January 2015 - Page 4 of 5 - Mississippi Sportsman

Lauren Shimfessel had never killed a buck before she climbed into a Jasper County stand on Dec. 26, but she remedied that with this 160-class 12-point

First solo hunt produces 167-inch Jasper County 12-point

January 9, 2015 Michael O. Giles

Call it woman’s intuition, but Garlandville’s Lauren Shimfessel just had a good feeling as she eased to her elevated Jasper County stand about 3 pm. on Dec. 26. […]

Nathan Howell and his son Cooper celebrate after a Grenada County hunt that ended with this 171-inch New Year’s Eve buck.

Grenada man celebrates New Year’s Eve with 171-inch buck

January 9, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Nathan Howell and his 8-year-old son Cooper had one of the shortest — and best — hunts of their lives in Grenada County on New Year’s Eve. Only minutes after they sat down in a stand, a 170-inch monster buck was cooling on the ground. […]

The catfish industry is a mainstay in Mississippi. Shown here are catfish farm workers harvesting some of the Delta’s finest. The author recently retired from a large national sanitation supply company where he served as a Food Safety Consultant and worked closely with Simmons Catfish for 30 years.

Game fish for sale, game fish for sale!

January 8, 2015 Paul Johnson

“Game fish for sale! Right here, right now! Get ’em while they’re hot! Bluegill crispies on a stick, crappie gumbo, and largemouth sushi — all right here — hurry, hurry, hurry — game fish for sale!” […]

Peyton Barnes was getting ready to leave his stand Dec. 23 when this 171-inch monster bruiser showed up chasing a doe.

Miserable hunt ends with 171-inch 16-point

January 7, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Peyton Barnes had pretty much given up on his rainy morning deer hunt on Dec. 23, and he was ready to get down out of his stand in Claiborne County to seek the warmth and shelter of the camp house. […]

Matt Moss just wanted to try something different when he picked a stand on his Jefferson County lease on Dec. 29, and the result was a 216-inch deer that could rank in the Top 10 in the Magnolia Records.

Louisiana hunter downs Jefferson County three-beamed monster

January 6, 2015 Greg Hicks

There’s just something about intuition and deer hunting that seem to go hand in hand. You know: That inexplicable feeling that makes you look in a certain direction at just the right time or use a call exactly when you need to. […]

Tann Hollingsworth of Terry took this 152 7/8-inch 9-point late Friday afternoon while walking to a stand with his son in the rain.

Wife takes credit for hunter’s 152 7/8-inch 9-point

January 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Tann Hollingsworth could have been moving furniture into their newly remodeled home in Terry Friday, which is what his wife Shannon had asked him to do. […]

What can be learned from a trophy-bass program in Texas? Perhaps more than one would think.

Upping your chances for a trophy bass – Part I

January 5, 2015 Hal Schramm

Looking at catch records from individual lakes to try and identify some environmental cue that up chances of getting a big bass bite. […]

Chances of success are better if you understand how cold weather affects deer behavior.

How deer weather the cold

January 1, 2015 John J. Woods

White-tailed deer are resilient survivors. Their numbers have expanded wildly over the past 10 decades, primarily because they are highly adaptable, beating adversity at virtually every turn of environmental fate. […]

Advantage Blinds

January 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Advantage Blinds can be hunted from an elevated position or from the ground and are available in a 2 or 4-person design with plenty of room. […]

Cover: January 2015

January 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Big bucks are moving around, but the season is in its last days. So discover how to put your tag on a big boy, while also learning about some of the trophies that have been taken this season. […]

Deer that aren’t shot at every time they stick their noses out often don’t bolt at the first sight of a human.

The deer woods

January 1, 2015 Gordon Hutchinson

A pod of whales.

A copse of brush.

A gaggle of geese.

A brake of cane.

A slash of palmetto. […]

Rebecca McFarland Brewer proves that a bow can be lethal on hogs. This was her first hog, but she has since killed others with both guns and bows.

Enemy at the Gate — Wild hogs threatening public-lands hunting

January 1, 2015 David Hawkins

There is an enemy at our gate, an eco-terrorist that is attacking what we hold dear. This is not a hollow threat, nor a pseudo –humorous jab at Zombie Apocalypse. […]