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A surge of testosterone: One buck’s story
The rut is on. Mature bucks, if not pursuing does, are tending and breeding estrous females. […]
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Cover: August 2012
It’s time to head to the camp for work days in preparation for the 2012-13 hunting season. […]
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Back it up
When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana last year, Capt. Bryan Cuevas with Mega-Bite Fishing Charters out of Biloxi saw an interesting phenomenon take place.
As fresh water from the Mississippi River pushed farther and farther to the east out Lake Pontchartrain, through the Rigolets and eventually into the Mississippi Sound, Cuevas saw the size of his speckled trout increase. […]
Bass Fishing
Consistent Columbus
If bass fishing is your business, or just a pastime, Columbus Lake is a definite destination for you. […]
Bass Fishing
Shaking things up
Charles Ellis fished his way around a riprap point while making pinpoint casts with a 4×4 Shaky Head rig and finesse worm. Ellis worked the lure methodically yet deliberately until he suddenly dropped the rod tip and whipped the rod back and drove the steel hook home.
A lunker bass exploded through the water, shattering the smooth near-mirror finish of the surface. The lunker pushed the scales near 6 pounds, and was typical of the bass Ellis expects to catch on the Shaky head. […]
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Dominance dilemma
In today’s age of whitetail management the understanding and practice of mandatory antler restrictions is under way. This approach primarily allows yearling bucks protection so the animals can reach whitetail maturity with sizeable racks, as well as sound age structures and buck-to-doe ratios.
Hunters afield are also starting to pass on legally harvestable bucks — giving these deer the opportunity to reach full antler growth. […]
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Crappie Hotspots Series – Sardis Lake
Modern technology has certainly paved the way for turning a large number of fishermen into “catchermen.” Still there are days when it seems there’s not a fish to be found. […]
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Cover: July 2012
Biloxi’s Back Bay is a fishing paradise. Small-racked bucks could set back your management program. […]
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Cover: July 2012 – Hunting
Small-racked bucks could set back your management program. […]
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Taking up residence
It’s no longer a surprise to see deer in town.
“When I drove up Interstate 55 just north of Jackson where the highway merges with I-220, I saw four bucks standing beside the road,” James Bennett said. “This is right in Madison County. It was just a miracle that the deer I saw were not hit on the highway. […]
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Born To Run
The secret to catching fish, any fish, is to be where they want to be. To be successful in this endeavor you have to locate the fish and, hopefully, entice them into eating, or at least biting, what you have to offer.
In the middle of last summer, Zachary Young and his pal Brad Chappell found themselves situated between steps two and three while fishing the lower portion of Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]
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By the Horn
The rising sun peaking over the ice glass waters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast on a bluebird day is a sight to behold. For the salt angler, the shimmering ripples across the great bays forebodes great fishing. […]