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Public and Private Land
Increase antlerless bag limit to five (5), except remain two (2) in the Southeast Zone.
Bonus tag for hunters that submit a CWD-positive deer during hunting season and choose to relinquish the meat.
Private Land Only
Allow one of three-buck bag limit to be any antlered deer.
WMAs and Open Public Land
Allow antlerless harvest Dec. 2–15 (primitive weapon) on open public lands and certain WMAs.
Only youth may harvest sub-criteria antlered deer.
Upper Sardis WMA and Holly Springs National Forest
Allow antlerless harvest from Oct. 1–Jan. 31.
Allow one of three-buck bag limit to be any antlered deer.
PHIL BRYANT WMA PROPOSED HUNT PLAN
Backwoods Unit
4 subunits: Deer, waterfowl, and small game
Group hunting and camping
Draw a party of 4 per hunt (16 hunters per hunt)
Wednesday – Sunday
Every other week starting October 1 – January 14
Group bag limit of 4 legal bucks and 8 antlerless deer
Buck Bayou Unit
Deer draw hunts (same as Mahannah)
October – archery only
November/December – Gun
Jan 1 – 14 – Open archery hunting
Small game seasons same as Mahannah
Waterfowl Hunts
41 units on Mahannah and Buck Bayou
Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
Ten Point
Deer Draw Hunts
Thursday – Sunday
Oct/Nov – Archery
December – Gun
Youth/Handicapped only — Dec 26 – Jan 12
Waterfowl and small game – open on days not deer hunting (Mon-Wed)
GooseGoose Lake
Boating or walk-in access only
Deer Draw Hunts
Thursday – Sunday
October 3– January 12 – Archery
Waterfowl and Small Game – Monday–Wednesday
General Regulations
Deer
Season Bag Limit – 3 deer, of which only 1 may be a legal buck (Antler Criteria of 16/20)
Mandatory CWD sample submission for all antlerless deer
Trapping —- Jan. 1 – February 28 daily
Fishing
From Oct. 1 – Jan. 14, fishing is allowed on small game/waterfowl hunting days.
ATV Use
Retrieval only
Designated road and trails only
Horses
Prohibited Oct. 1 – Jan. 14.
From Jan. 15 – Sept. 30, designated roads and trails for recreational use
only.
High Water/Flooding
Mahannah and Phil Bryant WMAs will be closed to all activities, except waterfowl hunting, at 82ft on the SB landside gauge.
Waterfowl hunting shall open daily on 10 Point and Goose Lake units during the waterfowl season after 82ft on the SB landside gauge.
Waterfowl hunting is draw only on Mahannah and Buck Bayou Units during the waterfowl season after 82ft on the SB landside gauge.
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