Deer Hunting
Voting cranks up in Nikon Big Buck Photo, Trail Cam contests
Voting has begun to determine the winners of the December edition of the Nikon Big Buck Photo and Trail Cam contests. […]
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Pass Christian artificial fishing reef completed
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has completed the so-called Pass Christian Key, an artificial reef built from material from the old Bay St. Louis Washington Street Pier, the agency reported today (Dec. 21).
The “key” is located just more than a half mile south of the beach and a mile east of the Pass Christian Harbor, the MDMR said. […]
Cobia
Cobia to be released on two popular coastal artificial reefs
About 8,000 juvenile cobia will be released this week on two artificial reefs off the Mississippi Coast, the Department of Marine Resources announced yesterday (Dec. 6). […]
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More than $9.7 million collected from returned to Gulf Coast from
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann presented a check for more than $9.7 million to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Dec. 1, 2011, marking the largest tidelands amount ever returned to the Gulf Coast to date. […]
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Live-catch speckled trout tournament to be held out of Bay St. Louis
The Ernie Zimmerman Friends and Family Live Catch Speckled Trout Tournament is scheduled for Dec. 3 at Bay Marina in Bay St. Louis, and is aimed at replenishing the brood stock at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory’s speckled trout hatchery. […]
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Four state saltwater fishing records certified
Four state saltwater fishing records were added to the record book during the November meeting of the Commission on Marine Resources, the Mississippi Division of Marine Resources reported today (Nov. 17). […]
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Spotted seatrout seminar to be held in Biloxi
Speckled trout management and fishing tips are two of the topics on the schedule of a free speckled trout seminar to be held Nov. 17 in Biloxi, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today. […]
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Artificial reef formed off Mississippi Coast
An artificial reef recently was placed 23 miles off the Mississippi coast in 85 feet to enhance fishing in the popular Fish Haven 13 area, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Nov. 2).
The reef, composed of three structures, was made possible because of a partnership between MDMR and NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the agency said. […]
Deer Hunting
Monthly contest winners announced
Winners in three the Nikon Big Buck Photo, Trail Cam and Deer Video contests have been selected, with each winner earning a great Sportsman Gear package. […]
Events & Announcements
Free shorebird expedition to Grand Bay Reserve offered
A free expedition to Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve near Moss Point is being offered on Nov. 12, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Nov. 3).
The tour, which begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 11 a.m., will feature ornithologists who will discuss overwintering waterfowl, wading birds and other shorebirds, the MDMR said. […]
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MDWFP announces prescribed-burning program for private lands
Landowners wishing to take their wildlife management to another level can learn more about how prescribed burning can help achieve their goals by taking advantage of a new Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks program, the agency announced recently. […]
Deer Hunting
Voting begins in Big Buck, Trail Cam contests
Voting has begun in the Nikon Big Buck and Trail Cam contests in which MississippiSportsman.com users name the monthly winners. […]