Mississippi Raccoon Hunters Association

05/24/2026

The winner of the 22 rifle that MRHA gave away at Winter Classic. Mr.Wesley Ratliff. Finally caught up with him to give it to him at the Morgan Fork Coonhunters Association hunt this weekend.

04/23/2026

Old timers didn’t make excuses they made dogs…

04/15/2026

Read This! Respond! Email your senators and representatives now! Your hunting future depends on it!

A proposed amendment to the Farm Bill (H.R. 5017, the Greyhound Protection Act) includes broad, ambiguous language that would ban hunting with sighthounds and could make it illegal to train, test, trial, or compete with dogs using live animals. Without clear definitions or exemptions, this language....

03/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who contacted legislators to get this bill killed before it became a detrimental law for all of us. Stay vigilant and keep your neighbors your friends.

Mississippi’s “Fair Chase Act”: A Warning for Houndsmen Across the South

Across the South, we keep hearing the same story.

A few complaints turn into a few meetings.
A few meetings turn into a bill.
And before anyone knows it, a tradition that has existed for generations is suddenly one vote away from disappearing.

That nearly happened this year in Mississippi.

House Bill 828 — called the “Mississippi Fair Chase Act” — would have dramatically changed how hunting with dogs works in that state.

One line in that bill tells you everything you need to know.

The bill would have allowed hunting with dogs only on private property that contains at least 2,000 continuous acres.

Two thousand acres.

That may sound reasonable to someone sitting in a city office, but anyone who actually hunts knows what that means.

It means:

• Small family hunting properties are out
• Many traditional hunting clubs are out
• Generations of local hunting culture are suddenly illegal

And that was only the beginning.

The bill also required landowners to obtain depredation permits before hunting animals that damage crops or property.

Think about that for a moment.

If hogs are destroying your crops…
If predators are killing livestock…

You would first need government permission before dealing with the problem.

Farmers across Mississippi immediately saw the problem.

So did hunters.
So did landowners.
And they pushed back.

Critics also pointed out that the bill’s language was so broad it could even affect tracking dogs used to recover wounded game and other hunting dogs that were never intended to be part of the debate.

In the end, the backlash was strong enough that the bill died before becoming law.

But the lesson should not be missed.
Bills like this rarely appear out of nowhere.
They usually start with the same pattern:

A few complaints about trespassing dogs.
A few bad actors who refuse to respect neighbors.
A growing divide between rural traditions and new landowners.

Then someone writes a bill.

And suddenly thousands of responsible hunters are punished for the actions of a few.

The truth is simple.

If hound hunting is going to survive in the modern world, respect for neighbors has to be part of the culture.
Not because politicians demand it.
But because traditions only survive when communities support them.

Once neighbors become enemies, politicians step in.
And when politicians step in, traditions often disappear.
Mississippi dodged that bullet this time.
But the next bill may already be written.

— Army of Orange
© 2026

03/03/2026

Here is the final 4 of the 2026 Mississippi State PKC Youth Hunt on 2/28/26

1st place Bank & Jace Buckley
2nd place Pearl & Aubrey Casiano
3rd place Bender & Cale Andrew’s
4th place Bo & Peyton Necaise

Congratulations to these youth hunters and to all the other youth winners and youth participants at the 2026 PKC MS State youth fun day.

02/15/2026

Mississippi Raccoon Hunters Association wants to thank all the hunters that came out and supported the slams on Wednesday and Thursday night. Also we want to thank everyone who bought raffle tickets on the gun and light we gave away for our youth fund without all yalls support we couldnt make our youth hunt succesful. Also thanks to Briar Creek Kennels and Mr Andy for donating the light we gave away. Hope everyone has a great year and hope to see you all next year.
Thanks from
MRHA Officers

02/15/2026

The winners of the raffel for the 22 rifle that MRHA donated and the Eye popper light that Briar Creek donated at the UKC Winter Classic.
Mr.Wesley Ratliff won the rifle
MR. Terrel Green won the light
The 2 young guys are the ones who drew the winning tickets

02/13/2026

Enid Lake CHA sent 104 dogs to the woods tonight at UKC Winter Classic Slam.

02/12/2026

UKC WINTER CLASSIC
Wednesday Night
Warm Up Slam

Thanks to Coondog Wear & MS Raccoon Hunter’s Association for the
$1500 added purse.

Final 4
Rock-Kevin Moore
Boogeyman-Eric Huskey
Sam-Lloyd Green
Patty-Darian Wiseman

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