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Boyle Dahomey NWR Doddsville Duck Hill Walthall Eupora Mathiston GREENWOOD INDIANOLA 82 Kilmichael GREENVILLE 49E French Camp Weir THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL 3 BELZONI WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEXMcCool 12 HOLLANDALE TCHULA Ethel 2 55 61 49W Kosciusko 5151 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS (MDWFP WMAs) ROLLING FORK ACTIVITIES LEGEND 7 HOLLY BLUFF 8 1 YAZOO CITY 10 HUNTING 6 FISHING ONWARD 11 5 Carthage 4 BOAT LAUNCH DELTA NATIONAL FOREST BOATING/CANOEING MISSISSIPPI’S SOUTH DELTA HIKING Lena Walnut Grove PUBLIC LANDS CAMPING 9 Sebastopol HORSEBACK RIDING www.lowerdelta.org BICYCLING WILDLIFE WATCHING Opportunities for outdoor NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY recreation on public lands in VICKSBURG Forest Mississippi’s Lower Delta Region. Morton 20 Lake LOUISIANA JACKSON Pelahatchiecover photo provided by Rob20 Heflin Learned Polkville Bienville NF Florence Montrose Utica 55 Terry 61 Puckett Louin Braxton Raleigh Sylvarena Crystal Springs D'Lo Bay Springs Port Gibson Mendenhall 49 Georgetown Magee Mize THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL 3 HOLT COLLIER NWR STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS 9 MAHANNAH WMA WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX The first refuge named in honor of an African- Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Located in Warren and Issaquena counties, Owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife American, it provides habitat and resources for Parks (MDWFP) manages all wildlife management it is part of one of the most ecologically intact Service, the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife more than 250 songbirds. Small fur bearers, such areas (WMA) in the state. and biologically diverse bottomland hardwood Refuge (NWR) Complex consists of seven refuges. as rabbit, are plentiful. ecosystems in the Mississippi Delta. It provides WMA LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & FEES It is the largest refuge complex in the state of habitat for a large concentration of overwintering 5 miles east of Hollandale 2,033 acres A state hunting license is required for hunting. Special Mississippi providing over 100,000 acres of vital waterfowl. permits for certain activities are required in some habitat for fish and wildlife in the Mississippi Delta. WMAs. Handicapped hunter access is available. 15 miles north of Vicksburg 12,695 acres Located in the Mississippi Flyway, the complex An additional WMA camping permit is required on provides overwintering habitat for thousands of Sunflower WMA. Primitive camping only. migratory waterfowl each year. 4 THEODORE ROOSEVELT NWR NWR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & FEES Named in honor of President Theodore 6 SHIPLAND WMA 10 SUNFLOWER WMA There is no admission fee. All State Regulations Roosevelt, whose famous 1902 black bear hunt led apply. Annual Public Use Permit required for hunting to the naming of stuffed toy bears as Teddy Bears, Established in 1982 on land purchased from Located in the Delta National Forest, the and fishing. Commercial photography requires a this refuge is still in the acquisition stage and is not the Nature Conservancy, this is the only WMA in WMA is owned by the USFS and managed Special Use Permit. open to the visiting public at this time. the Mississippi batture lands - the land between cooperatively with MDWFP. the Mississippi River and the main-line river levee. 3 miles south of Holly Bluff ~60,000 acres 1 PANTHER SWAMP NWR 45 miles north of Vicksburg 3,500 acres Bottomland hardwood forests, swamps, DELTA NATIONAL FOREST streams, wetlands, and reforested agricultural land National forests are protected and managed by the make up this refuge, which is the largest in the U.S. Forest Service for recreational usage. 11 LAKE GEORGE WMA state. The headquarters for the Refuge Complex is HOWARD MILLER WMA 7 Located in Yazoo County, it is owned by the located here. The lobby includes exhibits of native LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & FEES Composed of a former rice and soybean farm U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but managed by wildlife. Visitor facilities are handicap accessible. Camping is by reservation only and has a fee. There which is now divided into 24 eighty-acre hunt units MDWFP. 10 miles west of Yazoo City ~40,000 acres is a day or annual fee for trail use. No day fee is managed for waterfowl. Waterfowl hunting is by needed for the boat landing. Special use permits are draw only. 3 miles south of Holly Bluff 8,383 acres needed for events or weddings. See Sunflower WMA for hunting and fishing requirements. 13 miles southwest of Rolling Fork 2,400 acres 2 YAZOO NWR DELTA NATIONAL FOREST 12 LEROY PERCY STATE PARK/WMA This is the oldest national wildlife refuge 5 in the state. It is home to American alligators, Located in Sharkey County, this is the only 8 TWIN OAKS WMA The oldest state park in Mississippi, it is migratory waterfowl, wading birds, song birds, bottomland hardwood forest in the national forest characterized by artesian springs, cypress trees, butterflies, white-tailed deer, squirrel, and rabbits. system. It provides habitat for numerous species Adjoining the Delta National Forest to the and ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. The Swan Lake Indian Mound is in the refuge and the of wildlife and migrating waterfowl. The forest is east, this WMA provides habitat for various species park has various amenities for visitors including visitor center exhibits Native American artifacts. cooperatively managed by MDWFP as Sunflower of wintering waterfowl. cabins, RV parking, and pavilions. Reservations and additional fees apply for some of the facilities. These facilities are handicap accessible. Wildlife Management Area. 40 miles north of Vicksburg 5,847 acres Leroy Percy WMA is inside the park. 10 miles southwest of Hollandale 13,000 acres 25 miles north of Vicksburg 60,000 acres 5 miles west of Hollandale WMA 1,640 acres.