showcase regional WMA harvest data, wildlife habitat and infrastructure improvements, and regulations changes for the 2011-12 season. All WMA users, adjacent landowners, hunting clubs, and interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

“It is very important to the success of the Agency to meet with our customers and hear input from the public at every available opportunity,” said Ed Penny, MDWFP Wildlife Bureau Director. “These meetings will give us the opportunity to discuss our WMA system and listen to input about our management programs.”

The meetings will be from 7-9 pm on the dates and at the locations listed below:
• September 7th: North Delta WMAs at the Enid Fish Hatchery
• September 8th: South Delta WMAs at Hinds Community College – Vicksburg Branch
• September 13th: North WMAs at Tombigbee State Park in Tupelo
• September 14th: Southwest WMAs at the Copiah County Multipurpose Building in Gallman
• September 20nd: East Central WMAs at the Winston County Courthouse in Louisville
• October 18th: Southeast WMAs at East Central Community Center in Wade


MDWFP biologists and law enforcement officers will be in attendance to answer questions from the public.

For more information regarding the WMA system and specific meeting locations, please visit www.mdwfp.com or call 601-432-2199.



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Rick,
Can you give us an update?

As for the waterfowl draws they are going to pre-draw for every unit and only way to do standby is if someone does not show

I just wish they would clearly post the rules and process. As it is now, everything is scattered on the mdwfp website and you can tell if the material is up to date or something from several years ago.

Come to the meeting

msbigdawg1234 wrote:As for the waterfowl draws they are going to pre-draw for every unit and only way to do standby is if someone does not show

Are you kidding. They are coming up with more ignorant rules every year.

Everybody needs to go to these meetings even if u don't hunt public land.

Does anybody know what building, room, etc. the meeting will be held in at Hinds in Vicksburg?

I'm sure there will be signs or something designating it.

http://www.hindscc.edu/Map_Locations/Vi ... arren.aspx

More than likely, it will be in the East end of the Multi purpose building in the auditorium.

http://home.mdwfp.com/Wildlife/Species/ ... fault.aspx

Click on the link on the right side for 2011-2012 waterfowl draw hunt changes. It has the new draw system. Say goodbye to standby hunting as we know it.

I know several guys on here have been opposed to the draw long before now, so I'll preface this with "Yes, you told me so."

But they say the main reason they are doing this is to increase hunter participation. I say that's bull%$( and this is why:

If overall hunter numbers on WMAs across the board go DOWN this year, do you think they will retract the $5 per draw system?


Hell no they won't, because this has nothing to do with hunter participation. What kind of idiot says, "Hey Joe, how do you think we can get more people to hunt these here WMAs?" Joe says, "Charge em $5 a hunt."

The 5 dollars is not the issue, like we said at the meeting, we will GLADLY pay whatever cost they throw at us. But they don't need to paint this picture to be about trying to appeal to hunters who otherwise wouldn't show up because of the chance of not getting picked. Bottom line is, we risked it every morning, knowing there was the chance we would spend the morning at the waffle house vs. hunting. We still showed up, we still drew, and we still took the risk.

It's all a crock of $#!+ if you ask me.

I'll tell ya this ...north delta is next...they will be moving other WMA's up there into draws next yr...was told that last night...better get in all ya can on any place that is open this yr cause the door of freelance is being shut on WMA's

I grew up in MO and virtually all of the state managed areas are drawn--it's horrible. Fight like hell to keep them out of the draw system. Beleive me, they will keep adding rules on top of rules until it's just not any fun. Come to think of it, the most "un-fun" thing there is to this type of hunting is anticipating the hunt, but not being able to hunt. I limit my hunting in MO because of this.

AR has it right, everybody on thier own. There are certainly issues with this style, but so much better than the draw.

It's far easier to keep the draw system out than remove it. fight like hell to prevent.

The draw system will be worse than you think it is--I promise

Barry