Can a white-tailed buck actually be fooled by the use of real or artificial doe scents? After considerable research has been conducted on the use of such deer scents — as well as tons of anecdotal reports from hunters in the field — much of the evidence offers up marginal results. […]
If you’ve seen one soft plastic creature bait and you’ve seen them all. Right?
Well, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry “Big Show” Terry Scroggins would disagree. […]
Owning a boat long enough to pay it off has a dark side. I usually own a fishing boat about 15 years — long enough to get it set up just right for me and, unfortunately, long enough to see electrical problems develop. […]
Once again, that totally magic time of year for ardent deer hunters is upon us, when bucks throw caution to the wind and shift into a more-vulnerable state of mind. […]
Three hundred-acre Lake Lamar Bruce near Tupelo reopened in May after being restocked with bass and reworked to put more structure in the lake. […]
I’m a creature of habit. I like to get to the ramp about 30 minutes before sunrise so I can take my time getting the boat in the water, arrange my gear, collect my thoughts, and thank God for the marsh and all the life it holds. […]
I know we’re coming up on deer and duck seasons, and that we’re right, smack-dab in the middle of football season.
But, for me, baby, it’s crappie catching season. […]
Numerous studies have described riverine flathead catfish as relatively sedentary, some even concluding that an individual flathead might not stray far from a single logjam. […]
Unnatural noises created by humans scare deer away. It is a simple rule of deer hunting that most deer camps and deer hunters, for that matter, never seem to learn. […]
Ann Thomasson Wilson knows a good artificial lure when she sees one.
Or, more accurately, the former professional angler knows a good artificial lure when she doesn’t see one — as when they’re flying off the shelves at Ann’s Tackle Shop in Jasper, Texas, seven miles from Lake Sam Rayburn. […]
Current-generation sonar units show the underwater world with a level of realism fishermen could only dream of 30 or 40 years ago. […]
Comparing where we are these days regarding surveillance of whitetail deer with where things were back 15 to 20 years ago is somewhat like comparing a WWI biplane to a modern fighter jet.
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