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The Private Lands Program (PLP) offers a variety of services to help private landowners achieve their wildlife management objectives.

Learn more about the Recreational Trails Program and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program, including how to apply to obtain funding for eligible projects.

In 2004, Wildlife Mississippi, in cooperation with the MDWFP and other partners, began the Black Belt Prairie Restoration Initiative to restore, enhance, and protect native prairie habitat within the Black Belt Prairie Region.

The MDWFP Environmental Program strives to protect, conserve, enhance, and restore native fish and wildlife populations and their habitats through consultation on environmental projects and permit reviews.

Mississippi's diverse aquatic habitats provide a wide variety of angling experiences. The Fishing Education and Outreach Program highlights these opportunities for the public with the goal to get more people fishing.

The use of certain fishing gear and/or the selling of non-game gross fish are activities regulated under the authority of commercial fishing regulations.

The Youth Fishing Rodeo aims to introduce rodeo participants to fishing and recruit them to be responsible, licensed anglers and good stewards of our aquatic environment. 

The goal of our Community Fishing Assistance Program is to enhance the management and development of lakes and ponds in urban settings so that local residents, especially youth, will be able to experience the joys of fishing close to home.

Freshwater fishing opportunities abound in Mississippi with over 4,000 miles of streams and 282,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs. The Department's Ramp and Pier program is charged with building, renovating and providing grants for public access…

Search a historical database of State Fishing Records.

With 119 public lakes, 123,000 stream miles, and 225,000 freshwater acres, it's easy to find a great place to fish in Mississippi.

A more efficient method of accessing Mississippi’s Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) is now available via the MDWFP HuntFish app.