Questions and Answers

Where may I obtain a refuge permit and current regulations?

All refuge permits are sold from the headquarters of the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Permits may be purchased in person or through the mail. Complex hunting and fishing annual regulations are available in August of each year and may be obtained at any refuge office in the Complex or on the internet at Morgan Brake publication page

What is the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex?

In January 2004, the Consolidated Appropriations Act changed the name of the Central Mississippi Refuges Complex to Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Two additional refuges were added to the five-refuge Complex: Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge and Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge. The Complex name change reflects Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy as Father of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The two new refuges were named to honor President Roosevelt, and the legendary African-American sportsman and hunting guide, Holt Collier. Theodore Roosevelt National Wildife Refuge Complex now includes seven refuges: Hillside, Holt Collier, Mathews Brake, Morgan Brake, Panther Swamp, Theodore Roosevelt and Yazoo National Wildlife Refuges.

Where may I learn more about the National Wildlife Refuge System?

The NWRS is the largest network of federal lands set aside specifically and primarily for wildlife where wildlife comes first. Visit a national wildlife refuge today, or go to http://www.fws.gov and visit a refuge on-line.

How big is Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge?

Comprising over 7,300 acres, Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge encompasses both cypress swamps and loessal bluff habitat.