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Explore Shooting Facilities Upcoming Events Saturday, October 5th, 2024 Woodville City Park Pond Youth Fishing Rodeo Woodville, MS 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday, October 5th, 2024 Tree ID Seminar Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery 2:00 - 4:00 PM Teaser Text Please check back later for more details.Brady Self, the Northwest Mississippi Forestry… Sunday, October 6th, 2024 Tishomingo State Park Trekking The Trails Tishomingo State Park 2:00 - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Join Friends of Tishomingo State Park for Trekking the Trails Guided Hikes!  Friday, October 11th, 2024 WILD about Nature Teacher Workshop Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Teaser Text Join us for an outdoor learning experience at Mayes Lake! Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Introduction to prescribed burning workshop 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Teaser Text Learn how to use fire as a tool to enhance wildlife habitat and manage timber.  Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Tombigbee State Park Fall Extravaganza Tombigbee State Park 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Teaser Text Fall Extravaganza at Tombigbee State Park Saturday, October 12th, 2024 MS Archaeology Expo Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Teaser Text Celebrate MS Archaeology Month with us on October 12, 2024! Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Tishomingo State Park Pups at the Park Tishomingo State Park 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Teaser Text Pups in the Park at Tishomingo State Park! Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Lecture: Museum Paleontology Collection - MS's Ice Age Megafauna Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 12:30 - 1:30 PM Teaser Text Join Paleontologist George Phillips to learn about Ice Age megafauna and how they contribute to… Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Lecture: The American Southeast at the End of the Ice Age Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2:00 - 3:00 PM Teaser Text Join Jesse Tune for this talk in the Museum's Rotwein Theater during the MS Archaeology Expo. Sunday, October 13th, 2024 Tishomingo State Park Trekking The Trails Tishomingo State Park 2:00 - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Join Friends of Tishomingo State Park for Trekking the Trails Guided Hikes!  Thursday, October 17th - Sunday, October 20th, 2024 Bluegrass Camp & Jam Lake Lowndes State Park All day Teaser Text We usually like to keep our grass pretty and green, but for this we'll make an exception. Saturday, October 19th, 2024 Paul B. Johnson State Park This is For The Ladies Disc Golf Tournament Paul B. Johnson State Park 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Teaser Text Paul B. Johnson State Park This is for the Ladies Disc Golf Tournament Saturday, October 19th, 2024 International Sawfish Day 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Teaser Text Visit with USM Sawfish researchers at the Museum to learn more about these amazing animals. Saturday, October 19th, 2024 Tishomingo State Park Trick or Treat Tishomingo State Park 3:00 - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Trick or Treat the Campground at Tishomingo State Park  Saturday, October 19th, 2024 Trace State Park Music Under the Stars Trace State Park 5:30 - 7:00 PM Teaser Text Music Under the Stars at Trace State Park Saturday, October 19th, 2024 Wall Doxey State Park Halloween Fest Wall Doxey State Park 6:00 - 10:00 PM Teaser Text Get ready for a spook-tacular night at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs! Sunday, October 20th, 2024 Tishomingo State Park Trekking The Trails Tishomingo State Park 2:00 - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Join Friends of Tishomingo State Park for Trekking the Trails Guided Hikes! Friday, October 25th, 2024 Park After Dark Museum of Natural Science 5:30 - 8:30 PM Friday, October 25th - Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Haunted Trail Roosevelt State Park 7:00 - 10:00 PM Teaser Text Join us for a Haunted Trail! Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Natchez State Park Halloween Trail Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Explore the Halloween Trail at Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park! Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Halloween at the Hatchery Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Teaser Text Please check back later for more details.This program will include "ghostly gyotaku",… Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Paul B. Johnson State Park Youth Fishing Rodeo Paul B. Johnson State Park 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Family Fall Jamboree Roosevelt State Park 2:00 - 8:00 PM Teaser Text Come join us for a host of events for the Family Fall Jamboree. Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Cossar State Park Trunk or Treat George P. Cossar State Park 5:00 - 7:00 PM Teaser Text Trunk or Treat at Cossar State Park! Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Trace State Park Fall Festival Trace State Park 5:00 - 8:00 PM Teaser Text Join us at Trace State Park for our Fall Festival! Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Hugh White State Park Spooky Tricks and Treats Halloween Festival Hugh White State Park 5:45 - 9:30 PM Teaser Text Join Us for Hugh White's Spooky Tricks and Treats Halloween Festival! Sunday, October 27th, 2024 Tishomingo State Park Trekking The Trails Tishomingo State Park 2:00 - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Join Friends of Tishomingo State Park for Trekking the Trails Guided Hikes! Thursday, October 31st, 2024 Legion State Park Trick or Treat Legion State Park 3:00 - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Legion State Park Trick or Treat Event Friday, November 1st, 2024 Legion State Park Canned Good Drive Legion State Park 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Teaser Text Canned Good Drive at Legion State Park! Saturday, November 9th, 2024 Roosevelt 4th Annual Chess Classic Roosevelt State Park 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Join Us for the 4th Annual Roosevelt Chess Classic! Saturday, November 9th, 2024 Wall Doxey State Park Scavenger Hunt Wall Doxey State Park 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Teaser Text Join us for a fun-filled Scavenger Hunt at Wall Doxey State Park in Holly Springs! Saturday, November 16th, 2024 Tea Party with a T-Rex Museum of Natural Science 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 Trace State Park Tupelo Trail Shuffle Trace State Park 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Teaser Text Tupelo Trail Shuffle – Year 3! Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 Let's Talk Turkey Museum of Natural Science 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 First Tuesday lecture - What we do in the shallows Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 12:00 - 1:00 PM Friday, December 6th, 2024 S.T.E.M. with Snowflakes Museum of Natural Science 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday, December 6th, 2024 Legion State Park Deck The Tree Legion State Park 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Teaser Text Deck the Tree at Legion State Park Saturday, December 7th, 2024 Roosevelt State Park Rolling Hill Revival Trail Run Roosevelt State Park 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Teaser Text Roosevelt State Park Rolling Hill Revival Trail Run Saturday, December 7th, 2024 Lakeside Treasures Lake Lowndes State Park 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM) Teaser Text Lakeside Treasures at Lake Lowndes State Park! Saturday, December 7th, 2024 Legion State Park Cookies with Santa Legion State Park 6:00 - 8:00 PM Teaser Text Cookies with Santa at Legion State Park! Friday, December 13th, 2024 Snow Much Fun 2024 Night 1 Museum of Natural Science 6:00 - 8:30 PM Saturday, December 14th, 2024 Wall Doxey Pics and Cookies with Santa Wall Doxey State Park 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Teaser Text Join us for Pictures and Cookies with Santa! Saturday, December 14th, 2024 Snow Much Fun 2024 Night 2 Museum of Natural Science 6:00 - 8:30 PM Saturday, December 21st, 2024 Paul B. Johnson State Park Cookies and Pictures with Santa Paul B. Johnson State Park 12:00 - 4:00 PM Teaser Text Cookies with Santa at Paul B. Johnson State Park! Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 2025 Lectures 12:00 - 1:00 PM Previous Next View All Education and Outreach Scholastic Programs AIMS (Archery in Mississippi Schools) and MSSP (Mississippi Scholastic Shooting Program) provide valuable opportunities for students to develop skills, discipline, and sportsmanship. 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