I appreciate the fact that I can go to any state to do whatever I want as long as I abide by the laws of that state. I realize that some of the locals folks ("us") believe that since I am a nonresident ("them") I am the principal reason for most of the illegal activity in their area and "the rape of ...

When someone can figure out how to effectively enforce a "possession limit" perhaps we will have one. To me, this is an "us" versus "them" debate. "Us" being local resident anglers who can legall take home 30 crappie per person per day and fish much more frequently than the "them" who are ...

Wingman,

The bed (including sandbars) and the banks are owned by someone. Only in a few cases along the Mississippi River ---- so I have been told by the MDEQ folks ----- does the great State of Mississippi own the bed and banks of a river. So, according to the opinions from the Miss. Attorney ...

That's how the issue will be solved and should be solved ----- in court.

Wingman is totally correct. Now, there are public right-of-ways along public roads that I believe the public can use to legally access public waterways. The MDWFP has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Miss. Dept. of Transportation to lease those lands in order to construct boat ramps. Naturally ...

qckmstr39042,

Everyone gets confused on this issue ---- its not about land beneath the water but the water only. Someone has always owned the lands since the Indians lost them. No one can "adversely possess" from the state. If I am interpretating that concept correctly, then no one can take from ...

Gyver,

Hunting, like Prego --- it's in there. Hunting, Fishing and all recreational pursuits are covered in these waters.

I recently asked some attorneys in Mississippi to research the public vs. private water issue in oxbow lakes. If the case was brought in Mississippi, the outcome may have been different. This information has been provided to the Arkansas Attorney Generals Office.

I think that your belief that ...