The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) invites you to celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, running from June 1 to 9.
In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, we sit down with Larry Pugh, Executive Deputy Director at MDWFP.
Due to recent storm damage and extensive flooding, LeFleur’s Bluff State Park and Hugh White State Park campgrounds will be closed until Monday, April 22, 2024.
Last Saturday, April 13, 42 artists from around Mississippi gathered for the En Plein Air Painting Competition at Flowood Nature Park to compete for a chance to win cash prizes and publication in Mississippi Outdoors Magazine.
A landmark poaching case shattered Mississippi’s turkey hunting community—and exposed just how much damage a few reckless outlaws can do. This is the story of Operation Longbeard.
A one-of-a-kind Mississippi facility where fishing, conservation, and hands-on learning come together for students, families, and anglers.
Inattention, inexperience, and missing life jackets cause most boating accidents. MDWFP breaks down how to avoid them.
Elusive and camouflaged, Mississippi’s box turtles reveal their hidden lives through student research that sheds light on their survival, struggles, and conservation needs.
When wallabies escaped after a storm, MDWFP game warden Kennie Prince found himself on one of the strangest calls of his 26-year career—a kangaroo sighting in suburban Mississippi.







