2018 - Page 4 of 41 - Mississippi Sportsman

One man’s trash … is another man’s treasure when it comes to old lures

November 19, 2018 Todd Masson

To some anglers, they’re “gut piles.” To others, they’re “dead soldiers.” […]

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs said a topwater frog is a great all-around lure for shallow wintertime bass.

Top 3 wintertime bass baits

November 18, 2018 Andy Crawford

Bass pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year-round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: tough fishing, when five bites a day are what you hope for. […]

Larry Reynolds criss-crosses the Louisiana coastline multiple times each fall — cruising at 100 knots with a bird’s-eye view from just 125 feet up, estimating the number of ducks that have arrived in the state’s ag fields and coastal marshes. […]

The author had a lot to be grateful for last Thanksgiving, taking this 8-point, 210-pound buck with a 20-inch spread on the morning of the holiday.

Writer’s Thanksgiving morning buck

November 15, 2018 Michael O. Giles

I love hunting cutovers that are between three and five years old, offer plenty of browse for deer and afford them security to feed openly during the day while never leaving the thick browse. Hunters who set up in elevated stands are able to spot deer — and pick out a good buck every once in a while — without ever being spotted. […]

The mouth of the sheepshead is loaded with odd teeth, much like sheep, that can inflict damage on weak tackle and ill-placed fingers.

Sheepshead ugly and, boy, what teeth …

November 15, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Sheepshead got their name for a reason: their faces forevermore look like those of sheep, with teeth that can do harm to weak hooks and an ill-placed finger. […]

Deer clubs with a good turkey population can add turkey-only memberships to help raise funds without increasing pressure on deer.

Club poll provides base of cost-saving ideas

November 15, 2018 Andy Douglas

Several hunting club presidents and/or board members surveyed about what they’ve done to help alleviate the financial burden their groups have faced volunteered some of their tactics to compensate for the rise in lease prices. […]

The Hunter Safety Systems harness was designed after a close call involving a collapsed deer stand.

Be safe with a system

November 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Hunter Safety System, Inc., was born out of a love for hunting and a desire to keep safe all hunters who use tree stands. Even so, it took a near-death experience to provide the impetus for the creation of the HSS harness. […]

Catfish suspend off the bottom quite often, but biologists and anglers are hard pressed to explain exactly why.

Catfish do suspend, but why?

November 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Biologists and anglers have theorized what causes catfish to suspend off the bottom at different times, with feeding, water quality, oxygen, and thermoclines being the most-common answers.

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