Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex Public Use Regulations 2020-2021
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Theodore Roosevelt
National Wildlife
Refuge Complex
Public Use
Regulations 2020-2021
Hillside, Holt Collier, Mathews
Brake, Morgan Brake, Panther
Swamp, and Yazoo
This brochure is designed to provide the public with
information and a summary of regulations pertaining
to hunting and fishing on Theodore Roosevelt NWR
Complex. These regulations supplement regulations
governing hunting and fishing on National Wildlife
Refuges as set forth in Title 50, Code of Federal
Regulations and applicable State regulations.
Violation of Refuge or State regulations may result
in confiscation of Refuge Permit in addition to
prosecution.
For additional information contact:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
12595 Mississippi Highway 149
Yazoo City, MS 39194
662/836 3004
1Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex Limited Draw Hunts
(TR Complex) Limited Draw Hunt selectees are selected by random
Refuges are located south of State Highway 82 in the computer drawing. Applicants must apply online at
South Delta of Mississippi in the Lower Mississippi River https://trcomplex.recaccess.com. Purchase of the TR
Valley. Refuges are located from just south of Greenville, Complex Annual Public Use Permit is required in order
down towards Vicksburg, over to Yazoo City, and back to apply. Applicants will be notified by email within two
up to Greenwood. TR Complex consists of seven refuges, weeks after the close of applications. Selectees should
Hillside, Holt Collier, Mathews Brake, Morgan Brake, receive their Limited Draw Permit two weeks prior to
Panther Swamp, Theodore Roosevelt and Yazoo National the date of the hunt. This permit is non-transferable and
Wildlife Refuges. Resident species making their home is required to be in your possession along with the TR
among the woodlands, sloughs, and reforested areas Complex Annual Public Use Permit while participating
include the American alligator, white-tailed deer, swamp in the designated hunt. Only selectees are allowed on
rabbit, wild turkey, squirrel, and various small furbearers. the Refuge during Limited Draw Hunts. Yazoo Senior
Citizen Limited Draw selectees are allowed to have one
Visitors are encouraged to explore natural resources non-hunter assistant. Yazoo NWR Youth Hunt selectees
by way of birding, canoeing, hiking, photography and are required to have an adult supervisor. Selectees must
wildlife observation. TR Complex continually strives to return the Limited Draw Permit with the requested
better provide these opportunities. Most trails are open information to be eligible for future Limited Draw Hunts
to foot traffic year round, please consult current Refuge on TR Complex.
Regulations.
Youth Hunters
Hunting License(s) and Regulations All persons under 16 years of age, while hunting on
Unless further restricted by refuge regulations, State bag, TR Complex, must be in the presence and under direct
possession limits and regulations apply. Please consult supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter at least
current Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries twenty-one years of age. Youth hunters are not required
and Park Regulations at www.mdwfp.com and Refuge to possess a TR Complex Annual Public Use Permit,
Regulations posted in this brochure for details. unless participating in a Limited Draw Hunt other than a
Yazoo Youth Hunt. A licensed hunter supervising a youth
TR Complex Annual Public Use Permit hunter must hold all required licenses, stamps and the TR
Each person 16 years of age and older participating in Complex Annual Public Use Permit and may supervise
hunting (including calling, videoing, etc.) or fishing must only one youth per hunt.
possess a valid TR Complex Annual Public Use Permit
which certifies they understand and will comply with Youth Limited Draw Hunts
refuge regulations contained in this brochure. This permit Yazoo NWR: Youth Deer and Youth Waterfowl Limited
is non-refundable, non-transferable, must be signed and is Draw Hunts are selected by a random computer drawing.
required in order to be eligible to apply for Limited Draw Applicants must apply online at https://trcomplex.
Hunts. TR Complex Annual Public Use Permits ($15 recaccess.com.
permit + $5 convenience fee) are available at
https://trcomplex.recaccess.com or may be obtained via Prohibited Activities
check or money order ($15 / permit) at the following n Operation of vehicles on “CLOSED” roads
locations: Panther Swamp NWR, Yazoo City, MS or Yazoo n All commercial activities, including guiding or
NWR, Hollandale, MS. Office hours are Monday – Friday, participating in a paid guided hunt
7:30 am – 4 pm. Permits are valid August 1, 2020 - July 31, n Hunting in designated CLOSED or no hunting areas
2021
n The use of artificial light, including vehicle headlights,
Daily Visitor Information Card to locate or take any animal except as authorized for
All visitors must obtain a Daily Visitor Information Card raccoon and frog hunting
available at the Visitor Information Stations (see maps). n Use or possession of toxic shot, including buckshot
This card must be displayed on the vehicle dash and
submitted prior to leaving the Refuge. All harvested fish n Use or possession of climbing spikes or hunting from a
and game must be accurately recorded. tree which has metal objects driven or screwed into it
n Use or possession of any drug or device for employing
such drug for hunting
2 3n Use of plastic flagging tape or other trail marking devices Hillside NWR: All entry into Turkey Point Unit is
n Use or possession of alcohol prohibited from December 15 through March 1.
n Camping Mathews Brake NWR: In addition to Refuge hours,
n Fires beginning the day before waterfowl season opens and
ending the last day of waterfowl season (State Youth
n Horses and mules Hunt), Refuge waters are closed to all public use from
n Organized drives for deer or hogs 1 pm to 4 am each day. The designated Waterfowl
n Baiting, possession of bait and hunting over bait Sanctuary is open to hunting and fishing until the day
before waterfowl season opens (see map). Refuge resumes
n Trail cameras normal hunting hours during Waterfowl Limited Draw
n Field dressing (skinning or processing) within 300’ of any Hunts beginning at 1 pm each day, (ie, archery and small
road, trail or parking lot game).
n Trapping Panther Swamp NWR: All entry into Lower Twist and
n Destroying any tree or plant Carter Ponds is prohibited from December 15 - March 1.
n Removal of any material, animal, plant or mineral unless Theodore Roosevelt NWR: All entry is prohibited.
otherwise stated
Yazoo NWR: All entry into Cox Ponds is prohibited from
Firearms December 15 - March 1.
Persons possessing, transporting or carrying firearms on
National Wildlife Refuges must comply with all provisions Hunter Orange
of state and local law. Persons may only use (discharge) All deer hunters (including while in the stand) must wear
firearms in accordance with refuge regulations (50 CFR at least 500 square inches of solid unbroken fluorescent
27.42) and specific refuge regulations (50 CFR Part 32). orange material visible above the waistline from
November 7, 2020 - January 31, 2021.
Closed Areas and Times
Temporary or permanent closure of TR Complex areas may Ground blinds must display a minimum of 400 square
occur due to unforeseen circumstances. Please check for inches of hunter orange visible from all sides.
on-the-ground signage and/or updates at Check Stations and
entry points. Rabbit hunters must wear at least 500 square inches of
solid unbroken fluorescent orange material visible above
Vehicles must not obstruct roads, gates, trails, turn rows, the waistline from February 1-28, 2021.
field access ramps or fire lanes and may only be operated on
designated roads (see maps). Dogs
Dogs are allowed while hunting squirrel and during the
It is unlawful to hunt from or shoot into open agricultural February rabbit hunts.
fields and a 100’ zone along pipelines or power line rights-
of-way, designated roads, trails or around parking lots (see Retrievers are allowed while migratory bird hunting
maps). (waterfowl and snow geese).
All other public activities on TR Complex are prohibited All Terrain Vehicles
during firearm deer hunts and Limited Draw Hunts. ATVs are approved for use only on Hillside, Morgan
Brake and Panther Swamp NWRs.
All lands managed under TR Complex, including Refuge
roads, parking areas and boat ramps, are closed 1½ hours ATV use is allowed from September 15 through February
after sunset until 4 am. Refuge hours do not apply to 28 only on established, designated trails and is not allowed
individuals actively participating in Refuge raccoon and frog off trail for any purpose. Hunters may retrieve game
hunting seasons. with the use of game carts. E-bikes operated in the pedal
assist mode shall be allowed where traditional bicycles are
Where waterfowl hunting is allowed, shooting hours are from allowed.
½ hour before sunrise to noon. All decoys, blind material and
boats must be removed from the hunt area no later than 1 pm Boats
each day. Boats left unattended for more than 72 hours will be
considered abandoned and will be subject to removal.
4 5Yazoo NWR: Motorized boats are only authorized in Yazoo NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Applicants may apply
Silver Lake Bayou. for only one of the two day muzzleloader hunts at https://
trcomplex.recaccess.com. Up to two applicants per
Tree Stands and Blinds application and must be submitted online by September
Hunters are allowed to possess and hunt from one 30, 2020. Hunt bag limit is one buck and two does.
portable stand or blind on each refuge within TR
Complex. Identifiable information must be displayed Deer Gun
on all portable stands, tripods and blinds. Stands do not Shotguns with rifled slugs only, muzzle-loading rifles, legal
reserve hunting locations. Stands or blinds may be placed pistols and rifles, and archery equipment are allowed.
48 hours prior to a hunt. Stands or blinds left unattended
for more than 48 hours will be considered abandoned Panther Swamp NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Applicants
and will be subject to removal. All stands without proper may apply for only one limited draw deer hunt at https://
identification are subject to removal. trcomplex.recaccess.com. Up to five applicants per
application and must be submitted online by September
While climbing a tree, installing a stand that uses 30, 2020. Hunt bag limit is one buck and two does.
climbing aids, or while hunting from a tree stand, hunters
must use a fall arrest system that is manufactured to Tree Senior Citizen Deer Gun
Stand Manufacturers Association Standards. Yazoo NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Senior Citizens, 65
years of age and older, may apply at https://trcomplex.
Deer recaccess.com. Up to two applicants per application
Deer hunting within or adjacent to brushy fields and tree and must be submitted online by September 30, 2020.
plantations less than five feet in height must be from a Selectees are allowed to have one non-hunter assistant.
stand a minimum of 10 feet above ground. Hunt bag limit is one buck and two does.
Deer hunting in agricultural or open fields is prohibited. Youth Deer Gun
Yazoo NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Youth may apply
Legal bucks are those with an inside spread of at least 15 at https://trcomplex.recaccess.com. One applicant per
inches OR one main beam length of a least 18 inches. This application and must be submitted by September 30,
applies to all hunters including youth. 2020. Hunt bag limit is one buck and one doe. Youth may
Prior to leaving the Refuge, all harvested deer must be harvest any size antlered deer during this hunt only. Only
checked at a Check Station (see map). Deer jawbones youth can hunt. All youth hunters and adults must check-
(including those intended for mounting) must be removed, in and check-out at Refuge headquarters.
tagged and placed in drop boxes at Check Stations. Small Game
Hogs may be taken only during Refuge Big Game season Raccoon, opossum, coyote, beaver, bobcat and nutria may
(deer and turkey) with weapons legal for those hunts. be taken during Refuge hunts within the State Season
and limit for each species with weapons authorized for the
State approved archery equipment is allowed. specified Refuge hunt.
Daily bag limit is one buck and one doe per day not to All hunters using shotguns for small game must use
exceed State bag. approved non-toxic shot.
Deer Muzzleloader Small game may also be hunted with .22-mag, .17 and .22
Only muzzleloaders loaded with a single projectile and caliber rim-fire rifles and archery equipment using arrows
archery equipment are allowed. Breech-loading firearms with points other than broadheads.
of any type or caliber are prohibited.
Migratory Birds
Hillside, Holt Collier and Morgan Brake: open to deer Snow Geese
muzzleloader during designated dates. Yazoo NWR: Snow Geese may be taken beginning
February 1 during the State Light Goose Conservation
Panther Swamp NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Applicants Order. Contact the Yazoo NWR office for details.
may apply for only one limited draw deer hunt at https://
trcomplex.recaccess.com. Up to five applicants per Waterfowl (Duck, Goose, Merganser and Coot)
application and must be submitted online by September Shooting hours are from ½ hour before sunrise to noon.
30, 2020. Hunt bag limit is one buck and two does.
6 7All decoys and blind material must be removed from the Hillside NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Applicants may
hunt area no later than 1 pm each day. apply at https://trcomplex.recaccess.com by February 15,
Waterfowl hunters are allowed no more than 25 shotshells 2021. Limited Draw Hunt Applications may have up to
per person. two applicants. Hunt bag limit is 2 adult gobblers.
There is no early teal season. Panther Swamp NWR: Daily bag limit is 1 adult gobbler,
and the season bag limit is 2 adult gobblers.
Hillside NWR: State season except closed December
2-15, 2020. Hunting is allowed only in the designated Fishing
Waterfowl Hunt Area (see map). Bowfishing is permitted on Hillside, Mathews Brake,
Morgan Brake and Panther Swamp NWRs during regular
Mathews Brake NWR: State season Monday through refuge hours.
Friday, except first two days of season. Limited Draw
Hunt: Applicants may apply for the first two days and Trot lines, limb lines, jugs, seines and traps are prohibited.
all weekends of the State season at https://trcomplex. Hillside NWR: Fishing is permitted March 1 through
recaccess.com no later than November 1, 2020. The November 15. The borrow ponds along the north levee
Limited Draw Permit is valid for the applicant, who must are open throughout the year except closed during the
be present, and up to three additional guests (maximum muzzleloader deer hunt and spring turkey hunt.
four per party). Hunting is allowed only in the designated
Waterfowl Hunt Area (see map). One boat per party. All Mathews Brake NWR: Fishing is permitted throughout
Limited Draw Hunt participants must launch and return the year except closed in the Waterfowl Sanctuary one
to the USFWS boat ramp. Vehicles waiting in line to day prior to the beginning of waterfowl season through
launch must be attended at all times by a member of March 1 (see map).
the hunt party.
Morgan Brake NWR: Fishing is permitted throughout
Morgan Brake NWR: State season except closed the year except closed during the muzzleloader deer hunt,
December 2-15, 2020. Hunting is allowed only in the and the Providence Ponds are closed one day prior to
designated Waterfowl Hunt Area (see map). the beginning of waterfowl season through March 1. See
informational kiosk for creel limits at Providence Ponds.
Panther Swamp NWR: State season except Thursdays.
Closed during all firearm deer hunts. Hunting is allowed Panther Swamp NWR: Fishing is permitted throughout
only in Unit 1 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. the year except closed during limited draw hunts and in
Hunting is allowed only in Unit 2 on Friday, Saturday and Lower Twist and the Carter Ponds from December 15 –
Sunday. Waterfowl hunting is not allowed on any other March 1. Office Pond is open year round.
area of the refuge.
Frog
Youth Waterfowl (Duck, Goose, Merganser and Coot) Harvesting frogs is permitted on Hillside, Mathews
Youth Waterfowl Hunting is allowed only in the designated Brake, Morgan Brake and Panther Swamp NWRs in
Waterfowl Hunt Areas (see maps) on Hillside, Mathews accordance with State regulations.
Brake, Morgan Brake and Panther Swamp NWRs.
Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) Tracts
Yazoo NWR: Limited Draw Hunt. Youth may apply for Deer and rabbit hunting are allowed on the Brown Tracts
only one youth waterfowl hunt at https://trcomplex. (east of the Sunflower River).
recaccess.com. One applicant per application and must be
submitted November 1 - December 15, 2020. Adults will Deer Archery
be allowed to hunt, but they must possess valid license, October 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021
stamps, and permits. All youth and adult hunters must Rabbit without Dogs
check-in and check-out at the Check Station. October 17, 2020 - February 28, 2021
Spring Turkey
Legal hunting weapons include shotguns loaded with non- Rabbit with Dogs
toxic shot and archery equipment. February 1-28, 2021
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20 21Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex 2020-2021 Hunt Seasons • T R Complex Annual Public Use Permit
Required. Limited Draw Hunts are highlighted • only drawn selectees are allowed on the Refuge on those dates.
Species Hillside Holt Collier Mathews Brake Morgan Brake Panther Swamp Yazoo
Youth – Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 11/27/20-11/28/20
Deer Gun
Youth – 2/06/21-2/07/21 Closed 2/06/21-2/07/21 2/06/21-2/07/21 2/06/21-2/07/21 1/23/21
Waterfowl 1/30/21
Senior Citizen Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 12/18/20-12/19/20
– Deer Gun
Deer – Archery 10/01/20-12/01/20 10/01/20-12/01/20 10/01/20-1/31/21 10/01/20-12/01/20 10/01/20-11/20/20 10/01/20-11/20/20
12/16/20-1/31/21 12/16/20-1/31/21 12/16/20-1/31/21 11/24/20-12/01/20 1/02/21-1/15/21
12/15/20-1/31/21
Deer – 12/02/20-12/15/20 12/02/20-12/15/20 Closed 12/02/20-12/15/20 12/02/20-12/07/20 12/04/20-12/05/20
Muzzleloader 12/09/20-12/14/20 12/07/20-12/08/20
12/11/20-12/12/20
Deer – Gun Closed Closed Closed Closed 11/21/20-11/23/20 Closed
Squirrel 10/01/20-12/01/20 Closed 10/01/20-2/28/21 10/01/20-12/01/20 10/12/20-11/20/20 10/12/20-11/20/20
12/16/20-2/28/21 12/16/20-2/28/21 11/24/20-12/01/20 2/01/21-2/28/21
12/15/20-2/28/21
Rabbit without 10/17/20-12/01/20 10/17/20-12/01/20 10/17/20-2/28/21 10/17/20-12/01/20 10/17/20-11/20/20 10/17/20-11/20/20
Dogs 12/16/20-2/28/21 12/16/20 -2/28/21 12/16/20-2/28/21 11/24/20-12/01/20 2/01/21-2/28/21
12/15/20-2/28/21
Rabbit with 2/01/21-2/28/21 2/01/21-2/28/21 2/01/21-2/28/21 2/01/21-2/28/21 2/01/21-2/28/21 2/01/21-2/28/21
Dogs
Raccoon - 10/01/20-12/01/20 Closed 10/01/20-2/28/21 10/01/20-12/01/20 10/01/20-11/20/20 1/29/21-1/31/21
Dogs Required 12/16/20-2/28/21 12/16/20-2/28/21 11/24/20-12/01/20
12/15/20-2/28/21
Turkey 3/26/21-3/28/21 Closed Closed Closed 4/01/21-5/01/21 Closed
4/9/21-4/11/21
4/23/21-4/25/21
Waterfowl 11/27/20–11/29/20 Closed 12/4/20 11/27/20-11/29/20 11/27/20-11/29/20 Closed
12/16/20-1/31/21 12/9/20-12/11/20 12/16/20-1/31/21 12/15/20-12/16/20
12/14/20-12/18/20 12/18/20-12/23/20
12/21/20-12/25/20 12/25/20-12/30/20
12/28/20-1/01/21 1/01/21-1/06/21
1/04/21-1/08/21 1/08/21-1/13/21
1/11/21-1/15/21 1/15/21-1/20/21
1/18/21-1/22/21 1/22/21-1/27/21
1/25/21-1/29/21 1/29/21-1/31/21
Frog 4/01/21-9/30/21 Closed 4/01/21-9/30/21 4/01/21-9/30/21 4/01/21-9/30/21 Closed
Mathews Brake Waterfowl – Limited Draw 11/27-11/29; 12/5-6; 12/12-13; 12/19-20; 12/26-27, 2020; 1/2-3; 1/9-10; 1/16-17; 1/23-24;
1/30-31, 2021. Refuge resumes normal hours beginning at 1PM during these dates.
22 23US Fish & Wildlife Service
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex
yazoo@fws.gov
Panther Swamp NWR
12595 MS Highway 149
Yazoo City, MS 39194
662/836 3004
www.fws.gov/refuge/panther_swamp
Morgan Brake NWR
1562 Providence Road
Cruger, MS 38924
662/235 4989
www.fws.gov/refuge/morgan_brake
www.fws.gov/refuge/hillside
www.fws.gov/refuge/mathews_brake
Yazoo NWR
595 Yazoo Refuge Road
Hollandale, MS 38748
662/839 2638
www.fws.gov/refuge/yazoo
www.fws.gov/refuge/holt_collier
www.fws.gov/refuge/theodore_roosevelt
July 2020
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