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| Day-Use | Fishing | yes | | | Hunting | yes |
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Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
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| National Park Overview: |
 | Mathews Brake NWR, established in 1980, encompasses 2,418 acres in west-central Mississippi. The major natural feature of the refuge is Mathews Brake, a 1,810 acre oxbow lake. The shallow lake consist of baldcypress and water tupelo trees in the deeper portions, with buttonbush, American lotus, and swamp privet thickets in more shallow water. The refuge manages the water level in the brake to promote moist soil plants and to sustain the oak component for migratory birds. Other habitat types include 422 acres of bottomland hardwood and 186 acres of early successional reforested areas. The refuge is the largest brake in Leflore County and often winters over 30,000 ducks annually. Neotropical migrants and resident wildlife are also found throughout the refuge. Hunting and fishing are the most popular programs on the refuge. |
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Great Place
This is a great place to hunt, have visited there three times and i found a new place to hunt every year.
Written by Sean Proner
19-Jul-2008
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| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Southeast Region | Mathews Brake NWR - The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, working with others, is to conserve, protect, and ... Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge Travis Carpenter Refuge Manager 1562 Providence Road ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - ... Refuge -- Yazoo City, MS Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge -- Tchula, MS Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge -- Greenwood, MS Return to Bird Checklists of the United States Northern Prairie ... | | Bird Checklists of the United States - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Bird Checklists of the United States Master Table of Contents United States and Canada U.S. Canada Great Plains States Colorado -- Iowa -- Kansas -- Minnesota ... | | Where do you want to go birding in Mississippi today? - ... Refuge Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Hillside National Wildlife Refuge Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ... | | Robert Johnson's Grave - ... in Lonely Planet's Deep South, p. 327: "Turn off Hwy 7 at the sign for Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge and you'll find the small Mount Zion MB Church nestled in a thicket less than a ... | | American Bird Center - Mississippi about bird watching places to stay bed breakfasts Tours - American Bird Center Mississippi everything about Birds bird Watching Bed Breakfasts accommodation ... Fax: (662) 235-5303 Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge 1562 Providence Road Cruger, MS ... |
| Directions: |
| Approximately 5 miles west of Sidon,off of Hwy 49E. |
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