LAKE GEORGE WMA REGULATIONS

LAKE GEORGE WMA REGULATIONS. A. Regulations for Lake George Wildlife Management Area in Yazoo County. SPECIES SEASON COMMENTS DEER For deer hunting regulations see DEER DATA COLLECTION, LEGAL BUCKS and DOG RESTRICTIONS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. Archery October 1 through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving. Antlerless deer and legal bucks. Youth Gun Saturday two weeks prior to the opening day of Gun season through the Friday prior to Thanksgiving. Antlerless deer and legal bucks. Gun Saturday prior to Thanksgiving - Dec. 1 WITHOUT DOGS. Legal bucks only. Primitive Weapon Dec. 2 - 15 Antlerless deer and legal bucks. Gun Dec. 16 – Jan. 31 WITHOUT DOGS. Legal bucks only. YOUTH SQUIRREL Sept. 24 - 30 SQUIRREL Oct.1 – Feb.28 May 15 – June 1 RACCOON Jul. 1 - Sep. 30 Friday and Saturday nights only. RACCOON, OPOSSUM & BOBCAT Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 WATERFOWL Same as statewide seasons. POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER See Federal Regulations. Open after waterfowl season. RABBIT Saturday nearest Oct.15 - Feb. 28 QUAIL Thanksgiving Day through the first Saturday in March. TURKEY Season Closed Whenever the opening date set above falls on a Sunday, the season shall begin on the preceding Saturday. B. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. WMA USER PERMIT: All persons using this wildlife management area, except those exempt from purchasing an annual hunting or fishing license, must carry on their person an annual statewide Wildlife Management Area User Permit. This permit is required in addition to completing the daily visitor use permit or by using the WMA Check-In App and any required license and may be purchased wherever licenses are sold. 2. BAG LIMITS: Same as statewide bag limits, except the bag limit on antlerless deer is one (1) and on legal bucks is two (2). All harvested deer count towards statewide bag limits, unless otherwise stated. 3. DEER DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested must be checked at the WMA headquarters and recorded on WMA Daily Use Permit Card or WMA Check-In App by the hunter who harvested them before leaving the WMA. If WMA personnel are not available to check the deer, the hunter is responsible for collecting and legibly recording ALL biological data (weight, antler measurements, and jawbone). Instructions and equipment will be provided. 4. LEGAL BUCKS: Legal bucks are those with an inside spread of at least 15 inches OR one main beam length of at least 18 inches. During the Youth Gun Hunt ONLY, hunters 15 years of age or younger may harvest any antlered buck. During ALL other hunts, a youth hunter must harvest a buck with an inside spread of at least 15 inches OR one main beam length of at least 18 inches. 5. DOG RESTRICTIONS: Deer hunting with dogs is prohibited. Small game hunting with dogs is allowed during any small game season. Hunting, running, or pursuing hogs with the use of dogs is prohibited. 6. LEGAL WEAPONS: Only centerfire rifles, shotguns with slugs, primitive weapons, and centerfire handguns may be used for deer hunting. 7. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: Off road use of ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles is allowed for retrieval of harvested deer or hogs. Additionally, electric bicycles may be ridden on marked foot-traffic trails only by users 65 years of age and older. They may not be ridden on any leveed roads or trails. 8. HORSES: Horseback riding is prohibited during WMA deer and turkey seasons. At all other times, horseback riding is restricted to roads open to motorized vehicles and designated ATV trails. Raccoon hunting from horses is allowed during nighttime hunting hours. 9. CAMPING: No camping allowed. 10. HIGH WATER LEVEL CLOSURE: ALL activities, EXCEPT for waterfowl hunting, will close when the Steele Bayou landside gauge reaches 90.0 feet and shall remain so until the Steele Bayou level falls to or below 88.0 feet.