Deer Hunting
Process begins for Barnett Reservoir permit hunts
Applications are now available for the new permit-only archery deer hunts at Barnett Reservoir in Jackson, officials at the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District said. […]
Year: 2013
Deer Hunting
Process begins for Barnett Reservoir permit hunts
Applications are now available for the new permit-only archery deer hunts at Barnett Reservoir in Jackson, officials at the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District said. […]
Featured
Magnolia Crappie Club to start 23rd season at Grenada Lake
Spiritually, there is no price that can be put on the feel of the thump, the tug on the line and the taste on the tongue of every crappie a fisherman catches in a lifetime. […]
As Big As they Grow
Focused on fall fishing
Writing a column about crappie fishing in August is a tough assignment for me. Y’all know I don’t like fishing in hot weather, and August is about as hot as it gets around these parts. Even under the shade tree at Ross Barnett’s Fannin Landing, temps after mid-morning are intolerable to me. […]
Featured
Sundays are special
Geneva’s recipe is one that we originally got from her in 1988. It became a staple dish at our family camp. She said mushrooms, crabmeat or shrimp can be added to the sauce, but if shrimp are used she said to be sure to make the sauce thicker because shrimp add water as they cook. […]
Featured
Trotlining river catfish
To a river trotliner, water means current and current means catfish. Right now anglers who choose to use this time-tested and highly challenging method for catching catfish have plenty of both, especially downstream from any of Mississippi’s major reservoirs. […]
Bass Fishing
Targeting Pickwick bass from a kayak
Karl Hudson typically doesn’t fish with other people. It’s not that the bass angler, who lives in Corinth, is unsociable, it’s just that he so infrequently has other anglers around the places he prefers to fish. For 40 years Hudson has been a die hard basser, and the last 15 years he’s preferred to be seated in a kayak while he’s doing it. […]
Events & Announcements
Mississippi Outdoor Hall of Fame to be housed in Leland
Mississippi’s outdoor heritage, featuring the names that helped form it, will soon have a home, according to two groups pushing to build a museum in the Delta. […]
Alligator
Takes 2 nights but Team Trammel captures escape artist
Overnight Friday, the first evening of the 2013 Mississippi alligator season, Beth Trammel’s team found and chased a giant alligator all night, only to have the escape artist get away. […]
Dove
Honey-orange dove
Dove is very easy to overcook, which will make you think they are not that good, but when cooked correctly, even non-game eaters will love them. […]
Alligator
Record gator didn’t come easily, hunters say
Imagine, if you dare, that you have just spent 20 of the last 30 hours alligator hunting, and the other eight or 10 hours working in a hayfield in the summer heat. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer rifle sight-in
It is hard to imagine that deer hunting seasons are not that far off. Those passionate white-tailed pursuers among us are already having our thoughts turn toward the fall months to again catch a glimpse of deer slipping through the woods. […]