Forrest County, Mississippi
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- South Mississippi
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedForrest County is anchored by the Hattiesburg metropolitan area but maintains strong hunting traditions across extensive Piney Woods timber lands along the Leaf River and Black Creek drainages within De Soto National Forest. Black Creek, designated a National Wild and Scenic River, flows through public land providing one of the most accessible public hunting corridors in south Mississippi. Deer and turkey hunting in the pine forests and hardwood drainages can be excellent, particularly in the national forest interior away from urban pressure.
Longleaf pine flatwoods with Black Creek and Leaf River drainages; significant De Soto National Forest acreage
Moderate to high near Hattiesburg; lower pressure in national forest interior reaches
OTC statewide tags; zone antlerless regulations apply
Wild turkey in pine-hardwood transition zones; Black Creek corridor offers unique Wild and Scenic River public hunting experience
De Soto National Forest public land access in south Mississippi; Black Creek National Wild and Scenic River corridor
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Forrest County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Forrest County.
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Boundaries: MDWFP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.