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Mississippi’s deer herd continues to expand in both quantity and quality.

Deer Data

April 28, 2011 John J. Woods

According to Mark Twain, “Most people use statistics the way a drunk uses a lamp post, more for support than illumination.” […]

Cover: April 2011

March 29, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

Unusual techniques are delivering crazy amounts of crappie for Magnolia State anglers right now. […]

An ATV sprayer is a very effective way to control problem weeds like sesbania, while leaving desirable species such as grasses and sedges unharmed.

Moist Management

March 29, 2011 Rob Heflin

All too often duck hunters ask the infamous question: “What can I plant for ducks?” Most hunters have visions of corn, milo, rice and soybeans in their heads when they think of food for ducks.
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The author holds a fine Lake Washington lunker caught in flooded cypress trees.

A Day on Lake Washington

March 29, 2011 Michael O. Giles

Terry Bates shut off the big motor, climbed up on the front deck, and began casting his spinnerbait into the shallow water around the cypress trees of Lake Washington. […]

Though small in comparison to its major impoundments, Mississippi’s state lakes offer plenty of great crappie fishing close to home.

Even in a state as rich in crappie venues as Mississippi, small state lakes play an important role in providing quality fishing for residents who may not be able to regularly visit the big impoundments, or who feel more comfortable fishing smaller waters. […]

The author and Lipscomb bagged this Claiborne County double while hunting as a team.

Prescription for Turkeys

March 29, 2011 Cliff Covington

I have never met anyone who loves to hunt more than Dr. Eddie Lipscomb of Port Gibson. Doc, as he is known by his friends, hunts just about everything — deer, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, ducks, geese, crows, quail and pheasant. […]

Culpepper uses slip corks when pitching to crappie to keep his cork and jig working as one easy-to-manage package.

Uncharted Waters

March 29, 2011 Chris Ginn

Bass anglers have long known that they could catch fish behind other anglers if they put their baits where those other anglers could not or would not. Pitching and flipping came about as ways to accomplish this goal. […]

Cover: March 2011

February 28, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

The cold weather helped deer hunters like Jonathon Allen whack some monsters this season. […]

Would you rather 10 slabs in the cooler or 25 paper-thin 7-inchers?

Building better crappie fisheries, part I

February 28, 2011 Hal Schramm

The Magnolia State’s lakes and reservoirs offer some of the best crappie fishing in the country. Enjoyed by Mississippians for decades, the word about our high-quality crappie opportunities has spread, and now Mississippi is a prime destination for out-of-state anglers and crappie tournaments. […]

You won’t fill a cooler with crappie slabs unless you keep working the cover thoroughly.

Rush to the Brush

February 28, 2011 John J. Woods

The rod tip bobbled ever so slightly. The guide barely spoke “wait.” The action was playing out faster than my brain could calculate it all. Then beyond the bobble, the tip jerked straight down as I flipped the cork grip upward in an automatic reaction. […]

Crappie in the Grass

February 24, 2011 Phillip Gentry

For those who knew what they were looking at and could appreciate it, this was a sight to behold. The scene took place on Ross Barnett Reservoir.
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A Day on Lake Tom Bailey

February 24, 2011 Michael O. Giles

Current weather conditions: 22 degrees with bright bluebird skies, 10 to 15 mph winds on the second day after a cold front has passed through. […]