Humphreys County, Mississippi
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Delta & Hill Country
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
Draw odds, harvest totals, and season dates for White-tailed Deerin this unit aren't on file yet. This data will be added as it becomes available.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedHumphreys County sits deep in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where vast agricultural fields of soybeans, corn, and cotton meet cypress brakes and oxbow lakes left behind by the shifting channels of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. This is among the finest waterfowl and deer hunting counties in the state, with the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge complex providing significant public access to prime managed impoundments. Delta agricultural nutrition drives deer body weights and antler development to among the highest averages in Mississippi.
Classic Mississippi Delta flatlands with expansive row crop agriculture, cypress brakes, oxbow lakes, sloughs, and Yazoo River backwater wetlands. Elevation is uniformly low with minimal relief. The landscape is shaped entirely by historic river meandering and large-scale agricultural development.
Moderate overall with controlled pressure on the NWR through quota permit systems. Private lease land is managed carefully and sees lower pressure than comparable agricultural counties elsewhere in the South.
OTC statewide license and deer permit required; Delta zone regulations apply with liberal antler guidelines on private land; Yazoo NWR deer hunts require refuge-specific permits drawn by quota lottery.
Waterfowl hunting is exceptional with mallards, pintails, and teal using the agricultural flood fields and oxbow lakes during migration. The Yazoo NWR is one of the premier managed waterfowl impoundment systems in the entire Mississippi Flyway. Wild turkey populations are solid in the timber and brush corridors bordering agricultural fields.
The Yazoo NWR complex is a Mississippi Flyway landmark and produces some of the best managed impoundment waterfowl hunting available on public land in the state. Delta agricultural nutrition drives exceptional antler development and body weights in local deer, making Humphreys County a benchmark for Mississippi trophy deer hunting on agricultural land.
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Boundaries: MDWFP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.