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Great plots are made by proper land preparation.

Seeds of Success

July 23, 2009 John J. Woods

Hunters know a great wildlife food plot when they see one. The problem is they don’t always know exactly how to accomplish the goal of growing one. […]

About five minutes into our run, I thanked Tommy Barrett for launching at Pass Christian rather than Gulfport. Rather than running due south to get to our destination, we were running southeast, which meant we had a front-row seat for one of the most spectacular sunrises I had ever seen. […]

An excellent management program and plenty of fertilizer keeps the lake growing big bass like a perpetual-motion machine.

Bill Waller’s Back

June 30, 2009 John E. Phillips

Lake Bill Waller in Marion County near Columbia produced a 15-pound, 14-ounce largemouth in 1995, the second-largest bass ever caught in Mississippi. […]

Cover: July 2009

June 29, 2009 Mississippi Sportsman

Fish one of the four lakes featured in this issue, and you’ll have your hands full with big ol’ bream. […]

Big king mackerel like this are fun to catch, and there will be plenty of them in July off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Hail to the Kings

June 26, 2009 John E. Phillips

July each year means fishing for king mackerel. If you’re practicing or fishing with members of the Southern Kingfish Association, carry a coffee can with you. After running 50, 60 or 70 mph for two to four hours, you’ll need a place to store all the screws, nuts, bolts and washers that have jarred loose from the boat. […]

July is catfish month, and there are plenty of them throughout Mississippi.

King Cats and Tasty Eaters

June 26, 2009 John E. Phillips

Phil King of Corinth, one of the nation’s leading catfishermen, has proved his prowess in national, regional and state catfishing tournaments, winning four National Catfish Derby Championships and the Bass Pro Shop Big Cat Quest on the Mississippi River. […]

The overabundance of deer in some areas of the state has become problematic.

Too Many Deer?

June 26, 2009 John J. Woods

A time existed in Mississippi when a statement like “Don’t you think we have too many deer?” was met with gut-busting laughs among groups of hunters. […]

Krutz frequently finds crappie out at the ends of the horizontal limbs as far as 6 feet away from the main stumps.

High-Rez Crappie

June 26, 2009 Chris Ginn

Members of the Magnolia Crappie Club have dubbed 2009 “The Year of the Big Crappie” at Ross Barnett Reservoir in Jackson. The “Rez” isn’t historically known for big crappie, but there have been more 3-pounders caught this year than tournament director Hugh Krutz can remember in his 13 years of fishing Barnett. […]