2014 - Page 52 of 57 - Mississippi Sportsman

This shot of hunters and their ducks from Saturday at Cole Lake Hunting Club near Isola is a prime example of Mississippi's 2013-14 season. A total of 15 hunters had a mallard limit.

Duck hunters had great season

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Drew Burton and fellow hunters at the Cole Lake Hunting Club in Isola decided not to hunt on Sunday, the final day of the best duck season in Mississippi in his lifetime. […]

Grandma’s greatest gift: Squirrel dishes

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Fried, smothered in gravy or simmered in a big pot of dumplings, squirrel recipes were the author’s grandmother’s specialty. […]

Thorough record keeping can track food plot success, helping clubs produce big bucks and get the most for the money spent.

Post-season number crunching

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Time is running out on Mississippi’s deer season, with the final primitive weapon and archery season already in its final week in the Hill and Delta Zones, where it closes Jan. 31. […]

Defending Bassmaster Classic champ Cliff Pace will miss the 2014 championship event next month after falling and breaking his leg in a hunting accident last week.

Pace to miss 2014 Classic after breaking leg in hunting accident

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s Cliff Pace will not defend his Bassmaster Classic title after suffering a broken left leg in a fall from a deer stand Friday afternoon near his home in Petal. […]

The Ruger American Rimfire is solidly built, has an adjustable stock and can flat-out shoot.

A real matchstriker, finally

January 27, 2014 Gordon Hutchinson

One of the greatest shots I ever made was with a bolt-action .22 Magnum.

This was one of those shots that stays with you forever — a great shot made in front of a witness. A shot to treasure and keep to make up for the ghastly ones — the ones that seared themselves into a blackened scar in your consciousness. […]

Crappie fishing is a favorite late-winter and early-spring pastime in the South.

Baked crappie

January 23, 2014 Ty Conti

The crappie is a white-flesh fish caught in lakes and ponds. The meat is not easily frozen, so it is best cooked fresh. […]

Humminbird’s ONIX unit is perfect for freshwater applications, offering myriad options.

Humminbird touchscreens

January 23, 2014 Allan Tarvid

Two years in development, Humminbird’s new ONIX and ION models offer anglers something different in marine electronics. The two models are the most-powerful Humminbird has ever offered, and were introduced at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October. […]

Squirrel hunters and their dogs could see more opportunity, especially in the Central and Southern regions of Mississippi, under a bill that has been introduced in the Legislature.

Squirrel bill beats legislative deadline

January 22, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

As expected, a bill that would simplify Mississippi’s squirrel season structure and create a new spring hunting opportunity beat Monday’s deadline for introducing legislation at the Capitol. […]

Brandon fireman Michael Nichols with the estimated 400-pound plus wild hog sow he killed in December in Hinds County.

This 400-pound pig is no boar

January 21, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Two things you need to know about the giant, probably 400-pound-plus hog that Michael Nichols of Brandon killed back in early December near Raymond in Hinds County. […]

The author uses game cameras to track antler development for specific deer to build a list of bucks that show potential to become whoppers if protected.

More than just photos

January 20, 2014 Bill Garbo

A couple of months ago, here in Happy Trails, I discussed whether or not the use of trail cameras actually diminishes or takes something away from some people’s overall hunting experience. As I pointed out, there is really no right or wrong way to scout and hunt as long as hunting regulations and generally accepted norms are followed. […]

With gun season winding down, there's still an opportunity for hunters to kill a trophy buck, like these big boys killed by best friends Brennen Lee (left) and Clay Cuevas of Hancock County, who entered their photo in the Ms-Sportsman.com Big Buck Photo Contest.

Time running out on gun season

January 18, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

In the final five days of gun season on deer, is it still possible to kill a trophy buck or are hunters just wasting their time? Tom Webb of Jackson said the odds are sure better now than they are going to be. […]

Tanner Hornback, 8, of Lafayette, La., shot this 160-inch 10-point on Nov. 26 while hunting the Mississippi side of Belle Island Hunting Club near Vicksburg. It was the youngster's first buck.

Youngster’s first buck scores 160

January 17, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

With a big ol’ doe in the food plot already in his crosshairs, Tanner Hornback, 8, had been given the OK to pull the trigger by his mom, who was sitting beside him in the ground blind. […]