Grenada Lake Accepting Application for Special Veteran’s Deer Hunt

VICKSBURG, Miss – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces that Grenada Lake is preparing to host its 2025 Veterans Deer Hunt. There is a change to the format of the hunt this year. There will be a doe-only hunt held below the Grenada Lake Dam on December 12-14, 2025. All participants who harvest at least 3 does during the first hunt will be placed in a draw for an opportunity to hunt one of our two refuges on December 26-28, 2025. During the second draw hunt, a buck may be harvested.

The primary purpose of this hunt is to give back to our Veterans who have sacrificed much to protect the freedoms of our country as well as to regulate the deer herd to prevent overpopulation.

Registration for the hunt is in-person only and will be held October 13-23, 2025, at the Grenada Lake Visitor Center, which is open Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed 1:00-1:30 for lunch).  Registrants must provide proof of Veteran status when registering.

Participants must abide by all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks rules and regulations.  Those selected to participate in the hunt will be notified by phone or email.  Participants will be restricted to primitive weapons only.

* Any missing or false information will result in a rejection of the application. *

* All State and Federal small game regulations will be enforced. *

For additional information, contact the Grenada Lake Field Office (662) 226-1679.

The USACE Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest challenges. The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, that holds nine major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees.

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