Fishing
Just how stupid are we?
The button under the plastic safety cover on the front of your VHF radio can help save your life, or it can do nothing at all — it’s up to you. […]
Columns
Turkey Hunting
Fine tune calls for gobbling peak
When gobbling action peaks, hunters have to be ready to step up to the plate with a big bat. So when are the predicted or statistically registered peak gobbling weeks during the statewide season? Then what do you do when you know gobblers are doing their parts? […]
Offshore Fishing
Bumper year offshore begins now
Saltwater fishermen can look for a bumper crop of offshore fish this year. With the BP oil spill last year and fishing shut-down all along the Upper Gulf Coast, the offshore fish had the least amount of fishing pressure they’ve had in many years. This year, outdoorsmen should see bumper crops of all offshore fish.
As Big As they Grow
Change up your tactics for spring crappie
Sometimes it seems impossible to report on crappie fishing here in Mississippi under the column heading of “As Big As They Grow.” I will admit it. For over a month now (at the time of this writing), crappie fishing in Mississippi has been kind of an “on again, off again” proposition. […]
Bass Fishing
Catch monster bass at Calling Panther in March
This month, I’ll be returning to 500-acre Calling Panther Lake, located in Crystal Springs. March is the best month of the year to fish Calling Panther, and in my opinion, Calling Panther is the best lake in the state to catch a big bass. […]
As Big As they Grow
Now’s the time we dream about
As I write this in early February, it’s spitting a combination of snow and sleet outside my office window. Although I’ve had a crappie-fishing buddy of mine call this morning to tell me he thinks I ought to be fishing today, I can’t seem to really get in the mood. Temperatures in the mid-20s and sleet tend to dampen my enthusiasm. […]
Fishing
A battery’s power is anything but consistent
Two common misconceptions can have you wondering where your trolling motor’s battery power went. […]
Turkey Hunting
Narrowing preseason call selection
The ultimate success factor to turkey hunting is proper call selection. Of course, their proper use is assumed. This selection or narrowing process should be done well ahead of the opening week of the spring turkey season. […]
Inshore Fishing
Gulf Coast finally heating up
March is a transition month on the Gulf Coast, and weather and water temperatures will have a direct effect on what type of fish you can catch during the beginning and at the end of the month. […]
Deer Hunting
Tips on cleaning and deboning deer
Cleaning a deer might be second hand for veteran hunters, but it’s often one of the things that new hunters struggle with. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Long-term effects of sedimentation
With an average annual rainfall of almost 60 inches, Mississippi is the third wettest state in the U.S. Much of that rain falls in late winter and early spring. While filling the rivers, streams and reservoirs that provide bountiful fisheries, the rains negatively affect fisheries by transporting erodible soils from the watershed into fishable waters. […]
As Big As they Grow
Is fishing really about the fish?
A true friend is someone who thinks you’re a good egg — even though he knows you’re slightly cracked. Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to lose and impossible to forget. It takes a long time to make an old friend. […]