Mississippi publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 48 public hunting areas. Natchez State Park is highest at 10.7 deer harvested per square mile in 2019. Charles Ray Nix has 9.1 in 2019 and Hell Creek has 7.1 in 2019. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Natchez State Park has the highest harvest per square mile at 10.7. The agency reported 41 deer on 2,457 acres in 2019.
- 48 public hunting areas are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2019 and each row shows its own newest year.
Mississippi public land rankings
Best public land in Mississippi
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2019. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Public hunting areas
Top 15 of 48 ranked public hunting areas by deer harvest per square mile. Each row shows its own newest year.
15 of 48 areas shown
| 1 | Natchez State Park | 2,457 | 2019 | 41 | 10.7 |
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| 2 | Charles Ray Nix | 3,812 | 2019 | 54 | 9.1 |
| 3 | Hell Creek | 2,344 | 2019 | 26 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Black Prairie | 6,001 | 2019 | 61 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Sardis Waterfowl | 2,480 | 2019 | 23 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Leroy Percy | 1,642 | 2019 | 13 | 5.1 |
| 7 | Canemount | 3,500 | 2019 | 25 | 4.6 |
| 8 | O'Keefe | 5,914 | 2019 | 40 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Sky Lake | 4,306 | 2019 | 25 | 3.7 |
| 10 | Malmaison | 9,953 | 2019 | 53 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Nanih Waiya | 8,040 | 2019 | 42 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Stoneville | 2,500 | 2019 | 13 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Lake George | 8,383 | 2019 | 38 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Marion County | 7,125 | 2019 | 32 | 2.9 |
| 15 | Leaf River | 41,411 | 2019 | 176 | 2.7 |
01Public hunting areas
48 areas ranked on harvest per square mile
Natchez State Park has the most deer harvested per square mile at 10.7 in 2019. Charles Ray Nix has 9.1 in 2019 and Hell Creek has 7.1 in 2019.
The top 15 run from 10.7 down to 2.7 deer harvested per square mile.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2019 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2019. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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