Though Lann Wilf won’t officially say that the recent easing of laws allowing hunting deer over bait had anything do with his resigning as the state’s deer program coordinator, the timing of his move is hard to ignore. […]
Mississippi anglers love crappie. They love them so much, they want them everywhere — including the smaller state lakes and small private ponds.
That’s a problem. […]
A bloody bald eagle found by a deer hunter near Barnett Reservoir last December was released in Madison County by Mississippi wildlife officials on Wednesday, and, after a short test flight, soared back into the wild (See video from WLBT in Jackson here). […]
Opening day has finally arrived, and we share some tips on how to ensure success when that unsuspecting buck steps out. […]
I’ve been hunting from the ground most of my adult life. Like most hunters, my father put me in a ladder stand made of 2-by-4s and plywood at a young age, and from this perch I learned how to watch squirrels, birds and the occasional deer without the fear of being seen. […]
With aid from state agencies, Okatibbee Lake in East Mississippi is red hot — and should be on any crappie anglers’ list of hotspots. […]
Despite what the guy at the big-box store says, there are no real shortcuts to properly mounting a rifle scope. And it might just be the most-important aspect of hunting-rifle preparation you do, other than regular care and maintenance. […]
Shane Easterling was brimming with anticipation as he secured his climbing tand high up a tree and prepared for the afternoon bowhunt in one of his favorite places. […]
A fallen log with a root ball still attached and a gravel bar worked to form a deep hole right along the bank.
To the right was the rock bar. […]
It looked like a sea monster when it first came up.
The wide, slate-gray body did a rolling churn when it surfaced in the turbid Mississippi River water. […]
Time on task is the No. 1 contributing factor to deer hunter success, yet it is that exact time quotient that often restricts most hunters from getting quality hunting afield. […]
A fish that lives on the move for most of its short life span that has never caught on as a popular game fish at Sardis Lake comprises 99 percent of a recent fish kill reported Sept. 17 at the North Mississippi flood control project. […]
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