Rule 40-2-1.41 - WILLIAM C. (BILLY) DEVINEY WMA REGULATIONSA. Regulations for William C. (Billy) Deviney Wildlife Management Area in Sunflower County. SPECIES | SEASON | COMMENTS |
WATERFOWL - Permit Only | See WATERFOWL HUNTING PERMITS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. |
YOUTH/VETERAN/ACTIVE MILITARY WATERFOWL | Open concurrent with statewide season. | |
SEPTEMBER TEAL | Open concurrent with statewide season | May hunt teal on any available open water, including the waterfowl sanctuary. |
GEESE: Canada, white-fronted, Snow, Blue, Ross', and Brant | Open daily during statewide goose seasons through the Friday after Thanksgiving. |
DOVE | See DOVE HUNTING in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. |
OTHER MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS | See OTHER MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. |
POST SEASON LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER | Open after waterfowl season. | See Federal Regulations |
TRAPPING | Feb. 1 -28 | |
NO OTHER SEASON shall be open and no other animals shall be hunted or disturbed. |
LYONS TRACT | | |
Deer | | For deer hunting regulations see BAG LIMITS, DEER DATA COLLECTION, LEGAL BUCKS, and DOG RESTRICTIONS in SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. |
Archery | Oct. 1 - Jan. 15 | Antlerless deer and legal bucks. |
Small Game, Woodcock, and Snipe | Jan. 16 - End of statewide season. | |
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) per day. All harvested deer count towards statewide bag limits, unless otherwise stated.3. DEER DATA COLLECTION: All deer harvested must be checked at the self-service data collection station 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 12 inches OR one main beam length of at least 15 inches. For hunters 15 years of age or younger, any antlered buck is a legal buck5. LEGAL SHOT: Only non-toxic shot may be used for hunting waterfowl on this area.6. WATERFOWL HUNTING PERMITS: All waterfowl hunts, except for the youth/veteran/active military hunts, are draw hunts only. You may apply online at www.mdwfp.com. See application for hunt dates, application deadlines, and other information about permitted hunts.7. DOG RESTRICTIONS:a. Retrievers are allowed during migratory game bird hunts.b. Hunting, running, or pursuing hogs and/or deer with the use of dogs is prohibited.c. Small game hunting with dogs is allowed on the Lyon Tracts Only.6. OFF-ROAD MOTORIZED VEHICLES/ATVs: ORVs/ATVs/Electric Bicycles are allowed on designated roads or trails for hunting access only. No vehicles allowed on impoundment levees. Off-road use of ORV/ATV/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.7. HORSES: No horses allowed.8. CAMPING: No camping allowed.9. SHOOTING HOURS: Shooting hours for waterfowl end at 12 p.m. Waterfowl hunters must check-out by 1 p.m., except during the waterfowl youth hunt which shall run concurrent with the statewide waterfowl youth hunt.10. BEARS: Black bears may occur on this WMA. Hunting or disturbing bears is prohibited. Please report any bear sightings on your daily visitor use permit.11. NON-HUNTING USE OF THE AREA: During Waterfowl seasons, non-hunting use of the area is allowed by foot traffic only on Sundays and Tuesdays from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m.12. DOVE HUNTING: The opening day dove hunt will be a permit only hunt on the designated field beginning at 2:00pm. Hunters must show up to the dove field parking area by 12:00pm to check in. Non-permitted hunters may come to the dove field parking area by 12:00pm and enter a random drawing for any openings created by permitted hunters not showing up. No entry prior to 1:00 p.m. on opening day. Following the opening day hunt, dove hunting will be allowed daily from 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset, first season only.Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-1-29, 49-4-4, and 49-5-13.