JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has announced that during the Jan. 23 meeting of the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, it was voted, for this year only, that the 2024–2025 either-sex white-tailed deer season will be extended through 30 minutes after sunset on Sunday, Feb. 2.
This extension will apply to private lands only in the Delta, Hills and North Central Deer Management Units (DMUs). The Southeast DMU is not included or affected by this season extension and will still end on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
Through Miss. Code Ann. §49-7-31(1)(g), when the open season on deer ends on a Friday, the commission has the authority to extend the season until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.
The season extension will only apply to season dates and does not increase or otherwise affect the annual bag limit. MDWFP encourages hunters to exercise their bag limit, particularly antlerless deer, and submit any deer taken during these additional days to be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
This map shows the boundaries of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks' deer management units. (Submitted)
