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Orange Stripers

September 30, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

This dish, which sounds harder than it is, can be made with striped and hybrid striped bass fillets between ½- and ¾-inch thick. […]

Sunday was cool enough for Rick Cleveland to wear a wind shirt on Barnett Reservoir, but the fishing was hot enough to produce a limit of striped and hybrid striped bass like this 9-pounder.

Cooler weather, hotter striper action

September 30, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

I am a striper fisherman, one that proudly patrols the waters of Barnett Reservoir throughout the year looking for the big schools. […]

The Flip’n OUT will tempt big bass, as some tournament anglers testing prototypes learned.

Mister Twister Flip’n OUT

September 30, 2013 Don Shoopman

The Mister Twister Flip’n OUT, the latest in soft plastic creature baits, were scheduled to go on the market the first week of August. […]

The WX Rush from Wiley X, a leading provier of protective eyewear to the U.S. military, law enforcement and other tactical users.

WX Rush combines good looks, superior fishing vision and battlefield-proven protection

September 26, 2013 From News Reports

Professional anglers like Edwin Evers and Skeet Reese depend on Wiley X eyewear week in and week out, but everyday fishermen can benefit, as well. […]

The Micro Crush Cam 10 from Wildgame Innovations features a 10 MP camera and is capable of capturing up to 50,000 images on one set of batteries.

Stealthy Micro Crush Cam 10 trail camera is user-friendly

September 26, 2013 From News Reports

The Micro Crush Cam 10 from Wildgame Innovations features a sleek body style with a 10 megapixel camera designed with infrared technology to take perfect photos or HD 720 video day or night. […]

This deer was captured on a trail camera in an area of Barnett Reservoir where draw hunts for archers will be held. The application process is complete and the public drawing will be held Monday at 10 a.m.

Notebook: Reservoir permit drawing is Monday

September 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Barnett Reservoir officials say the drawing for permits for the first-ever archery hunt below the dam, and for a long-closed portion of the north shore of Pelahatchie Bay will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 30). […]

A new documentary highlights positives of gun ownership.

“Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire”

September 26, 2013 Gordon Hutchinson

Kris Koenig introduced himself to me as “the only national public television producer I know of with a concealed carry permit.” […]

Biologist Ricky Flynt hopes to obtain new information about the wild alligator hatching process.

Flynt’s latest gator project groundbreaking

September 25, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

On the heels of the largest, most successful and nationally publicized alligator hunting season in Mississippi, biologist Ricky Flynt isn’t resting on the accomplishment. […]

The news is not good for Mississippi's turkey hunters like Woodville’s Blake Jensen, who killed this record-book gobbler in 2013 near Natchez. The annual brood survey shows turkey production fell 43 percent this year, after a superb year in 2012.

Annual brood survey bad news for turkey hunters

September 24, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

News from the 2013 brood survey is not good for Mississippi’s turkey and turkey hunters, according to the biologists who head the program for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Combining the wonders of GPS navigation and your MotorGuide trolling motor is now possible with the introduction of the company’s Xi5.

X marks the spot

September 23, 2013 Allan Tarvid

The new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor is obviously designed to take on Minn Kota’s successful Terrova, and MotorGuide took the time and trouble to do it right. […]

Eric Slate of Cordova, Tenn., broke the state conventional tackle record for bull shark with a fish weighing 164 pounds, 6 ounces.

New state record bull shark may surprise you

September 20, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Among the three saltwater state fishing records certified this week by the Commission on Marine Resources is a bull shark. […]

Regulations must be followed to reduce the chances of a fire getting out of control.

Prescribed fire as a management tool

September 19, 2013 Bill Garbo

Fire can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on the context of how fire is used in your wildlife management program. […]