Anyone here bow hunt Tunica Hills WMA?

You just better be damn sure you want that deer bad before you shoot it. Them hills are no joke.

They are exactly right. Those ridges run like fingers toward bottoms. If you can find where some come together or get to the end of one where you can see down in a bottom you can sit the ground. I know a lot of guys that hunt hills like that who use a Millinium tree seat.

You'll find more hardwoods than pines in there. Look for some white oaks or honey locust trees

Would also like some insight on hunting WMA's in general.

I understand the best time to scout is in the off season, but is there any time during deer season that is safe to go explore/scout the areas?

I used to hunt it with a buddy who's an old lawyer in Slaughter.

He scouts the place like it's church.

Everybody is right. Retrieving is a bitch. You need to walk in, and can only use a 4 wheeler to retrieve. Good luck.

Hunted Tunica WMA since '94. There is no one strategy there that is a slam dunk. I've only ever hunted the south tract. Over the years, hunting pressure there has quadrupled. I've done way better from the ground using something called a Hammock Seat. 3/4 way up the ridges is where they mostly live. Locust beans are hit and miss there. I've seen them walk through them and not even stop to smell them. Red oaks can be a real winner early. And in Jan., the Nuttall oaks can be dynamite. I normally avoid the place during primitive season as it gets crowded for a place of its size. And, I'm not over one instance where I was parked in the parking area of the tram trail. A guy was upset and wanted the entire tram trail to himself and dumped an entire garbage can full of trash into the back of my truck while I was in the woods. That's the only issue I've had in all the years.

Both are about the same. Layed out a little differently. Thicker on north. Seems the bluffs are a little harsher on south. Both are tough. Area of interest would definitely be the new 600+ acres in the tram trail area along the river. When I first started hunting the area, there was a section of WMA along the river that was traded a couple of years later. But when I hunted it, always had action. Big stuff flanks that river area in Jan.

Good luck and post kill pics!! I wouldn't get excited about the primitive weapons season. It gets over run and pressure like nowhere else. But starting a couple of weeks after, my favorite time. It's a different hunting ground in Jan. Deer range from all over during the rut. Most importantly think MID DAY SITS.