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This silver carp glanced off the writer's head and shoulder and landed in the backseat of his bass boat, killing itself. The writer survived, only to face another threat later in the day on the Mississippi River.

River monsters, Part II

July 31, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Last week, I told you a story from the Mississippi River involving a rather large paddlefish, caught in the middle of its paddle with a tail-spinner artificial lure. […]

Electronics have become important parts of our fishing experiences, but the units can become dirty or cluttered over time.

Clean your displays inside and out

July 30, 2012 Allan Tarvid

Who hasn’t mistaken the shadow of a water spot on an LCD screen for a fish, waypoint or radar target? Or was it a smear of sunscreen lotion or insect repellent left by a fingertip? Hopefully it wasn’t a permanent scratch, crack, craze or other scar.

And the growing popularity of touch screens in marine electronics is increasing the hand-screen contact problem. […]

AR-15-style rifles have become accepted sporting rifles in today’s shooting community.

It’s not an ‘assault’ rifle

July 30, 2012 Gordon Hutchinson

I opened my morning newspaper, reading the news and scanning the advertisements when a gun store ad caught my eye. […]

Sidney Montgomery wrestles the author's large paddlefish on board.

Surprise fish makes for memorable moment

July 26, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Every fisherman remembers his or her biggest fish.

Everybody remembers their oddest fish. […]

Careful use of trail camera data can allow hunters to determine when bucks are more likely to be on the move.

Buck movement quantified

July 23, 2012 Bill Garbo

In last month’s column we looked at some of the methods I typically use to convert my personal trail camera photo archives into meaningful and usable “deer statistics” or “intelligence.” […]

Rusty Ellis with the Mirriams turkey that sealed his double slam this spring.

Clinton dad shares double slam with sons

July 18, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

To achieve a double slam on turkeys in a season is a grand accomplishment for any hunter. […]

Cobia are prowling the coast this month, just begging to be caught.

Gulf Coast chock full of tarpon

July 16, 2012 John E. Phillips

Strictly Business Fishing Charters owner Michael Moore has a summertime motto: “If you want to go on a short trip in July, we can catch fish; and if you want to go on a long trip, we can catch fish too.” […]

Don’t sit at home when the sun goes down — head to Bay Springs Lake for some hot action.

The dark side of Bay Springs Lake

July 16, 2012 Paul Elias

During July, I like to fish Bay Springs at night because the weather’s hot. Also, the bass — largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass — will feed better at night than they do in the daytime. […]

Rabbit Rogers can quickly fill a box with slab crappie in the heat of a summer's day on Barnett Reservoir.

Crappie fishing cool on hot day

July 11, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

The challenge for Rabbit Rogers that July day was to prove that yes, you can indeed catch crappie, and a lot of them, in the hottest part of summer, baking in sunshine in the heart of Barnett Reservoir. […]

Bass are still active, even when summer temperatures drive anglers the water.

Is it too hot for bass in July?

July 9, 2012 John J. Woods

I’ve heard many an angler bemoan the summer months for fishing in Mississippi. I mean, there is no escaping that the atmospheric conditions usually prevailing this time of year in terms of the ambient temperature, as well as the humidity (which can be the worst of the two comfort factors), keep many fishermen at the house under the air conditioning. […]

The author was surprised to find that some people actually enjoy deer camp workdays.

Prepping the deer camp

July 5, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

I was never a big fan of deer camp workdays, despite knowing how important they were to the success of the coming hunting season. […]

The earlier a bluegill spawns the better the chances of survival for the resulting fingerlings.

Bluegill Spawning

July 2, 2012 Hal Schramm

Bream, sunfish, bluegill — call them what you will. There are many species of sunfish, and bream include different sunfish among different anglers. This is about bluegill. […]