Deer Hunting
Deer seasons: A lot less primitive
Like it or hate it, the biggest change in decades involving deer hunting in Mississippi will start during the 2014-15 seasons proposed by the Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. […]
Year: 2014
Inshore Fishing
Coastal fishing heats up
Alex McIngvale, a saltwater fisherman for 20 years, said the fishing along the coast is picking up and can provide plenty of meat for the table. […]
Featured
CCA STAR kicks off
The 2014 Coastal Conservation Association STAR tournament begins on Memorial Day weekend, and this year’s even has been expanded with two new Mississippi divisions to offer even more chances to win. […]
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Squirrel hunters will like seasons
Mississippi’s proposed 2014-15 small game hunting seasons include two long-awaited and major changes to one of the most popular, traditional game animals — squirrel.
As Big As they Grow
Crappie fishing explodes
What a great spring season for monster — I mean as big as they grow — slab crappie here in Mississippi.
Recipes
Make an old tom kabob
Having an excellent and unique table experience is the way family and friends can help a hunter celebrate his or her trophy turkey. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass stocking can remedy habitat loss, but is it the best solution?
Following up on anglers’ complaints of declining bass fishing, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources fishery biologists found fast-growing, healthy largemouth bass but low abundance of young fish. […]
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Cover: May 2014
Looking to catch a big catfish? Learn where and how to tie into some real bruisers. […]
Bass Fishing
BAM! Post-spawn topwater fever
Pete Ponds worked the edge of an emerging grass line with a favorite popper while searching for hungry post-spawn bass. An errant cast sent the lure a few feet further into the grass than he planned, but he simply started popping the lure back to the edge of the grass.
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Crappie Commanders — Members of the Duck Commander crew learn how to troll for Grenada Lake crappie
Think the crappie season ends after the spawn? Not so, at least not on many Mississippi waters where another even more productive pattern starts — deep trolling with crankbaits on the main lake bodies.
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Cranking up panfish — How to fish for crappie and bream with crankbaits
Life is full of assumptions, but to the open-minded, opportunity springs abundant. Take, for example, crankbaits. Mention that lure category and most anglers will start telling you their tales of big bass.
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Graveline Bayou boys — Fishing tips for reds and trout
Any chance to fish with a couple of “old salts” known for catching specks, reds and flounder when nobody else can is invaluable. It is an opportunity to learn, which was exactly the plan when I met Eli Troutman and Eric Lucas at Webb’s Landing on Graveline Bayou. […]