`- Located only 15 minutes from Natchez, Mississippi, Giles Island offers a variety of activities to all outdoor enthusiasts. Hunters, fishermen, birdwatchers and nature lovers will all enjoy a unique experience, starting with a short boat ride across Old River, to a large secluded island surrounded by the Mississippi River. Safari tours are given daily by jeep, truck, boat or horseback. The scenery is endless with over 9400 acres to explore. While fishing, duck, dove, turkey, and squirrel hunting are small game favorites, the abundance of trophy whitetail deer is the most attractive feature of Giles Island. Supporting a deer population of over 1000 and a buck to doe ratio of one to one makes Giles Island a deer hunter's paradise.