Local Crowd Attends as MDWFP Commissioners Meet at Legion in Louisville

A crowd of more than 50 local citizens joined the Board and Staff from the Mississippi State Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks as the Commission conducted a scheduled meeting at the historic lodge at Legion State Park in Louisville.



Crowd of locals attend MDWFP Meeting
at Legion State Park

Friends of Legion State Park(FOLSP), a non-profit group had encouraged locals to attend and show their support for the local facility. The Commissioners were welcomed by Frances Ball, President of FOLSP, Tim Flake, Park Manager and local Senator Giles Ward. Ball thanked the Commission for the recent renovation of the Lodge at Legion and expressed the local community's desire that the Park remain open.
As a regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission dealt with multiple issues including: public comments, license sales, a fisheries report and law enforcement. Items of note included the large increase in sale of non-resident waterfowl stamps, the appearance of two citizens requesting re-instatement of hunting privileges after conviction of violation of hunting laws and pending legislation affecting hunting and fishing rights across the state.

Some legislation of interest that are still pending included HB102 that would create special areas in state Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) for use by those designated as "Wounded Warriors", HB1001 that would combine fishing and small game hunting licenses at a reduced cost of $8 and SB1139 that would allow landowners to use a weapon of choice on their own land within any legal hunting season (primitive).

The Commission thanked those who gathered at the Lodge prior to going into executive session.

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