Wildlife & Hunting

2021 Canemount Turkey Draw Hunts

Turkey Hunts:

• March 15 - April 28 there are 13, 3-day hunts available. (Friday - Sunday or Monday - Wednesday).
• Hunters will be selected through a random computer drawing.
• 2 hunters will be selected for each 3-day hunt.
• Thursdays will be Scouting days. No hunting allowed.
• Limited draw hunt system open to Mississippi residents ages 16 years of age or older.
• Applicants MUST have a valid MS Resident WMA Permit or a Lifetime Hunting License to apply for hunts.
• Legal weapons for turkey hunting include archery equipment and shotguns with #2 shot or smaller.
• Hunters apply as individuals. 
• Each drawn hunter will be able to bring 1 hunting guest (2 persons per hunting party). 
• Youth hunters may be brought as the hunting guest.
• Only hunters who are drawn must purchase an additional $300 permit for a 3-day hunt.
• Hunting permits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Applications will be accepted from January 15 - February 15.
• Hunters must provide a valid e-mail address when applying and will be notified by e-mail if drawn.
• Bag limit is 1 adult gobbler per hunting party.

Youth Turkey Hunts:

• 5 youth hunters will be selected for the 2-day hunt March 13 - 14.
• Hunters will be selected through a random computer drawing.
• Drawn hunters will be randomly assigned to one Hunt Unit.
• Limited draw hunt system open to Mississippi residents fifteen (15) years of age or younger.
• Applicants MUST have a valid MS Resident WMA Permit or a Lifetime Hunting License to apply for hunts.
• Each youth hunter must be in the presence and under the direct supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter at least twenty-one (21) years of age when hunting. 
• A licensed hunter supervising a child must hold a valid Mississippi license and a WMA User Permit.
• Hunters who are drawn must purchase an additional $200 permit for the 2-day hunt.
• Hunting permits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Applications will be accepted from January 15 - February 15.
• Hunters must provide a valid e-mail address when applying and will be notified by e-mail if drawn.
• Bag limit is 1 gobbler per youth hunter.