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Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

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Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

14 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 14 records with safe map navigation
Coldwater River National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Dahomey National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Grand Bay National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Hillside National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Holt Collier National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Mathews Brake National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Morgan Brake National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Panther Swamp National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Tallahatchie National Wildlife RefugeMississippiSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 14 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Hillside National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search
Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanOperationally BlockedEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use banOperationsRefuge lands closed to public visitation; visitor center open
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
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Search/recovery restricted — federal refuge resource/search rules; site-specific modern lost-item use requires verification Grade A · 100/100

Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal refuge resource/search restrictions apply; scope must not be overstated beyond the controlling rule.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Site/refuge-specific authorization may be required — no general recreational detector permission stored Verified: 2026-08-20
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsSensitive-site safe public reference map search