After recording the last shot, which was truly the last shot of production, actors Chris Bosarge and Larry "Love" Tate were pulled down the Pearl River by a strong current. They were thankfully rescued and brought back to shore to wrap out production in safe condition.
Actor Creek Wilson chose his eye patch as a homage to John Wayne's character in True Grit.
Actor Jeremy London was not the first choice to play Deputy Webb Langston. He replaced actor Jordan Salloum who dropped out because of a scheduling conflict.
A scene that was never filmed revealed a relationship between Deputy Webb Langston, played by Jeremy London in the eventual film, and an African-American woman. This moment was meant to further explore race relations in the story but was not able to fit in the production schedule.
Director Travis Mills discovered the true story of Joe Loftin and Sheriff Dan Lee when his grandfather Donald "Mouse" Patterson gave him the book Mississippi Gumbo by the late Robert E. Jones, who was a family friend. The book featured a few stories Mills was interested in but he decided that Blood Country should be the first to bring to the big screen.