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Sharkey County, Mississippi

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWild TurkeyWaterfowl
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Unit info

Game species
White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
Group
Central Mississippi
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

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Sharkey County sits in the heart of the Mississippi Delta where agricultural flatlands, oxbow lakes, and bottomland hardwood forests converge to create some of the state's finest mixed-bag hunting. Waterfowl hunting is the county's signature draw, with mallards and other puddle ducks flooding the grain fields and sloughs during peak migration. White-tailed deer and wild turkey round out a diverse hunting calendar in the bottomland timber corridors.

Terrain & elevation

Classic Deep Delta terrain: flat alluvial plain with row-crop agriculture (soybeans, corn, rice), oxbow lakes, sloughs, and bottomland hardwood corridors along Steele Bayou and other Delta waterways. Elevation change is minimal throughout the county.

Hunting pressure

Moderate to high for waterfowl on public impoundments. Deer hunting pressure is moderate with hunting distributed across large acreage. Premium duck blinds on private flooded fields are highly sought.

Tags & permits

Mississippi OTC statewide license with harvest record. No antler restrictions in Sharkey County. Delta deer often run large-bodied due to agricultural food sources.

Species & seasons

Waterfowl hunting is exceptional during peak migration with mallards dominating the harvest in flooded grain fields and managed impoundments. Wood ducks are present throughout the season. Resident Canada geese have expanded. Wild turkey inhabit the bottomland hardwood corridors and are huntable in spring.

Highlights

One of the top Delta waterfowl counties in Mississippi with Mahannah and Shipland WMAs providing accessible public duck hunting. The combination of flooded grain fields and hardwood timber also makes it a quality deer county by Delta standards.

Questions, tips & discussion

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Boundaries: MDWFP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.