USACE announces dates for Grenada Lake archery-only hunting season

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District is will begin accepting registration soon for its Grenada Lake Special Archery-Only Hunt for the 2025-2026 hunting season.

Hunters will have the option to use crossbows, compound bows, as well as traditional archery equipment. Registration for the hunt is in-person only and begins Sept. 2, 2025, at the Grenada Lake Visitor Center. Hunters may register throughout the season.

The Visitor Center is open weekly, Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch 1 to 1:30 p.m.). The designated hunting zone is listed below.

Archery Only Area:  The USACE property located on the South side of Old Highway 8 between 333 Restaurant & Wolf Creek. This area will be open for hunting the following dates:

• September 12-14, 2025 (Velvet Season – Buck Only) 
• October 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026 (Either Sex)            

Hunters that register for the Archery-Only Hunt will receive a packet containing all the rules and regulations as well as detailed maps of each designated area. For more information contact the Grenada Lake Visitor Center at (662) 226-5911.

• Any missing or false information will result in a rejection of the application.
• All State and Federal deer hunting regulations will be enforced.
• Hunting with archery equipment only.

The USACE Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest challenges. The Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that holds nine major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees.