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May 28, 2026

Killer dove guns

September 2, 2015 John J. Woods

Making a hunt enjoyable means having all the necessary equipment. Dove hunters should pick shotguns they can shoot really well on flying birds. […]

Live Target Rigged Shrimp

August 27, 2015 Don Shoopman

When Live Target Lures decided it was time for fishermen and fish to fall in love with a soft-plastic shrimp imitation, it turned to R&D dream team leader Victor Cook. […]

The international satellite-aided search-and-rescue system is about to take a giant step forward in efficiency.

What is Meosar?

August 24, 2015 Allan Tarvid

Delving into the COSPAS-SARSAT system can quickly have you drowning in alphabet soup. […]

This dead buck that resulted from a poacher’s roadside shot was found in early 2014 on the author’s property.

Unauthorized trespass

August 20, 2015 Bill Garbo

August is when I typically run through a checklist of things I consider important for all serious hunters to do or prepare for as the hunting season quickly approaches. […]

If schooling bass go to the depths, throwing a big topwater frog might bring them back up.

I love to fish lily pads, which provide both shade and cover for at Ross Barnett bass, in August. Ross Barnett features many underwater stump fields in shallow water where the bass can hold, which is where the baitfish and the bass will be. […]

Crystal Gregory caught her first flounder using dead shrimp on a Carolina rig fishing the channel behind Beau Rivage.

Setting proper fishing priorities

August 11, 2015 Sam Davis

The west winds the last several weeks have been brutal, creating a cabin fever-like sickness only a Gulf coast resident could understand. […]

Nine-year-old Harlee “H.B.” Johnson enjoyed her first crappie-fishing trip with her grandfather, who just happens to be the author.

Take a kid fishing today

August 10, 2015 Paul Johnson

I’ve enjoyed the company of a couple of very special kids this summer. And one of the neatest things about both these kids is that they didn’t use or, in one case, even bring a cell phone with them. […]

Some anglers swear downsizing is the way to go when the bite gets tough, but research indicates bigger lures might be a better approach.

Upsized baits for bass

August 6, 2015 Hal Schramm

Big baits are all the rage on the bass cast-for-cash circuits. But recreational bass anglers more into catching than casting also have learned the merits of big lures — giant worms, super-size swimbaits, oversize crankbaits, 8-inch flutter spoons — for triggering bass bites. […]

You can use lists to remember which stands might need some attention before the season’s opening day.

Create fall hunting ‘do’ lists

August 1, 2015 John J. Woods

I got a good laugh today. Deer-hunting camp partner Andy Dulaney of Raymond called to talk about getting ready for deer season this fall at our Holmes County property. […]

Trout trailers

July 29, 2015 Don Shoopman

Success, as usual in the artificial lure manufacturing business — or anything else, for that matter — begats success. […]

Simrad’s new HALO pulse compression radar scanners feature curved pedestals and a range of about 20 feet to 72 nautical miles.

Simrad’s new Halo radar solves problems

July 23, 2015 Allan Tarvid

Some things about radar that used to be considered common knowledge are no longer valid — and some, of course, never were. […]

Many Mississippi outdoorsmen tell tales of panther encounters.

Panthers: Are they for real?

July 20, 2015 Bill Garbo

I always enjoy a good, spirited discussion about an interesting topic, and how much more interesting and controversial could a discussion be than one centered around the existence of large cats — panthers, mountain lions or maybe you prefer to call them cougars — in Mississippi and its neighboring states? […]