A 14-year-old has no hunter education certificate. Under whose supervision may the child still hunt?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, Who is required
A hunter born on or after January 1, 1972 must finish the hunter education course before doing what?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Hunter Education
Besides attending all classroom hours, what must an in-person student do to be certified?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, In-Person Courses
How many hours of instruction are in the department's in-person hunter education course?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, In-Person Courses
Mississippi requires hunter education of license buyers born on or after which date?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Hunter Education
What does the department charge for its in-person hunter education courses?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, In-Person Courses
What happens to a hunter education certificate that was obtained by fraudulent means?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Hunter Education
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The certificate and the course, continued
What is the fee for a duplicate Mississippi hunter education card?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, Duplicate Hunter Education Card
What is the youngest age at which a student can earn Mississippi hunter education certification?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, In-Person Courses
What must a 13-year-old hold before hunting alone in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, Who is required
Which of these is on the department's list of hunter education course topics?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, What is Hunter Education?
Who may complete the full Mississippi hunter education requirement online?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunter Education page, Online Courses
Hunting licenses 8
A person lives in Mississippi but holds a current driver's license from another state. Which hunting license must the person buy?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Proof of Residency
For a Lifetime Sportsman license, how long must an applicant prove domicile in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Mississippi Lifetime License
How does the department class buying a license under an assumed name?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Unlawful Purchase of License
What must a resident aged 65 or older have with him while hunting?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Resident
Where may a 30-year-old Mississippi resident hunt without a hunting license?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Resident
Which Mississippi residents must obtain a hunting license?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Resident
Which non-resident hunters need no Mississippi hunting license?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Non-Resident
Which person domiciled in another state may still buy a resident hunting license?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Hunting License Requirements page, Exceptions
Shooting hours, roads and boats 8
A hunter walks a public road right-of-way with a loaded rifle, hunting. Is that lawful?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting from Roads, Vehicles, and Boats
Under Mississippi's rule on hunting from public roads, when does a cartridge firearm count as unloaded?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting from Roads, Vehicles, and Boats
Under the public road rule, when does a muzzleloading caplock firearm count as unloaded?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting from Roads, Vehicles, and Boats
Under the public road rule, when does a muzzleloading flintlock firearm count as unloaded?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting from Roads, Vehicles, and Boats
What are the legal shooting hours for resident game in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Legal Shooting Hours
What does the department call shining a light from a public road onto another's property at night?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Harassment of Wildlife
When do legal shooting hours for migratory birds end?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Legal Shooting Hours
Which game may be hunted from a boat in Mississippi, and when?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting from Roads, Vehicles, and Boats
Weapons and loads 9
Between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise, which rifle cartridge is the largest allowed?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Weapons and Loads
For deer, a muzzleloading rifle counts as a primitive firearm from what caliber?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Primitive Weapon
How many shells may a shotgun hold at one loading when hunting migratory birds?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Weapons and Loads
In the spring gobbler season, what is the largest shot a turkey hunter may use?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Weapons and Loads
May a telescopic sight be used on a primitive firearm in the primitive weapon seasons?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Primitive Weapon
What caliber or magazine limit applies to firearms in the gun season?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Gun
What draw weight must a bow have for hunting in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Archery
What is the largest shotgun shot allowed for hunting at night?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Weapons and Loads
Who may hunt turkey with a rifle in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Weapons and Loads
Permission, bait, dogs and protected wildlife 10
Electronic calls may be used to hunt which animals?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Decoys and Bait
How far must a supplemental feeder be from the nearest property line?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Supplemental Feeding
How may supplemental feed be put out on private land outside a CWD zone?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Supplemental Feeding
In which deer seasons are dogs not allowed?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting with Dogs
May a hunter take a wild animal or wild bird with the aid of bait?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Decoys and Bait
May dogs be used to hunt turkey in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Hunting with Dogs
What does a hunter need before hunting on the lands of another?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, General Regulations
Which birds does the department list as protected and never hunted?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Protected Wildlife
Which mammal is on the department's list of protected endangered species?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Protected Wildlife
Which part of a legally taken deer may be bought or sold at any time?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, General Hunting Rules & Regulations page, Selling of Animals Native to Mississippi
Deer: orange, tracking and CWD 9
A hunter uses an elevated stand in gun deer season. What must the hunter wear on the walk to and from it?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Fluorescent Orange and Pink
A wounded deer is found alive at night. What may the tracker use to dispatch it?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Tracking and/or Retrieval of Wounded Deer
Besides orange, which color meets Mississippi's deer season visibility rule?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Fluorescent Orange and Pink
For how long can headlighting a deer cost a person all hunting, fishing and trapping privileges?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Headlighting
How many blood-trailing dogs may be used to track a wounded deer after legal hunting hours?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Tracking and/or Retrieval of Wounded Deer
How much fluorescent orange or pink must a deer hunter wear in a firearms season for deer?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Fluorescent Orange and Pink
In a firearms deer season, where may a hunter sit without wearing fluorescent orange or pink?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Fluorescent Orange and Pink
Inside a CWD Management Zone, what is the rule on feeders, salt licks and mineral licks?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Chronic Wasting Disease
Which deer part may leave a CWD Management Zone?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Regulations page, Chronic Wasting Disease
Game Check and turkeys 7
A turkey hunter uses a physical tag. What is done with it before the bird is moved?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Wild Turkey Game Check page, For Physical Tag Users
By what time must a turkey hunter report a harvest to Game Check?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Wild Turkey Game Check page, Wild Turkey Game Check
From the 2026 spring season, who must hold the Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Wild Turkey Game Check page, Wild Turkey Game Check
In the Velvet Season, when must a deer harvest be reported?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Game Check page, White-Tailed Deer Game Check
Is Wild Turkey Game Check voluntary?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Wild Turkey Game Check page, Wild Turkey Game Check
Outside the Velvet Season, is White-Tailed Deer Game Check required?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, White-Tailed Deer Game Check page, White-Tailed Deer Game Check
When must the turkey reporting process begin?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Wild Turkey Game Check page, After You Harvest
Migratory birds 5
A 14-year-old hunts ducks. What does the department require?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Migratory Bird Regulations page, State and Federal Waterfowl Stamps
On what date does the federal waterfowl stamp expire each year?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Migratory Bird Regulations page, State and Federal Waterfowl Stamps
What does being H.I.P. certified mean?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Migratory Bird Regulations page, HIP Survey
When is a physical waterfowl stamp valid?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Migratory Bird Regulations page, State and Federal Waterfowl Stamps
Which of these birds may be hunted without waterfowl stamps?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Migratory Bird Regulations page, State and Federal Waterfowl Stamps
Nuisance animals 5
A coyote hunter is out during an open gun season on deer. What must be worn?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Nuisance Species Regulations page, Specific Hunting Season Requirements
A landowner's designated agent hunts hogs at night. What must the agent carry?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Nuisance Species Regulations page, Private vs. Public Lands
How often must a live cage-type trap be checked?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Nuisance Species Regulations page, Trapping Regulations
May a live wild hog be carried on a public road?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Nuisance Species Regulations page, Transporting Restrictions
Which of these animals is classified as a nuisance species in Mississippi?Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Nuisance Species Regulations page, General Regulation
An unofficial Mississippi hunter education practice test: our own questions from the rules the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks publishes, each with its page. Gun handling, first aid and survival are taught in the course, not asked here.
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Rules that are Mississippi's own
In a firearms season for deer, hunters wear 500 square inches of solid fluorescent orange or pink, unless in a stand twelve feet up or a fully enclosed blind. A firearm on a public road or its right-of-way stays unloaded. Bait is illegal, and feeders stand 100 yards from a property line. A spring turkey goes into Game Check before 10 p.m.
Shooting hours for resident game run from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; for migratory birds they stop at sunset.
At night the largest legal loads are .22 standard rimfire and No. 6 shot.
Questions and answers
Who has to take hunter education in Mississippi?
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1972, before buying a hunting license. A hunter aged 12 to 15 also needs the certificate to hunt alone.
How old do you have to be to take the hunter safety course in Mississippi?
At least 10 to be certified in the department's free 10-hour in-person course. Mississippi residents aged 12 and over may instead complete the whole requirement through an approved online course.
How many questions are on the Mississippi hunter education test?
The department says students attend all classroom hours and pass a written exam, and it publishes no question count or pass mark. This page does not guess one.
Can you hunt in Mississippi without a hunter safety course?
Hunters born before January 1, 1972 need no course. A child of 12 to 15 without a certificate may hunt in the presence and under the supervision of a licensed or exempt hunter aged at least 21.
Is this the official Mississippi hunter education test?
No. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Classes, approved online courses and duplicate cards come only from the department.