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Mark McPhail on safety
Safety in the woods is paramount during the turkey season when hunters are fully camouflaged. […]
Year: 2012
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Mark’s ideal hunt
1. Roost a bird: Locate a gobbler on the roost the night before the hunt. […]
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Chris Lane takes 2012 Bassmaster Classic title
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Chris Lane went through a rough patch a couple of years ago, struggling to string together much of anything resembling success and watching older brother Bobby qualify for Bassmaster Classics while he watched from the sidelines.
Younger Brother Lane handled business during only his second Classic appearance, and Sunday won the biggest prize in tournament bass fishing – the 2012 Bassmaster Classic title. […]
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Lane claims second-day lead during 2012 Classic
Florida’s Chris Lane abandoned the area he fished on the first day of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, locked down one pool and proceeded to put together a 19-pound, 4-ounce stringer that boosted him into the top spot going into the final day of championship competition.
“Today was plan B, and tomorrow is plan C,” Lane said. “I’m going to try to take plan A and Plan B, and come up with plan C.” […]
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Poche leads 2012 Bassmaster Classic after one day
Louisiana native Keith Poche had a great homecoming today (Feb. 24) when he took the early lead in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic being held on the Red River. […]
Deer Hunting
Vote in final Big Buck Photo Contest session
It’s time to choose the final winner of the 2011-12 Big Buck Photo Contest, which ended with the close of the hunting season. […]
Deer of the Year
Reluctant hunt results in trophy buck
When Jonathan Cleveland went to bed on the night of Jan. 15, he had plans to be in a deer stand the following day. However, when he climbed out of bed the next morning, one look outside gave him second thoughts: It was warm, with south-southwest winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. […]
Bass Fishing
Elias among inductees to 2012 Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
Former Bassmaster Classic champion Paul Elias is one of four being inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame during a banquet to be held next Friday (Feb. 24) in conjunction with the 2012 Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, La.
Joining Elias will be longtime B.A.S.S. photographer Gerald Crawford, award-winning videographer Glenn Lau and bass-boat innovator Holmes Thurmond. […]
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2012 Turkey Season Forecast
The Magnolia State is blessed with some of the finest turkey hunting to be found anywhere in North America. […]
Bass Fishing
Olive Branch angler lands 10-pounder on Davis Lake
Fishing buddies Sid McNeil and Len Killough had read some reports that big Davis Lake bass were starting to move up creeks in preparation for the spawn, so they took a day off of work yesterday (Feb. 9) and headed to the state lake south of Pontotoc.
“We went primarily to look for big fish,” McNeil said. “This time of he year is when it’s easiest to catch them: They’re going to be fattened up.” […]
Bass Fishing
Big Bass Photo Contest begins
Springlike weather has already settled in to much of the state, and that means it’s just a matter of time before sow bass begin initiating spawning activity. Oktibbeha, Okhissa, Calling Panther, the Pearl River. The spawn is on the way. […]
Deer of the Year
Giles Island makes like-father-like-son wish come true
Michael Rogillio was happy when his father Ricky Rogillio downed a double drop-tine whitetail trophy on Nov. 30 while hunting at Giles Island Hunting Club. But the 22-year-old never dreamed he’d have a chance to find out what the saying “like father, like son” meant 61 days later at the same place. […]