Bass Fishing
Year: 2009
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Delta Ducks
The lonely, wailing cry of a wood duck hen greeted the morning as pink daylight edged farther across the sky.
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Water, Water Everywhere
As winter approaches the Magnolia State, weather conditions usually turn nasty. Duck hunters love late winter because it’s typically when we get the coldest weather and plenty of water. Deer hunters like it cold, too, because the deer move more in search of food. […]
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New Orleans Boat Show canceled
The New Orleans Boat and Sportshow has kicked off the spring fishing season for the past 39 years, but the 2010 event has been canceled largely as a result of the economic downturn. […]
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Youth Participation Initiative Grant Recipients Announced
Jackson – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Youth Participation Initiative Grant awards. […]
Deer Hunting
Lightning strikes again in Jefferson County
There’s a popular myth that lightning cannot strike the same place twice, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Fortunately for Brian Burkley of Brandon, this same truth applies when it comes to harvesting monster whitetails with stick and string. […]
Deer Hunting
Record buck taken illegally, Minnesota officials say
A Minnesota man was charged Nov. 10 with illegally taking what could be the largest 8-point ever measured. […]
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Deer jumps into zoo enclosure, mauled by lions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A deer made a fatal mistake when it jumped into a lion enclosure, was mauled and finally euthanized – all while spectactors watched, the Washington Post reported yesterday on its Web site. […]
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Downed power lines fry wildlife, Montana officials say
Officials say a downed power line near Eureka in northwestern Montana electrocuted more than a dozen animals over a period of months, including a wolf that was “still warm” when it was found earlier this month. […]
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Anglers promised voice in fishing policy by NOAA administrator
Alexandria, VA (Nov. 3, 2009) – The under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator promised on Oct. 27 to provide recreational fishing industry leaders a voice in discussions about federal fishing policy currently being formulated. […]
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Above and Beyond
The hunting terrain across North Mississippi is some of the most varied in the state. Hunters have an option of taking deer from the lower reaches of the Appalachians to the deep, rich soils along the Mississippi River. […]
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Fly to Eagle
Few lakes in the state stir the hearts of crappie fishermen like Eagle. An old oxbow, now locked out from the constant fluctuations of Muddy Bayou and the Yazoo River beyond, Eagle Lake is co-managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and the Eagle Lake Management Board. […]