2016 - Page 38 of 44 - Mississippi Sportsman

The author took this nice buck back in the late 1970s.

Thoughts from the deer stand

February 18, 2016 Bill Garbo

As I collected my thoughts for this month’s installment of Happy Trails, the deer season had transitioned into its final phase. […]

A bleeding fish can ruin a fishing shirt, but this stain remover can pull that blood right out of the material.

The best stain cleaner ever

February 17, 2016 Andy Crawford

I never could wear white without collecting stains. Back in the ’80s when white pants were in style (for some unknown reason), I tried to look cool. […]

Since adult crows can eat up to 15 pounds of pecans apiece in a month, owners of commercial pecan groves despise the big black birds. Hunters can usually gain access to the groves to hunt the birds, simply by being courteous and promising to leave nothing behind but footprints.

Crow, snipe can be fun

February 17, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Two birds that give hunters some entertaining and offbeat opportunities — crow and snipe — are legal to hunt through Feb. 28 […]

Treat squirrels with more respect, you’ll kill more

February 16, 2016 Brian Cope

“I don’t understand it. I see plenty of squirrels when I’m deer hunting, but once deer season is over and I go after squirrels, they just don’t seem to be around.” […]

Other Ned Rig options

February 15, 2016 Andy Crawford

While the Z-Man Finesse TRDs are made specifically to be used with the Ned Rig, there are a couple of other options. […]

How to catch bass with lockjaw

February 15, 2016 Andy Crawford

The coldest month of the year is here, but you can still go out and catch some bass. The Ned rig can be the answer. […]

Ross Barnett has a good number of 2- to 4-pounders, making for some fun fishing trips.

Big bass bite in February at Ross Barnett

February 15, 2016 Paul Elias

February’s the best month to fish Ross Barnett Reservoir just outside Jackson because it warms up quickly. Bass always pull into shallow water there in February to prepare for the spawn. […]

B’n’M’s New Silver Cat Series Catfish rods represent a solid investment in your catfishing success at an affordable price.

B’n’M Poles enters catfish pole market

February 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

About three years ago, West Point’s B’n’M Poles, made an expansion of their nearly exclusive crappie and panfish lines to include catfish rods. […]

Brothers Joey and Jerry Pounders grew up along the Tenn-Tom and have had great success in catfishing tournaments held in its waters.

10 Tenn-Tom locks and dams

February 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

The Tenn-Tom waterway is composed of 10 locks, which are stretch from north to south along the waterway; […]

After being sought, designed and fought over for more than a century, the Tenn-Tom waterway was finally completed in 1985 and is a vital link between the Gulf Coast and many point inland.

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 200 years in the making

February 15, 2016 Phillip Gentry

The first known recommendation to build a water transportation route connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers was made by a French explorer, the Marquis de Montcalm, to Louis XV of France between 1760 and 1770. […]

Weather conditions dictate how slow or fast Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Cliff Crochet fishes during the pre-spawn.

Elite tips for pre-spawn bass

February 14, 2016 Patrick Bonin

With an unusually mild winter so far — even by Southern standards — it’s anyone’s guess as to how timing of the bass spawn will play out this year. […]

The Alberto knot is a strong, fairly easy fishing knot that allows you to attach a fluorocarbon leader to braid without using a barrel swivel.

How to tie the Alberto knot

February 12, 2016 Andy Crawford

The Alberto knot is perfect for attaching a fluorocarbon leader to braid without the need of a swivel. […]