Field Notes
7 steps to display beards from gobblers
Every gobbler a hunter takes is a memory, and preserving and displaying the beards is a great way to revisit those memories. […]
Year: 2017
Deer Hunting
Get the best sight picture
The deer hunter flips up the collar of his fleece jacket to better protect his neck from the chilly, late-afternoon breeze, remaining alert, hoping that an unsuspecting doe will meander by before dark. Success would be two-pronged, as he needs venison for his freezer, and his camp needs a few more does harvested to reach the year’s quota. […]
Field Notes
Springtime tip: Play the wind, tides
This month can offer great fishing, but it also can be characterized by howling winds. And that can make fishing difficult — especially along the coast. […]
Sidebars
Pilot turkey harvest report program
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will initiate a stateside pilot turkey harvest reporting system for the 2017 spring season, the agency announced. […]
Crappie/Bream
Wade to find crappie’s hiding places
In the far back reaches of any impoundment, wading anglers can get out and have plenty of spawning and pre-spawn crappie all to themselves. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Drag chains to tame March weather
By preparing for the wind, such as using logging chains for drags, crappie anglers can reduce the effects of high winds and fish areas others can’t. […]
Bass Fishing
Keep seing-head jigs down, keep them slow
The action of a swing-head jig might be footloose and fancy free, but tackle considerations are firmly rooted in a disciplined approach to effective presentations. […]
Field Notes
Power vs. action: Choose the right rod
Far too many trout and redfish fishermen don’t pay nearly enough attention to what rod their using. They’ll just cut off a topwater bait and tie a jighead to the end of the same line. […]
Featured
Cat Island Reef grows thanks to BCT, CCA
Mississippi’s artificial reef program grew in February, when 207.4 short tons of culverts were deployed at four sites on the Cat Island Reef, thanks to the Building Conservation Trust (BCT) and the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA). […]
Bass Fishing
Bogue Homa is March lunker lair
Depending on the weather, bass spawn early at Bogue Homa in March. An angler probably may have a 5-fish bag weighing 20 to 25 pounds. With those opportunities in mind, how do you go about putting fish in the boat? […]
Featured
Youth turkey season opens
Spring turkey hunting began Wednesday in Mississippi, with the opening of the weeklong youth-only hunt statewide. Only hunters aged 15 and under can shoot gobblers through March 14. […]
Speckled Trout
Trout are always on topic
Alot of conversations on the Gulf Coast start with “Where’s the trout?” It’s a fun way to kick off a conversation, and everyone knows some tall tales are about to be spun. The truth typically comes out somewhere in the mix of boasting and sandbagging. […]