November 2016 - Page 3 of 4 - Mississippi Sportsman

Let tide charts lead you to the trout

November 9, 2016 Sam Davis

Capt. Bill Hancock with Reel Outlaw Charters based out of D’Iberville puts some incredible boxes of trout together during November. […]

A public hearing will be held Nov. 17 in Biloxi by the Department of Marine Resources to discuss recently announced changes in speckled trout regulations in an attempt to protect Mississippi's popular speck fishery.

Hearing on speck proposals set for Nov. 17

November 7, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

A public hearing on the management of speckled trout in Mississippi’s coastal waters has been scheduled for Nov. 17 in Biloxi, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has announced. […]

During the two-week early primitive weapon season in the Hill and Delta zones, only antlerless deer are allowed.

‘Primitive doe’ season opens Monday

November 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s only remaining “mandatory” primitive weapon deer season opens Monday in the Hill and Delta Zones. This special season is open on private and some public lands Nov. 7-18. […]

Mississippi's youth season for deer opens Nov. 5, giving hunters aged 15 and under the first shot at white tails with guns.

Youth deer season opens Nov. 5

November 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s first gun season opens tomorrow (Nov. 5), but only for youth hunters aged 15 and younger, who may use any firearm to take any deer they want up to the state limit. […]

Understanding the varying dispositions of winter bass will help you keep the rod bent.

Moody blues — Pro fishing tips to catch winter bass

November 1, 2016 David A. Brown

From watching tapes to Google searches to live event attendance, scouting the other team or individual athlete is a strategy deeply woven into the fabric of most sports. […]

Don Drane stays busy overseeing 25 yo-yos on Lake Washington, and he always leaves with a cooler filled with “eating-sized” channel catfish.

Tail-gating cats — Fishing tips for Lake Washington catfish

November 1, 2016 Phillip Gentry

If you have never attended a combination fish fry and football tailgate party in Mississippi, you have missed out on one of life’s great pleasures. The state is well represented when its colleges are on the field and catfish fillets are in the fryer. […]

Field & Stream Outpost XL 17’ Ladder Stand

November 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

The Field & Stream Outpost XL 17’ Ladder Stand is ideal for the larger-framed hunter or the hunter who appreciates more room. Made with D-Tubes for reduced flexing during the climb, the Outpost XL has a 300-pound weight capacity and comes equipped with a padded shooting rail that flips back out of your shooting lane. […]

Hunting bucks in the barriers

November 1, 2016 John J. Woods

Big bucks love barrier type habitats because they offer a bit of a sanctuary hidden away from most human intervention or contact. […]

Jacob Sartain (right) is a dedicated waterfowler who knows that mornings like this are no accident, and that it takes a year-round commitment to produce quality duck hunting.

The season that never ends — Keys to managing duck-hunting habitat

November 1, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mallards suddenly appeared — mysteriously and seemingly out of nowhere — and begin to fly around the waterhole dotted with molded plastic representatives of themselves. […]

Asian carp update

November 1, 2016 Hal Schramm

The term “Asian carp” refers to four species of carp native to the rivers of China and Southeast Asia. All are capable of growing larger than 60 pounds.

Like the common carp, imported from Europe in the 1800s, the fish are in the minnow family. […]

Scent of a man — How to fool a deer’s nose

November 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

Is scent elimination possible? This successful bowhunter has come up with a system to overcome the vaunted olfactory senses of his prey. […]

Cover: November 2016

November 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

The season is wide open, and you can find everything you need to put a tag on the buck of your life. […]