2015 - Page 55 of 59 - Mississippi Sportsman

Susan Adams killed this 11-point (one kicker broken off) Jan. 2 after a two-year chase at her club in Carroll County.

Woman finally gets Carroll County trophy

January 22, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Susan Adams’ two-year pursuit of the biggest deer ever seen at her Carroll County hunting camp took more twists and turns than one of those creepy NASCAR road courses. […]

Adding additional fuse blocks can ensure you have adequate power for your boat’s electronics, as well as making it easier to track down problems.

Power where you need it

January 22, 2015 Allan Tarvid

Most boats come equipped with fuse blocks bearing just enough fuses to power their factory-installed 12-volt equipment, and you are on your own if you want to add accessories. […]

Make your own rod sleeves

January 21, 2015 Andy Crawford

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves. […]

Joey Daugherty harvested the 13-point 169.1 Boone and Crockett buck on Jan. 9, 2015.

Clarke County 13-point green scored almost 170 inches

January 20, 2015 Michael O. Giles

Joey Daugherty scheduled time off to hunt for a trophy buck on his Jan. 15 birthday, but Mother Nature decided to push that plan forward. […]

Baskets save time when bite is on

January 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Time is of the essence when a school of speckled trout is turned on, and one fishing guide has an easy way to maximize every possible cast and keep more fish coming over the gunnels. […]

Hunters are running out of time to convert the big bucks they've seen on trail cams into trophies they can hang on their wall.

Gun season ends — for some — on Wednesday

January 19, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

For the first time ever, this Wednesday’s official close of the final regular gun season will just be a hiccup to the majority of Mississippi’s deer hunters. […]

Scrape activity includes more than just deer pawing at the ground. They also use overhanging limbs to leave scents and serve as signposts of their social ranking.

The skinny on scrapes

January 19, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

One of the more fascinating aspects of the whitetail rut revolves around the wonderful, and at times mysterious, phenomenon known as “scraping.” […]

Bass Pro Shops’ Sinker Stoppers are the perfect solution for pegging a weight and for threading line through small openings in bullet weights.

Bobber stoppers serve double duty

January 18, 2015 Andy Crawford

I was working a craw worm away from the bank for the thousandth time. The only thing different was that my line jumped, and I felt a bit of weight on the terminal end. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Every brush pile is not the same

January 16, 2015 Tony Garitta

Just because you found a brush pile off a pier doesn’t mean you’ll catch crappie. Instead, target the brush along main fish travel routes. […]

Pair pleads guilty to headlighting

January 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Hunting deer at night in December was a costly adventure for two Warren County men, according to officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Get all knotted up — with the slim beauty knot

January 15, 2015 From News Reports

The slim beauty is particularly well suited for joining together two different diameter lines made of different materials. […]