Mississippi Bowhunters Association 2011 Annual Deer/Hog Hunt
[@ Hillside National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo, City, MS.]
(October 7-9, 2011)

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Pictured above to the left is MBA Life Member/Area Director George Fielder from Benton, MS with his fine 8 point buck he took while bowhunting @ Hillside National Wildlife Refuge during the 2009 MBA Annual Deer/Hog hunt. Click here for George's account of his bow-harvest experience. Congratulations George on taking such a fine animal and sharing it with our bowhunting community.

Pictured above to the right is MBA immediate Past President/Area Director Steve Welch from Madison, MS with his fine wild boar he took while bowhunting @ Hillside National Wildlife Refuge during the 2009 MBA Annual Deer/Hog hunt. Steve took his fine boar on the Saturday morning hunt (October 10, 2009). Steve was bowhunting with his Adcock longbow set at 57# at 28" and was using a Zwickey broadhead. Steve's shot was judged to be 29 yards and he accomplished a double lung pass through shot. The boar only traveled 40 yards before he went down for good. The boar was estimated to weigh ~200 pounds. Congratulations Steve on taking such a fine animal and sharing it with our bowhunting community.

The Annual Mississippi Bowhunters Association Deer Hunt for 2011 will be combined with the 2011 Annual Hog Hunt.

The 2011 MBA combined Deer and Hog Hunt was held at Hillside National Wildlife Refuge ~ 16 miles northeast of Yazoo City, Mississippi in the heavy clay “Gumbo” soils of the South Delta. From Yazoo City, take MS Highway 49E toward Greenwood. The turnoff to Hillside NWR is ~ 16 miles from Yazoo, City. You may want to view/and/or/save a Map of Hillside National Wildlife Refuge. You can also download/save/and/print a 2010 Hunt Leaflet/Brochure of the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Including Hillside NWR).

What: MBA 2011 Annual Deer/Hog Hunt
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 7, 8, and 9, 2011.
Where: Hillside National Wildlife Refuge near Yazoo City, MS.(We were also able to hunt Panther Swamp NWR if you desire.
Who is eligible: All current MBA members in good standing. As a MBA member you can invite a guest/friend, (we will expose your guest to the benefits of MBA membership and maybe we can get them to 'sign-up').
You can call for a Brochure of the Theodore National Wildlife Refuge Complex (662-839-2618).

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'Hunt Headquarters': For R/V and travel trailer bowhunter participants, arrangements have been made with the Yazoo Bowhunters Association to use their Archery Range for our Hunt Headquarters. (Electrical hook-ups [110 volts], Water [to fill R/V fresh water tanks], a rest room and a sewage dump outlet will be available), tent camping is an encouraged option [but no shower facility will be on the premises however]. RV hookups for electrical service and water will be $15 per day per campster. A waste dumpster line will be available for RVs. Finallly...the Saturday evening meal will be provided for all attending MBA bowhunters, their families and guests. MBA Area Director John Ledbetter will be preparing and cooking the Saturday evening meal for all the bowhunting attendees and their families. If you weren't able to attend the 2010 MBA Deer Hunt, you'll really want to mark your calendar now to attend the 2011 Annual Mississippi Bowhunters Deer/Hog Hunt! It should be a excellent time for MBA members to spend 2-3 days hunting and sharing our great sport together. Again, the 2011 hunt will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 7, 8, and 9, 2011.

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Online Directions to Hillside National Wildlife Refuge Take Highway 49E approximately 16 miles north of Yazoo City to Thornton, MS. Turn right (east) on Thornton Road and travel approximately 4 miles to the refuge. There is no staffed office on Hillside National Wildlife Refuge.

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Each Attendee of the Hunt Must Have a NWR Annual Public Use Permit:

Refuge Annual Public Use Permit Application Procedures:

Mail the complete name, address, and date of birth for each applicant on a plain sheet of paper to:

Theodore Roosevelt NWR Complex
728 Yazoo Refuge Road
Hollandale, MS 38748
Phone: (662) 839-2638

Enclose a money order or cashiers check payable to USFWS (no personal checks will be accepted) which includes $15.00 for each permit requested. Permits will be available beginning August 1, 2011. There is no deadline for obtaining Refuge Annual Public Use Permits. Refuge Annual Public Use Permits expire on July 31, 2012. You can also obtain permits by appearing in person at the Hollandale, MS MWR Complex at the address listed above Monday through Friday 7:30AM to 4:00PM or you can obtain a Permit by appearing in person at the Panther Swamp NWR at 12595 Mississippi Highway 149, Yazoo City, MS 39194 (662-836-3004).

With each issued permit there will be maps of all the National Wildlife Refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt NWR Complex .

If you didn't attend the 2010 MBA Deer Hunt, you'll really want to Mark your calendar now to attend the 2011 Annual Mississippi Bowhunters Deer/Hog Hunt! It should be a excellent time for MBA members to spend 2-3 days hunting and sharing our great sport together. The 2011 hunt will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 7, 8, and 9, 2011.