2007 - Page 6 of 11 - Mississippi Sportsman

Because hogs make a lot of noise and have poor eyesight, you can often get close to them to get off a shot, but if a hog smells you, it’s gone.

Hog Wild

July 23, 2007 John E. Phillips

Mississippi has two types of properties — land with wild hogs and land on the verge of homing feral swine. Feral hogs have become one of the biggest wildlife concerns for most game managers in Mississippi and throughout the nation. […]

Crankbaits are excellent for many river systems because they effectively cover all the shallow wood cover common to rivers.

Useful Idiots

July 23, 2007 Chris Ginn

Crankbaits have earned the nickname “idiot baits” because they are so easy to fish that any idiot can throw one out, reel it back and catch a bass. And, not to ruffle any feathers across the Magnolia State, but these so-called idiot baits work really well in Mississippi. […]

In the quest for catfish on local rivers, big bream and bluegill are always a possibility, especially in slack-water areas.

The Strong Survive

July 23, 2007 Bruce West

The long, hot days of summer usually drive many fishermen away from the ponds and lakes by early or mid July. […]

August is the month to get hunting guns and bows out to the range for cleaning, adjustments and sighting in.

Get ready now for hunting season

July 23, 2007 John J. Woods

This time of year, most hunters are hunkered down under an air-conditioning vent. It’s still a bit of a wait until hunting season, but that doesn’t slow down the daydreams or anticipation. Patience may be a grand virtue, but in August, it’s wearing thin for hunters. […]

To determine which eye is your dominant eye, make a peep sight with the webs of your thumbs, and stare at an object in the distance.

How to overcome cross-dominance

July 23, 2007 Gordon Hutchinson

Brian Arabie, a regular reader, queried the magazine about teaching his young son shooting and firearms safety. […]

Rob Langlinais caught this large white trout in Biloxi Bay under the I-110 bridge. As summer progresses, white trout and ground mullet will work their way up coastal bays, bayous and rivers.

Chicken of the Sound

June 25, 2007 Captain Robert L. Brodie

Your bait flies freely through the hot July air, hits the Mississippi Sound’s surface, and then quickly sinks to the bottom. You reel up the slack just enough to keep a bit of tension on the line. […]

Veteran Mississippi tournament angler Paul Elias picks Aliceville Pool as his go-to spot this month.

Aliceville offers great July action

June 25, 2007 Paul Elias

If I could pick only one place to fish in July, I’d fish the Tombigbee River on the Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Aliceville Pool. At this time of year, you really can catch quality bass off the old river ledges there with a Mann’s 15+ and a 20+ crankbait. My favorite colors are blue/chartreuse, black/chartreuse and Tennessee shad. […]

The author caught this big Chunky River bluegill on a Rooster Tail inline spinner. Bass and all types of panfish will strike the Rooster Tail.

Hot and Cold

June 25, 2007 Michael O. Giles

Lamar Arrington maneuvered the canoe through a shallow shoal area on the Chunky River like only an expert canoeist could. While Arrington had made this trek many times before, this time he was in search of the feisty Kentucky spotted bass that inhabits the Chunky and many shallow-water streams, creeks and rivers around the state. […]