School me on MS deer hunting

For what it will cost you in gas and out of state license fees I personally wouldn’t even hunt it. That’s probably the least populated area of the state for deer.

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For what it will cost you in gas and out of state license fees I personally wouldn’t even hunt it. That’s probably the least populated area of the state for deer.

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Ehhh I think the people manage it pretty well, plus I’ve been swamp hunting the past few years (and I’m a shitty hunter) so I seldomly see deer anyways.

Also, the WMA that I normally hunt on close to my house decided to cut gun season down to 15 days this year.

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That area and SW AL are some of the best areas in the country to hunt.

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perhaps but they are both very bad places to kill, especially anything of note.

what is the closest town/city to this area in the southeast zone?

Deer are smaller than anywhere else in Mississippi but it sounds like it will be a huge increase in deer sighting from a swamp where your rarely see deer to a modestly managed place located anywhere in Mississippi.

I grew up hunting just south of Hattiesburg and I agree with what everyone else is saying, if you can choose anywhere else in the state to hunt, do it. The deer here are skittish and undersized. Their head is on a swivel from the moment they leave the thickest shite they can find to lay up in. Majority of deer movement is at night. 98.37% of all hunters here either bait, run dogs, or both. If you’re not one of them there’s a good chance you won’t even see a deer, much less kill one. There are a few decent bucks shot every year, almost always behind a doe in late January. It’s home to me but I jump on any invite I get to Natchez or Meridian.

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I grew up hunting just south of Hattiesburg and I agree with what everyone else is saying, if you can choose anywhere else in the state to hunt, do it. The deer here are skittish and undersized. Their head is on a swivel from the moment they leave the thickest shite they can find to lay up in. Majority of deer movement is at night. 98.37% of all hunters here either bait, run dogs, or both. If you’re not one of them there’s a good chance you won’t even see a deer, much less kill one. There are a few decent bucks shot every year, almost always behind a doe in late January. It’s home to me but I jump on any invite I get to Natchez or Meridian.

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I am from Natchez and still own a bit of land there but live in the Poplarville area, it aint even close.

I have hunted in the SE zone a few times as guest at camps due to the later closing date but drive back the the farm if I wish to actually hunt.

It took me a while to get used to seeing folks drive around with a little basket racked 8 point that weighed 145 lbs on display as some sort of trophy in the SE zone.

I made one two day trip to a 2k acre lease this January (I think). Saw deer every time time I was in the stand, so did the other guy I was with. Deer were fairly active in both the early morning and dusk hours. No huge deer, but the meat was good. My experience was fantastic, but anecdotal.

The lease is cheap and the other guys are good people, so I’m considering joining. I don’t need monsters as long as I can fill my freezer with meat of any kind. SE MS seemed to fit that bill.

Well out of 16 replies, atleast 1 was positive.

As long as I see a few deer I’ll enjoy myself. The camp is nice and riding a sxs to the stand will beat trudging through the swamp 9 times outa ten.

Can anyone confirm that poplarville is a dry town?