IssueM Articles
Duck numbers along the Mississippi River Flyway have fluctuated both up and down throughout history.
Ducks along the flyway once darkened Mississippi’s skies. Mississippi was an important stopover for birds making their way south, and the cultivated rice fields and agricultural crops along the Mississippi River drew them by the thousands. […]
John Pecoraro of Youngsville, La., has learned how to fool wily bucks. Here are his keys to mid-season hunting success. […]
Robert “Kud” Stevenson of Tallulah, La., shares the steps to making his homemade catfish stink bait recipe. […]
Big bucks love barrier type habitats because they offer a bit of a sanctuary hidden away from most human intervention or contact. […]
The hands-down favorite bait for catfishing on the Mississippi River is skipjack herring. Herring are usually plentiful but get harder to find when winter rolls around. […]
It’s too late to get in much practice time at the range before the opening day of dove season, but there are some things you can do to get ready. […]
Stocking up with enough crappie for September fish fries isn’t that difficult — if you pay attention to these trolling teachers. […]
Bass pile up around deep-water points and ledges, but one of the most-overlooked structures comes in the form of bridge pilings. […]
Scanning the horizon for flocks of diving birds feasting on shrimp is a tried-and-true method for locating schools of speckled trout. […]
Mike McClelland said success under muddy-water conditions requires an understanding of how that nasty water moves into a lake. […]
April is a great month to be fishing crappie at Pickwick Lake. And these guides tell you the patterns that will fill the boat. […]
Collinsville’s Mark McPhail has been hunting turkey in Mississippi since he was 20, and has learned a few things in the process. […]
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