Deer of the Year
160-inch Madison County buck arrowed
Scott Thomas said he misses having a deer called Top Hat around, though the tall and thick 160-inch 9-point buck is already hanging on his wall at his home in Madison. […]
Year: 2015
Deer of the Year
Long shot claims 167 7/8-inch Hinds County monster
Three things you need to know about Drew Waldrop and the giant 10-point buck with nearly 170 inches of gross measurements that he shot in Hinds County on the afternoon of opening day. […]
Deer Hunting
Using scents, drags, wicks and bombs to attract deer
Can a white-tailed buck actually be fooled by the use of real or artificial doe scents? After considerable research has been conducted on the use of such deer scents — as well as tons of anecdotal reports from hunters in the field — much of the evidence offers up marginal results. […]
Deer of the Year
11-year-old kills 170-class Neshoba County buck
Eleven-year-old Dalton Bishop harvested his first rack buck last year, but he’d set his sights on a much bigger deer when grandfather Jerry Bishop captured an image of a fine buck with a game camera in Neshoba County a couple years ago. […]
Content
Close encounters — How to deer hunt with a longbow
A stick and a string — the only things standing between a traditional archery hunter and harvesting a whitetail.
It doesn’t get much simpler than that. […]
Features
Conditional awareness — Learn when to duck hunt timber and when to hunt ag fields
Twas cold and shivering, all through that pit blind in the heart of Mississippi’s Delta. The low, early morning sky spit a bit of sleet, rain and even snow through the light fog. […]
General
Sportsman Hats
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the hunter or fisherman in your family? Check out the snapback and flex fit hats featuring the Sportsman Logo that are new for this season. […]
General
Honda EU2000i
If you’re looking for a generator that will power the basics and is easy to transport, the Honda EU2000i fits the bill perfectly. Rated at 2000 watts, the EU2000i is very quiet, only 47 pounds and has an Eco-Throttle feature that allows you to run up to 15 hours on 1 gallon of fuel. […]
Content
Christmas crappie — Fishing tips for Lake Lincoln State Park
Fans of crispy fried crappie will savor the last stop of our year-long tour of the best state-run fishing lakes in Mississippi, especially those who love in the southwest and central areas of the state and have a holiday taste for fish. […]
Deer Hunting
Life on the edge — How to up your odds of deer-hunting success
As the whitetail rut arrives, find an active edge, revisit scrape locations, rights-of-way as peak of deer season arrives with Christmas on the horizon. […]
Content
Cover: December 2015
Get the basics to ambushing a trophy like this buck killed last season. […]
Hunting
Crush Illusion Trail Cameras
Wildgame Innovations’ new Illusion series cameras are designed for hunters looking to pack light and still get high-quality images. The Illusion 8 Lightsout and the Illusion 6 both have a fast 1-second trigger speed for standard motion-triggered operation, but they also offer flextime+ time lapse technology for when deer don’t come close enough to the camera to trigger a photo. […]