That moment when a mature tom turkey commits to a hunter’s spring trap, coming to the gun displaying his splendid courting passion — fully strutted, glowing red head, with thunderous gobbling and drumming — is as exciting as hunting gets. […]
You’d think Gene Bishop of Ridgeland was an avid turkey hunter, as much as he’s been looking forward to March of 2016. […]
While only three bills that carry much consequence for hunters have been filed, the Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committee leaders in the House and Senate say there are some major topics that could arise, if not this year then certainly during this term. […]
Most of extreme western edge of the state, from Tennessee to Louisiana along the Mississippi River, experienced wildlife-moving winter floodwaters that not only shortened the deer season but also affected the food resources available in those areas. […]
“How’s the snapper?” I asked.
“It’s OK, but it could use some garlic,” Uncle Topper replied. […]
Believe it or not, we’re quickly leaving winter fishing patterns and looking at those annual pre-spawn crappie catching patterns.
Yes, it has been a weird winter. We had the warmest December on record for Mississippi. I swear the pear trees around my house were budding on Christmas Day. […]
Moments after aiming her .308 rifle at a big buck and pulling the trigger on Jan. 16, Darrion Tregre started having a bad feeling that evoked a flashback to 2014. […]
Duck season returns Saturday for one more day of hunting, and while shooting is limited to hunters aged 15 and under, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks encourages participation by licensed adults. […]
It is definitely not time to put away your shotgun or .22 rimfire rifle.
Hunters these days tend to wrap things up after deer season is over. It’s like they never look at the hunting season schedule to see that small-game hunting is still open until the end of February. […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway — the Tenn-Tom for short — to complete a route connecting the Tennessee River to the Tombigbee River and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Bruce Roberts trolled slowly with a crappie pole in each hand, searching for prespawn crappie while scanning his Humminbird down-imaging unit. […]
As slowly as the opening of deer hunting approaches through the long, torturous summer, the season’s end comes so quickly hunters count the seconds of each passing January day in the stand. […]
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