THE PREMIERE HUNTING LOCATION IN THE SOUTHEAST

Big Black River is the go-to destination in the Southeast for deer, duck, and turkey hunters who have a passion for trophy-level game hunting.

THE PREMIERE HUNTING LOCATION IN THE SOUTHEAST

Big Black River is the go-to destination in the Southeast for deer, duck, and turkey hunters who have a passion for trophy-level game hunting.

HUNTING GROUNDS

The Big Black River begins in north central Mississippi and flows southwest for approximately 330 miles before reaching the Mississippi River roughly 25 miles south of Vicksburg. The western portion of the river flows through a region of Mississippi with minimal commercial development, with local farms and forestland providing a natural paradise for many species of wildlife. Because of this, the area is nationally known for its unrivaled deer hunting, turkey hunting and waterfowl hunting. With much of the best land in Warren and Claiborne counties historically owned by large timber companies, access to the best hunting has traditionally been held by a relatively small number of hunting clubs that maintain licenses to hunt on various tracts of land.

DISTINGUISHED HISTORY

Mississippi boasts an impressive history of producing record-setting game. For example, the Magnolia state yielded 68 bucks that made the Pope & Young Club’s record book and [58] bucks that made the Boone and Crockett Club’s all-time list. What’s remarkable is that approximately 1/3 of these record-setting bucks came from the Big Black River basin.

Deer

FISH

HOG

TURKEY

WATERFOWL

SQUIRREL

PHOTO GALLERY

OUR LEGACY. YOUR EXPERIENCE.

The Big Black River basin is an ecological wonderland with rich soils, consistent climate, and hearty wildlife. These conditions create a home to dense and diverse stands of hardwood timber, which fostered a robust timber industry dating back to the late 1800’s. Based in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Anderson-Tully Lumber Company (ATCO) grew to become one of the country’s largest timber producers during the 1900’s, with substantial holdings of contiguous Mississippi bottomlands and uplands.

Eventually becoming one of the country’s largest private landowners, ATCO developed an early appreciation for the benefits of sustainable forestry and wildlife management. These practices set a high standard that continues in the Big Black River basin today. There is no doubt among the elite group of hunters with access to this area that the decades of consistent stewardship from ATCO and other large private landowners make the Big Black River hunting season truly special.