Supplemental feeding of deer; allow on private lands using certain products regardless of CWD Management Zone.

SB 2655 would allow private landowners in Mississippi to use locally grown agricultural products (like corn, soybeans, or alfalfa) as supplemental deer feed year-round, regardless of whether their land is within a Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone. This directly affects private landowners who hunt deer and use permitted feed products, removing a previous restriction that required such feeding to occur outside CWD zones. The bill also requires the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to study the program’s impacts on deer populations, habitat, and hunting success, with annual reports to the legislature. However, the bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and did not advance to become law.