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Spillway Spectacular

January 7, 2011 Phillip Gentry

“The colder the weather, the better the fishing gets” is the way professional angler Kent Driscoll describes the crappie fishing behind the dam at Ross Barnett Reservoir.

The spillway that turns the Pearl River impoundment back into the Pearl River is a well-known hotspot for crappie anglers throughout the year. One reason for the magnetism of the area is the moving water spilling through the dam draws baitfish from the far reaches of the Pearl and also from the Ross Barnett impoundment itself. […]

Deer Hunting

Lamar County hunter sneaks up on Christmas present

December 30, 2010 Andy Crawford

Jerry Tassin was sitting in an oak bottom on the 40-acre family piece of Lamar County property when his phone rang Christmas afternoon.

“My dad said, ‘There is a big deer right here, and he won’t come out. So see if you can get him,’” Tassin said.

So the hunter eased out of his stand and stalked through the rain-soaked woods as the day’s light quickly faded. Soon, Tassin was near the pipeline his father Joseph was watching.

And there, at the edge of the woods, stood a big buck that later taped out at 150 inches. […]

Deer Hunting

Potential state record deer arrowed in Jefferson County

December 19, 2010 Andy Crawford

Editor’s note: This buck was later certified as the state-record archery buck, topping the category in the Magnolia Records at 172 4/8 Pope & Young.

Will Rives is a die-hard hunter who is lucky enough to hunt almost every day during the winter. But on Dec. 15, he woke up at 4:30, got dressed and stepped outside to find a south wind and 60-degree weather – and then promptly walked back inside, crawled in bed and went back to sleep.

“That’s not like me, it usually doesn’t matter if it’s 80 outside,” Rives said. “When we knock off (of work) for the wintertime, I hunt every day. I’m relentless.” […]

Deer Hunting

Tracking deer is a lot like CSI

December 16, 2010 Cliff Covington

Your heart is still pounding uncontrollably as the overdose of adrenaline rushes through your veins. Only seconds have passed since you squeezed the trigger on the biggest buck you’ve ever seen. Everything happened so fast that it almost seemed like a dream.

But what you do now may determine whether you recover your trophy. […]