2010 - Page 15 of 27 - Mississippi Sportsman

The real key to trophy management is allowing deer to reach 5½ to 6½ years of age. Patiently learning how to age deer on the hoof makes it a lot easier to know which bucks should and shouldn’t be killed. The payoff comes with deer like this 160-class buck killed by Paul Meeks near Port Gibson.

Soil Saga

July 27, 2010 Andy Crawford

The buck eased through the woods, nipping at greenery and moseying along the edge of the slough before turning and slowly crossing the depression. The animal moved along a trail a couple of does had used hours before, without so much as a sniff of the ground. […]

W.H. Covington takes soil samples with a soil probe and a soil-testing box in a food plot he is preparing to plant ball clover, oats, and ryegrass.

Lucky Charm Plots

July 27, 2010 Cliff Covington

When it comes to planting wildlife food plots, everyone seems to be searching for that magic seed that will provide everything a whitetail needs — large amounts of highly nutritious forage over an extended period of time. This elusive plant would grow in sun or shade, thrive in a desert or a swamp, reseed itself, stand up to heavy grazing and have the palatability of white-oak acorns. […]

Mississippi territorial waters opened to catch-and-release fishing

July 23, 2010 From News Reports

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on July 20 reopened Mississippi’s territorial marine waters to live-bait shrimping and recreational catch-and-release hook and line fishing in areas previously closed due to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. […]

The newest innovations in the fishing world, such as Gulp! Shad Guts, will be on display at the 2011 ICAST show in Las Vegas this week.

New products on display at fishing industry’s coming-out party

July 14, 2010 Mississippi Sportsman

New innovations in fishing tackle are ongoing, with designers hard at work providing anglers with new tools with which to trick their quary. The newest innovations are being shown this week, and MS-Sportsman.com is on hand to show you what will soon be hitting your favorite tackle shop. […]

Mississippi Sound closed to fishing, coastal bays and rivers remain open

July 2, 2010 From News Reports

All recreational and commercial fishing was halted in the Mississippi Sound yesterday (July 1) “in an abundance of caution” because of sightings of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced. […]

This 30-poun blue cat was caught in the Coldwater River on live bait. Folks say a 30-pound catfish isn't fit to eat. Don't believe them.

Rivers key to Mississippi Delta catfish productivity

June 28, 2010 Rob Heflin

The headwaters of the Yazoo River begin with the Coldwater River near the Tennessee state line, and flow southward to where they meet the Tallahatchie River in Tallahatchie County. Along the way, the Coldwater’s flow is subsidized by the waters of Moon Lake in Coahoma County via the Yazoo Pass.

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Supreme Court rules gun ownership protected at state, local governmental levels

June 28, 2010 From News Reports

The right to keep and bear arms is a protected right even at state and local governmental levels, the United States Supreme Court ruled this morning (June 28) by a vote of five to four. […]

Mike Adlam of Soldotna, Ak., traveled all the way to Mississippi to try out topwater bass fishing. After he caught this nice fish on a Smithwick Devil’s Horse (at midday nonetheless), he was hooked on topwater fishing.

Top Heavy

June 24, 2010 Cliff Covington

Casting topwater plugs in the middle of a lake with the scorching rays of the July sun beating down isn’t what the average angler would consider an ideal day of bass fishing. […]

Colby Byrd of Brookhaven shot this respectable 4 1/2-year-old buck in Claiborne County on property following Quality Deer Management guidelines. This buck was harvested four years after a failed culling program had been discontinued by the landowner. By protecting younger age-class bucks and harvesting large numbers of does, the landowner was able to reverse the negative affects of culling in a relatively short period of time.

To Cull or Not to Cull?

June 24, 2010 Cliff Covington

The practice of deer management has grown by leaps and bounds in the Magnolia State over the past few decades. Most whitetail enthusiasts understand that there are three primary factors that have an impact both on body size and antler quality — age, nutrition and genetics. […]

Year: 2010