DEER PROGRAM REPORT DEER ROGRAM REPORT

Table of ContentsDedication.......................................................................................................................................................................................................iiiGovernor and Legislative Committees.............................................................................................................................................................ivCommission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.................................................................................................................................................ivTable of Contents..............................................................................................................................................................................................vAcknowledgments...........................................................................................................................................................................................viIntroduction..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Wildlife Technical Staff Directory ................................................................................................................................................................. 2-3Wildlife Management Areas ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4-5Wildlife Management Area Information........................................................................................................................................................ 6-7Wildlife Management Area Directory............................................................................................................................................................ 8-9Wildlife Management Area Narratives....................................................................................................................................................... 10-21Regional Narratives.................................................................................................................................................................................. 22-23Road Kill Survey Data.................................................................................................................................................................................... 24Depredation................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25Chronic Wasting Disease.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26-27Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease................................................................................................................................................................ 28-29Statewide Deer Herd Health Evaluations................................................................................................................................................... 30-33Mail Survey Data...................................................................................................................................................................................... 34-35Sex Ratio Estimates.................................................................................................................................................................................. 36-37Deer Tags....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38Antler Regulations......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39High Fenced Enclosures........................................................................................................................................................................... 40-41Deer Management Assistance Program.................................................................................................................................................... 42-45Statewide DMAP Data............................................................................................................................................................................... 46-47Mississippi Soil Resource Area Map ............................................................................................................................................................. 48Batture Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data.................................................................................................................................... 49Delta Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data........................................................................................................................................ 50Upper Thick Loess Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data.................................................................................................................. 51Lower Thick Loess Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data.................................................................................................................. 52Upper Thin Loess Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data................................................................................................................... 53Lower Thin Loess Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data.................................................................................................................... 54Black Prairie Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data ........................................................................................................................... 55Upper Coastal Plain Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data................................................................................................................. 56Lower Coastal Plain Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data................................................................................................................ 57Coastal Flatwoods Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data................................................................................................................... 58Interior Flatwoods Soil Resource Area Summary of DMAP Data.................................................................................................................. 59Enforcement of Deer-related Citations........................................................................................................................................................... 60Citations Summary by County....................................................................................................................................................................... 61Hunting Incident/Accident Summary........................................................................................................................................................ 62-63Magnolia Records Program........................................................................................................................................................................... 64Pope and Young Record Non-typical Deer..................................................................................................................................................... 65Pope and Young Record Typical Deer............................................................................................................................................................ 65Boone and Crockett Record Non-typical Deer................................................................................................................................................ 66Boone and Crockett Record Typical Deer....................................................................................................................................................... 67Status............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 68Recommendations......................................................................................................................................................................................... 692006-2007 Mississippi Deer Program 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