Mississippi CWD zone expanded, rule on deer feeding may change September 11, 2026 The Clarion Ledger
... The sample year ended with 140 cases detected, up 13 cases from the 127 cases found in the previous sample year...
Deer feeding rule change proposed by Mississippi wildlife agency September 1, 2026 The Clarion Ledger on MSN
... Providing deer with supplemental feed is a common practice in Mississippi ... "The only thing the rule changes is it removes the word 'stationary' in front of 'spin-cast feeders ... It would allow someone to use a broadcast spreader, for instance, on a four-wheeler and spread it down a road." ...
A plan equal to the threat: Protecting Mississippi's deer herd from CWD July 20, 2026 SuperTalk Mississippi
... Mississippi recorded one positive CWD case in 2018. By 2020 there were 35, by 2022 there were 50, by 2024 there were 111, and this year the count has climbed to 140 ... Mississippi, which averages roughly 30 deer per square mile, now has 23 counties where CWD has been found. Agency biologists estimate that, absent new introductions, we will have 55 affected counties within ten years ..,
Mississippi must keep slowing CWD spread until science catches up April 22, 2026 SuperTalk FM
... In Benton County, recent sampling has shown roughly 1 in 3 deer testing positive. Hunters in these areas tell us they are seeing fewer mature bucks, and deer hunting there has changed... the movement and sale of live captive deer has been a clear vector for spreading CWD in the U.S...
Hogs & Deer Interactions: What New MSU Research Reveals April 22, 2026 Mississippi, MS Outdoors Podcast
Melanie Boudreaux, assistant research professor at Mississippi State University, joins the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast to share what may be the first study to put hard numbers on how wild hogs and deer interact, and what it means for chronic wasting disease in Mississippi.
Her team used GPS collars that could track when animals were near each other, trail cameras at bait sites, and aerial surveys across the state. What they found: hogs move between deer social groups like a bridge, connecting populations that would otherwise stay separate...
Fewer deer sightings this season don't mean fewer deer, MDWFP says January 26, 2026 Mississippi, Darkhorse Press
... Mississippi hunters who have seen fewer deer this season shouldn’t assume the state’s deer population is declining ... Biologists say warmer-than-normal temperatures combined with an abundant acorn crop have reduced daytime deer movement, making animals harder to spot even though overall numbers remain stable..,
Mississippi's deer dilemma: More deer, fewer trophies? December 4, 2025 Farm Progress
... “There is a feeder for every 13 deer in the state of Mississippi, over 118,000 feeders total as a low estimate,” McKinley said. “After hunting over feeders was legalized in the state, we saw hunter success rates drop by almost a whole deer per hunter.” ..,
Mississippi may require deer hunters to report harvests November 25, 2025 WLOX on MSN
... essential data to better manage the state’s deer population and monitor chronic wasting disease... Wildlife officials estimate about 275,000 deer are harvested annually in Mississippi, but current figures rely on surveys and voluntary reports ... Mandatory reporting would offer county-level tends ...
Mississippi Deer Damage in Row Crops Survey October 23, 2025 Mississippi State University Extension Service
... Of the surveys that had all the economic damage information filled out, 13 respondents reported damages in corn, 21 reported damages in cotton, and 90 reported damages in soybeans. Respondents reported damage occurring in 45 Mississippi counties... Soybeans were by far the most impacted, with 90 respondents reporting damages on 14,204 acres, of which 4,013 acres had to be replanted. Total economic loss for soybeans was $3.68 million, or $258.91 per acre...
Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in Prentiss County deer October 15, 2025 Mississippi, Darkhorse Press
... The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Prentiss County after a hunter-harvested buck tested positive during the 2025 Velvet Season...
MS buck weights, antlers appear in decline as deer population estimate is at record high October 7, 2025 Mississippi, The Clarion Ledger
... Mississippi's deer population is increasing ...
The average weight of mature bucks has decreased significantly in some areas over the past few decades. ... Mississippi has the highest estimated deer density in the Southeast at 33 deer per square mile...
Deer depredation is a row crop concern September 10, 2025 Mississippi State University Extension Service
... Deer crop depredation is when deer eat an item to the point that it causes damage. Examples may include deer eating landscape shrubs and flowers or grazing home vegetable gardens, and on a larger scale, feeding heavily on row crops... it is widely assumed that soybeans are deer’s favorite row crop...
Hunters continue to battle CWD in state deer herds August 4, 2025 Mississippi State University Extension Service
... The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or MDWFP, tested 128 deer positive for CWD from July 2024 to June 2025. That number is up from 110 deer that tested positive during the same period from 2023 to 2024. According to the MDWFP website, the agency has tested 58,854 deer since July 1, 2018. There has been a total of 446 positive tests since 2018 in Mississippi...
Whitetails Unlimited Grants More Than $180,000 in Mississippi - July 2, 2025 Outdoor Wire
... Whitetails Unlimited has granted $182,416 to various mission-related projects in the state of Mississippi over the past fiscal year... dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment ...
We Know Bucks Can Disappear. Now We Know Where They Go May 12, 2025 Mississippi, Field & Stream
... studies show that roughly two-thirds of collared bucks fit a personality profile they describe as “sedentary.” These bucks remain within a defined home range ... The remaining bucks, they call “mobile.” These deer have two distinct home ranges that they live in during different parts of the year and that can be many miles apart...
New Deer Hunting Regulations Proposed in Mississippi April 21, 2025 Gun News Daily
...Key changes include clarifying the rules surrounding cased vehicles for transporting firearms and allowing the use of tracking dogs for recovering wounded deer, emphasizing the commitment to both safety and the humane treatment of animals...
Chronic Wasting Disease found in 17 Mississippi counties March 18, 2025 WJTV
... Officials ... collected more than 10,500 samples during the 2024-25 deer season for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. According to the agency, there have been 127 positives detected since July 1, 2024, making this the highest year yet for CWD in Mississippi ..,
Chronic wasting disease prions on deer feeders and wildlife visitation to deer feeding areas. 2025. Mississippi. The Journal of Wildlife Management
... We show that deer feeders in free‐ranging
populations with high CWD prevalence become contaminated with CWD prions quickly, becoming a potential site of exposure of deer to CWD prions. Our results also demonstrate the ability to find evidence of prion contamination on deer feeders, even in areas where CWD is newly detected...
Think the moon affects deer movement? Here's what these bucks had to say about it February 7, 2025 Mississippi, Yahoo on MSN
... the Mississippi State University Deer Lab decided to test that theory. Years of data collected from mature bucks tracked by GPS collars were used ... what were the findings? ... nothing that was notable ...
House passes bill requiring hunters to report deer killed January 29, 2025 Mississippi, mississippitoday.org
... Mississippi would join all other states in having a requirement for hunters to report the white-tailed deer they kill each season under a bill the House passed 79-28 on Tuesday. HB 816 ...
More than 400 CWD positives detected in Mississippi since 2018 January 10, 2025 WJTV
... A batch of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) samples showed 30 positives last week ... According to MDWFP’s website, there have been 407 positive CWD detections in Mississippi since the disease was first detected in 2018..,
Debate over deer-dog hunting in Mississippi continues after Supreme Court ruling January 1, 2025 Mississippi, Daily Journal
... Using dogs to hunt whitetail deer ... is only legal in nine states ... A lower court imposed an injunction preventing the Allens from letting their dogs on the Dickersons’ land, and the Supreme Court affirmed the decision this spring...
CWD detection in Colbert County expands state's CWD Management Zone December 27, 2024 Mississippi, Yellowhammer News
... This is the first case of CWD detected in Colbert County and brings the total number of CWD positive detections to nine statewide... confirmed positive by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa...,
More chronic wasting disease positives detected in Mississippi December 11, 2024 Yahoo
... three positives were recently detected in Benton County, and one positive was detected in Marshall County. So far, there have been eight positives detected this season (FY2025)... 326 positive CWD detections in Mississippi since the disease was first detected in 2018..,
Mississippi's bear population is growing and here's what that means December 10, 2024 The Clarion-Ledger
... the earliest record of black bears in the state are fossilized remains dating back 12,000 years ... By the 1930s, the black bear population was estimated to be about 12. In 1932, bear hunting was banned in Mississippi... For many years, MDWFP gave an estimate of 150 bears in Mississippi, but that number is outdated ..,
Deer Population and Management with William McKinley November 6, 2024 Mississippi, MS Outdoors Podcast
... Matt Wyatt is joined by William McKinley, the Deer Program Coordinator at MDWFP, to discuss Mississippi's thriving deer population and what hunters can do to maintain healthy herds. William dives into the data behind deer management, explains the importance of hunters leading the conservation effort ...