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MS SB2520

Bill

Status

Failed

3/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Bob Dearing

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits nonresidents from hunting deer with guns and dogs during the second gun and dog season (December 24 through a commission-set date) on Homochitto National Forest lands.

  • Maintains existing deer hunting seasons: bow and arrow (October 1 through Friday before Thanksgiving), first gun and dog season (Saturday before Thanksgiving through December 1), primitive weapons (December 2-15), and guns without dogs (December 16-23).

  • Allows the commission to establish an extended primitive weapons and bow and arrow season from February 1-15 in areas south of U.S. Highway 84 and east of Mississippi Highway 35 for legal bucks only.

  • Defines "legal buck" as a deer with antlers of four or more points with minimum inside spread of 10 inches or minimum main beam length of 13 inches.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2011.

Legislative Description

Wildlife; prohibits nonresidents from hunting in second season of hunting deer with guns and dogs in the Homochitto Nat'l. Forest.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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