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July’s best fishing trips
Think it’s too hot to fish in July? Heck, the fishing’s too hot to not go, and here’s five of the best choices for the month. […]
Year: 2014
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Tips to prevent infection
Dr. Jay Grimes, Professor of Marine Microbiology at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs said any wound exposed to warm salt water should be treated immediately and recommends these steps. […]
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Death increases focus on bacterial threat
Last week’s death of an Ocean Springs man within days of an infection of vibrio vulnificus has brought more attention to the seriousness of the flesh-eating bacteria to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. […]
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Death blamed on flesh-eating bacteria
An Ocean Springs man who spent a lot of his life in the Gulf of Mexico was killed by bacteria that attacked his body after spending a day in those very same waters. […]
Dove
Commission confirms 90-day dove season
Mississippi’s 2014-15 dove season structure, which includes both good and bad news, received final confirmation from the state’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Inshore Fishing
Seven tips for beach-fishing success
Summer heat means speckled trout will be moving from the marshes and bays, stacking up along the beaches of the coast. Here are tips for surf-fishing. […]
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Teen wins Deep Sea Rodeo title
As years go, 2014 has been a keeper for young Corin Knight of Slidell, La., and it’s the kind that can make a daddy very proud. […]
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Stocking starts at Percy Quin
While bream fishing reports are good at many of the honey holes in its state lakes system, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has announced a big step in the comeback in one of its hot spots. […]
As Big As they Grow
What tournaments can teach you
The Magnolia Crappie Club fished our 23rd annual state championship the last weekend in May. Thirty-seven teams qualified by fishing in seven out of our nine regular-season tournaments, and competed for bragging rights and over $20,000 in cash prize money in a two-day event held on Sardis and Enid Reservoirs. […]
Deer Hunting
Warning: Leave fawns alone
It’s summer in Mississippi, and with it comes the annual warning from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks:
Leave deer fawns alone! […]
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Video: When wild hogs attack
Hunting is often described by the unitiated as an act perpetrated on innocent animals. And, well, we do hide in trees and wait for deer to meander into our sights. Fun and productive, but it’s not all that dangerous to the hunter, unless he happens to fall from his perch. […]
Events & Announcements
Pond management workshop July 15
To assist South Mississippi landowners with their private fishing holes, the Fisheries Bureau of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will host a free pond management workshop July 15 at Paul B. Johnson State Park. […]