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Management on the Hoof
David Ellis is like many hunters these days, setting up trail cameras on his property near Natchez to see if he has any monster bucks roaming the 160 acres. […]
Year: 2011
Bass Fishing
Dam smallmouths: Target rocks for Pickwick bass
This month the smallmouths will start biting — particularly on topwater. I enjoy catching smallmouths at Pickwick Lake, which shares our border with Alabama and Tennessee. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Of fish and frustration: The flood of 2011
May 2011 will not be forgotten by anyone connected with the Mississippi River. While a few historians claim the lower Mississippi River has been higher, the 2011 flood set a new high-water record on the Vicksburg gauge, and was just inches shy of record highs on the Greenville and Memphis gauges. The social and economic damage were huge. […]
Featured
DMR coastal art contest announced
In an effort to generate an interest in Mississippi’s coastal resources and promote the awareness of their value, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is holding its 11th annual student art contest for third- through sixth-graders in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties.
Winning entries will be featured in the DMR’s 2012 Marine Information Calendar, and the original artwork will be on public display. […]
Hunting
Totin’ tools; Plan ahead for unexpected
When I was a kid back, my mom owned the local auto parts store with a full stock of hand tools. Every spring the farmers would file in the door to buy their annual restock of tools, which were lost or otherwise misplaced from the season before. This was an annual event in our store. It was proof, of course, of how valuable a good complete set of tools was. It still is today. […]
Fishing
Out with old, in with new: Modern fish-finders tough to resist
Sonar’s job is to show us the depth, composition and shape of the bottom below our boats and reveal suspended objects like fish. The basic principles governing how sonar works don’t change, but manufacturers keep developing neat, new ways to manipulate them that make units easier to operate and bring picture-like displays to screens that even new users can understand at a glance.
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Cover: October 2011
Planning to put up stands this month? Make sure you place them in the right spots. […]
Hunting
Scent-A-Way
The Scent-A-Way aerosol advanced formula spray from Hunter’s Specialties provides the same proven human scent control as the original packaging in a handy aerosol form that eliminates spills and waste. […]
Hunting
Millennium Treestand
The Millennium L220 is an 18-foot double ladder treestand designed for comfort and safety. […]
Deer Hunting
General
Walker’s Game Ear
Walker’s new Game Ear HD Elite is now 20% smaller and features an 8 band graphic equalizer that gives the audio a rich, full, wide-band quality. […]
Hunting
Winchester Ammunition
Winchester Ammunition adds to its rimfire product line with the development of a new 22 LR round for use in Modern Sporting Rifles. […]