Dale Branch Creek offers late season deer hunting on 20 private acres south of Scooba, Mississippi, in Kemper County and the Hills Deer Management Unit.

By the end of the season, deer want thick cover close to food, and this property has both. Loblolly and shortleaf pine on the higher ground give heavy bedding cover, and oaks and hickories grow in the richer soils near Dale Branch Creek. The creek runs the length of the tract and connects it to the larger block of timber around it.

You’ll have it to yourself, with only one hunter or party booked at a time. Park at the landowner’s gate and walk in on the trail. No dogs are used here. Bring a portable stand or blind and take it with you when you leave.

This three-day hunt falls in Mississippi’s last archery and primitive weapon segment, your final chance at a deer before the season closes. Bring a bow or a muzzleloader. Licenses are over the counter through MDWFP at mdwfp.com, with no draw. Lodging is limited to a motel in Scooba, and Meridian is the closest full-service town.

This property sits in the southern mixed oak-pine forest of east Mississippi. Loblolly and shortleaf pine cover the higher ground and give deer thick bedding and security cover, while oaks and hickories grow on the richer soils. Dale Branch Creek ties it all together, giving deer a natural route to travel between cover and food. When the hardwoods drop acorns and hickory nuts in the fall, deer key in on that mast. Focus your setups where the pine uplands meet the hardwood creek bottom, and on trails that parallel or cross the creek. Deer numbers are high across this area, and the surrounding timber means animals are moving onto and through the property throughout the season.

After your hunt, you will be sent an automated Harvest Report. To assist Infinite Outdoors in maintaining the quality of properties - and continue to put conservation at the forefront - we require that the harvest report be completely filled out and returned. Failure to fill out the harvest report within 2 weeks of the hunt taking place will result in a $25 fine. If you are unsuccessful in filling your tag, Infinite Outdoors still needs to have that information provided to them. This is how we will make changes to future year's harvest quotas and continue to be the most well managed access and conservation platform in the country.

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Archery/Primitive Weapon Season: Typically end of January. Hills Deer Management Unit.

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Mississippi deer and turkey licenses are sold over the counter, with no application or draw. Purchase your license online through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
No draw required.

3-day hunt. By booking the first day of your adventure, you are automatically booking the following 2 as well. The reservation will be for the entire timeframe, and your entire group.

Reservation fees are due at the time of booking and are non-refundable. All OTC hunts will require a 50% deposit of the outdoorsman fee at the time of booking as well. The remaining 50% will process 1 month prior to the hunt.

Cancellations made prior to placing a deposit will be taken care of immediately. Any cancellations needed after placing a deposit will result in attempts to reschedule the hunt for a different season, or a different year. Please note that refunds are not guaranteed.

If there is a lapse in availability, please do not be discouraged to reach out to IO. All calendars are set and managed by landowners, and unavailability is set by them. However, IO is willing to reach out on your behalf, to check on available dates. Other reasons for unavailable dates include biologist recommended hunter/harvest quotas that landowners implement, as well as state season dates not being released.

You are not legally allowed to access the property, for any adventure, prior to your selected access day. If you try to access the property at all before your selected date(s), without prior approval from IO, you will be subject to trespassing and punishments therein

Alligator Country: Use caution while on the property. Stay alert near water, wetlands, and thick vegetation, and never approach or feed alligators.