MDWFP – The Mississippi Link

Wildlife officials say bear sightings up

June 10, 2013 Kermit 0

Wildlife officials say coastal Mississippi is seeing higher than normal black bear activity this year and residents should remove attractants if one’s spotted in a residential area.

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks says black bears mainly eat foods like berries, acorns, grasses and insects.

They’re also attracted to open garbage containers, pet food, bird feeders, livestock feed or barbeque grills. The agency says in a news release that residents should remove those items if a bear is spotted. […]

Mississippi offers free fishing weekend

May 30, 2013 Kermit 0

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is offering a statewide free fishing weekend June 1-2.

It kicks off National Fishing and Boating Week, which celebrates the importance of recreational boating and fishing in enhancing quality of life and conserving the country’s natural resources.

The Vicksburg Post reports the department, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will also host the 11th annual Katfishin’ Kids Fishing Rodeo on June 1. […]

South-central zone hunt killed 87 gators

November 28, 2012 Kermit 0

When state wildlife officials decided to expand alligator hunting this year – not once but twice – local officers got a tiny bit worried.

At first, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) said the hunt could take place on public waterways across two-thirds of the state, including all of southwest Mississippi.
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11-foot ‘gator captured, killed in Biloxi

July 16, 2012 Kermit 0

BILOXI – (AP) An 11-foot alligator that lived in a pond at Hiller Park in Biloxi has been captured and killed. Sgt. Barry Delcambre, a state conservation officer, said the alligator weighed about 600 pounds […]