As Big As they Grow
Is it fall yet? Heck, it almost is
“Hello, Paul, this is William. Whatcha doing? You catching any fish?” […]
Year: 2008
Deer Hunting
Pete Lake HC better than ever
My first really good buck, like many trophy bucks, was taken almost by accident in the mid 1970s at Pete Lake Hunting Club near Sand Hill. It was a 220-pound 8-pointer scoring in the 120s, a nice weight and rack in those days. […]
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Gear up right for September doves
Like any other shooting sport, dove hunting requires a gathering of critical gear to make the day afield more enjoyable and successful. […]
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Back in Black
Flowing through the heart of the Desoto National Forest, there is an often overlooked waterway that provides a challenging yet rewarding fishing adventure for anyone looking for something unique. […]
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Early Birds
September in Mississippi is a wonderful time that signals the start of the fall hunting seasons. Magnolia hunters take to the fields in droves for the mouth-watering morsels we call mourning doves, but they aren’t the only feathery foods we can hunt in September. […]
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Maximizing Day Hunts
Hunting is a time-intensive activity. Unfortunately in this fast paced whirlwind world, time is a prized commodity. We all have so many obligations with church, family, work, civic duties and everything else it is increasingly difficult to squeeze in just one day of hunting every so often. […]
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September Slabs
Many Mississippians have discovered the pleasures of retirement near the water. Typically, all that’s required is a body of water with available land so that residents can enjoy their new surroundings. […]
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Cover: September 2008
Cory Vignes is one hunter who can’t wait for the 2008 deer season to open. […]
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2008 WMA Forecast
No hunting season can be looked at in isolation, since game-animal health this fall depends on what happened last season. […]
Hunting
Think outside the box for fall plots
It’s never too early to plan ahead for fall wildlife food plots. It may be hot as a firecracker outside with sweltering humidity to match, but the universal targeted Labor Day planting date is fast approaching. […]
Deer Hunting
Bruinsburg Bruiser ruins hunter for life
In 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant’s federal troops crossed the Mississippi River at a sleepy little town called Bruinsburg, where Bayou Pierre empties into the Mississippi below a magnificent mansion named Windsor that later burned, leaving only stately columns standing as mute testimony to the former glory the federal troops saw when they climbed those steep bluffs. […]
Bass Fishing
Largemouths rule Pickwick now
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, located in the corner of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, is making a comeback this year. The grass is growing in the lake, and the largemouth are responding to the additional habitat. The fishing has been really good there this year. […]