2026-27 county guides

Mississippi Hunting by County

All 82 Mississippi counties with deer unit status, CWD zone and sample facts, MDWFP region, towns and public land, checked November 14, 2026.

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Mississippi counties for hunters

Mississippi sets few rules county by county: seasons are statewide or tied to a deer unit, and the real differences are which units, which CWD zones and which public land reach each county. These 82 pages cover every county with its unit status, CWD sample counts, MDWFP region, public land, towns and the services around it. Only six counties form the North Central deer unit (Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tippah); the other three units follow highways and rivers and cannot be assigned to counties.

CWD management zones touch 20 counties, and the county layer records positives in 18: 586 of 67,712 samples, with no date printed. Panola County has the most CWD samples in the layer (3,389), and Yazoo County is the largest county by land area. 19 counties have no public hunting area of their own in the land data (among them Calhoun County, Clarke County, Clay County, Covington County, DeSoto County), and their pages point to the nearest ones.

82Counties

6North Central unit

20CWD zone counties

18CWD found

19No public land

3MDWFP regions

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County	Region	Seat	People 2024	Deer unit	CWD zone	CWD found	Sites
Adams County	South	Natchez	28,674	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Alcorn County	North	Corinth	34,228	North Central	Whole county	Found	1
Amite County	South	Liberty	12,451	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Attala County	Central	Kosciusko	17,222	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Benton County	North	Ashland	7,566	North Central	Whole county	Found	2
Bolivar County	North	Cleveland	28,395	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Calhoun County	North	Pittsboro	12,754	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Carroll County	North	Carrollton	9,378	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Chickasaw County	North	Houston	16,774	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Choctaw County	Central	Ackerman	8,091	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Claiborne County	South	Port Gibson	8,122	Highway units	Whole county	Found	1
Clarke County	Central	Quitman	15,155	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Clay County	North	West Point	18,213	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Coahoma County	North	Clarksdale	20,105	Highway units	Part	None	1
Copiah County	South	Hazlehurst	27,536	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Covington County	South	Collins	18,015	Highway units	Outside	None	0
DeSoto County	North	Hernando	195,871	North Central	Whole county	Found	0
Forrest County	South	Hattiesburg	78,435	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Franklin County	South	Meadville	7,516	Highway units	Outside	None	4
George County	South	Lucedale	25,880	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Greene County	South	Leakesville	13,675	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Grenada County	North	Grenada	20,931	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Hancock County	South	Bay St. Louis	46,492	Highway units	Part	None	0
Harrison County	South	Gulfport	213,730	Highway units	Part	Found	3
Hinds County	Central	Jackson	211,975	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Holmes County	Central	Lexington	15,560	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Humphreys County	Central	Belzoni	7,121	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Issaquena County	Central	Mayersville	1,295	Highway units	Part	Found	8
Itawamba County	North	Fulton	24,198	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Jackson County	South	Pascagoula	147,002	Highway units	Outside	None	7
Jasper County	Central	Bay Springs	15,799	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Jefferson County	South	Fayette	6,900	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Jefferson Davis County	South	Prentiss	11,059	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Jones County	South	Laurel	65,837	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Kemper County	Central	De Kalb	8,562	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Lafayette County	North	Oxford	59,843	Highway units	Whole county	Found	3
Lamar County	South	Purvis	66,734	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Lauderdale County	Central	Meridian	70,588	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Lawrence County	South	Monticello	11,672	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Leake County	Central	Carthage	21,462	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Lee County	North	Tupelo	83,012	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Leflore County	North	Greenwood	26,157	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Lincoln County	South	Brookhaven	34,956	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Lowndes County	North	Columbus	57,210	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Madison County	Central	Canton	114,247	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Marion County	South	Columbia	24,008	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Marshall County	North	Holly Springs	34,374	North Central	Whole county	Found	4
Monroe County	No label	Aberdeen	33,483	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Montgomery County	North	Winona	9,411	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Neshoba County	Central	Philadelphia	28,973	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Newton County	Central	Decatur	21,063	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Noxubee County	Central	Macon	9,825	Highway units	Outside	None	1
Oktibbeha County	North	Starkville	51,965	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Panola County	North	Batesville	32,764	Highway units	Whole county	Found	1
Pearl River County	South	Poplarville	59,030	Highway units	Outside	None	6
Perry County	South	New Augusta	11,406	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Pike County	South	Magnolia	38,980	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Pontotoc County	North	Pontotoc	32,014	Highway units	Part	Found	3
Prentiss County	North	Booneville	25,489	Highway units	Whole county	Found	3
Quitman County	North	Marks	5,542	Highway units	Part	None	2
Rankin County	Central	Brandon	160,573	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Scott County	Central	Forest	27,666	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Sharkey County	Central	Rolling Fork	3,234	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Simpson County	Central	Mendenhall	25,597	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Smith County	Central	Raleigh	14,051	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Stone County	South	Wiggins	19,569	Highway units	Outside	None	4
Sunflower County	North	Indianola	23,029	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Tallahatchie County	North	Charleston	10,921	Highway units	Outside	Found	3
Tate County	North	Senatobia	28,551	North Central	Whole county	Found	0
Tippah County	North	Ripley	21,423	North Central	Whole county	Found	3
Tishomingo County	North	Iuka	18,553	Highway units	Whole county	Found	2
Tunica County	North	Tunica	9,157	Highway units	Part	Found	0
Union County	North	New Albany	28,363	Highway units	Whole county	Found	4
Walthall County	South	Tylertown	13,839	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Warren County	Central	Vicksburg	42,105	Highway units	Whole county	Found	6
Washington County	Central	Greenville	41,181	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Wayne County	South	Waynesboro	19,749	Highway units	Outside	None	2
Webster County	North	Walthall	10,039	Highway units	Outside	None	0
Wilkinson County	South	Woodville	7,820	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Winston County	Central	Louisville	17,418	Highway units	Outside	None	5
Yalobusha County	North	Water Valley	12,458	Highway units	Outside	None	3
Yazoo County	Central	Yazoo City	23,024	Highway units	Outside	None	3

Counties, seats and population from the Census Bureau (2024); units and CWD from the 2026-27 MDWFP hunting seasons sheet and the County_Info layer (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks); checked November 14, 2026.

Map of Mississippi counties

Solid pins mark counties with CWD found; hollow pins mark the rest.

MDWFP prints no deer or turkey harvest totals by county, so none appear on any county page. Waterfowl has one statewide set of dates, with no zones, and spring turkey is one statewide season. Region and district tags come from the MDWFP county layer; seven counties are flagged because the two disagree or one is blank. The county pages link to 87 public land records, plus services, towns and shooting ranges nearby. Legal hours are worked out for each county center with the NOAA solar formula on Central Time. No Sunday hunting rule is stated in the sources we read, apart from Rule 9.1 on Saturday openers.

Counties by MDWFP region

North Region counties

Alcorn CountyCorinth
Benton CountyAshland
Bolivar CountyCleveland
Calhoun CountyPittsboro
Carroll CountyCarrollton
Chickasaw CountyHouston
Clay CountyWest Point
Coahoma CountyClarksdale
DeSoto CountyHernando
Grenada CountyGrenada
Itawamba CountyFulton
Lafayette CountyOxford
Lee CountyTupelo
Leflore CountyGreenwood
Lowndes CountyColumbus
Marshall CountyHolly Springs
Montgomery CountyWinona
Oktibbeha CountyStarkville
Panola CountyBatesville
Pontotoc CountyPontotoc
Prentiss CountyBooneville
Quitman CountyMarks
Sunflower CountyIndianola
Tallahatchie CountyCharleston
Tate CountySenatobia
Tippah CountyRipley
Tishomingo CountyIuka
Tunica CountyTunica
Union CountyNew Albany
Webster CountyWalthall
Yalobusha CountyWater Valley

Central Region counties

Attala CountyKosciusko
Choctaw CountyAckerman
Clarke CountyQuitman
Hinds CountyJackson
Holmes CountyLexington
Humphreys CountyBelzoni
Issaquena CountyMayersville
Jasper CountyBay Springs
Kemper CountyDe Kalb
Lauderdale CountyMeridian
Leake CountyCarthage
Madison CountyCanton
Neshoba CountyPhiladelphia
Newton CountyDecatur
Noxubee CountyMacon
Rankin CountyBrandon
Scott CountyForest
Sharkey CountyRolling Fork
Simpson CountyMendenhall
Smith CountyRaleigh
Warren CountyVicksburg
Washington CountyGreenville
Winston CountyLouisville
Yazoo CountyYazoo City

South Region counties

Adams CountyNatchez
Amite CountyLiberty
Claiborne CountyPort Gibson
Copiah CountyHazlehurst
Covington CountyCollins
Forrest CountyHattiesburg
Franklin CountyMeadville
George CountyLucedale
Greene CountyLeakesville
Hancock CountyBay St. Louis
Harrison CountyGulfport
Jackson CountyPascagoula
Jefferson CountyFayette
Jefferson Davis CountyPrentiss
Jones CountyLaurel
Lamar CountyPurvis
Lawrence CountyMonticello
Lincoln CountyBrookhaven
Marion CountyColumbia
Pearl River CountyPoplarville
Perry CountyNew Augusta
Pike CountyMagnolia
Stone CountyWiggins
Walthall CountyTylertown
Wayne CountyWaynesboro
Wilkinson CountyWoodville

No region label

Monroe CountyAberdeen

Deer management units

CWD zones and rules

Public land

Town guides

Pascagoula River oxbow with a wooded shorelinePhoto: Ronnie Blackwell (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Plowed cotton rows glowing in low sunPhoto: Free Public Domain Illustrations by rawpixel (CC BY 2.0)

Wooded valley and river seen from a high overlook on the Yazoo RiverPhoto: Kevin (CC BY 2.0)

Questions about Mississippi counties

What is the county count for Mississippi hunters here?

Eighty-two, and each one has a page of its own on this site.

Do deer rules change from county to county?

Mostly not; only the six North Central unit counties are named, and the other units follow highways and rivers.

Which counties are in the North Central deer unit?

Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tippah, as MDWFP lists them.

In which counties did CWD turn up?

The county layer shows positives in 18 counties, with 586 positives among 67,712 samples and no date printed.

Which counties are in a CWD management zone?

20 counties touch a zone, 13 wholly and 7 in part, split among the North Mississippi, Issaquena and Harrison zones.

Is there county harvest data for deer?

Not that MDWFP publishes on the pages we read, so no county page shows one.

Where do the region labels come from?

From the MDWFP county layer; seven counties are flagged because the district number and label disagree or the label is blank.

Do I need a lottery tag to hunt deer in a county?

No; deer and turkey on private land and open public land take a license, and only management area hunts are drawn.

From the 2026-27 MDWFP hunting seasons sheet and the County_Info layer; checked November 14, 2026.