New MS WMA

They will make 5000 acres of duck habitat with feed but wont let anyone hunt it... enjoy

It more about where it’s located. This area is what borders Tara it a track between 61 hwy and the river. Due to the size of deer and the years of management this type of access is beyond most hunters means. For a lot of deer hunters it’s like getting a free ticket to the super bowl.

Dang.
How do you know this??

They will most likely have it on a lottery system. They

I hunt at one of the ATCO clubs that had land sold. Our club adjoins the previously mentioned one and also adjoins Mahannah WMA.

Nothing more concrete than message board rumors, foresters that worked for ATCO, and members from other clubs in the area. I did see a map of the newly proposed WMA, but don’t know how accurate it is. It encompassed Martin’s, Buck Bayou, Keen’s, Goose Lake, ATCO property that WCHFC leases, and some properties west of Steele Bayou. I feel especially bad for those camps with buildings on site (Buck Bayou, Keen’s, Martin’s, and Goose Lake). I believe WCHFC owns the land where there camp is. There is a decent amount of money invested in those camp houses, but is it to the point of being worth taking them down and moving them?

We have no plans to move our structure. It’s been there since the 70’s. Some of our other members just built a structure 3 years ago. That’s going to be hard to swallow. I also can’t fathom how long it’s gonna take to get all our stands and camp items out.

I’ve seen the map too, I assume those bordering mahannah will be consumed into mahannah. And the others will be Thad Cochran wma.

Sweet....new area to hunt!

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They do land management the right way. That’s why you see 160-170 class deer in this area.

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that's more herd management than land management