An effort to reestablish more than 1,000 acres of oyster reefs along the Mississippi Coast will wrap up by Sept. 30, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Sept. 20).
The project, which includes planting oyster clutch, began in August and is expected to be finished by Sept. 30, the MDMR said. […]
The Big Momma Crappie Tournament held on Grenada Lake on Saturday (Sept. 17) was a day of perseverance and firsts for Hernando’s Dave and Darlene Roach, who won the Mississippi Crappie Club event with a monster slab weighing 2.41 pounds.
Dave Roach, aka “Gator,” said the day started out with trouble: First their trailer came loose from their truck before they left their yard, and then about 20 miles south of Hernando a trailer tire blew out, destroying the rim and almost ruining the bearings. […]
John Harrison and Kent Driscoll won the Magnolia Crappie Club State Championship with a two-day total of 23.68 pounds during the Sept. 16-17 event. […]
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would prevent rigs and other Gulf of Mexico structures from being removed as ordered by the U.S. Department of Interior should be passed, the Coastal Conservation Association said today.
The Rigs to Reefs Habitat Protection Act of 2011, introduced by Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, seeks to allows structures to remain in the Gulf as artificial reefs. […]
With 2011-12 deer seasons so close we can almost taste them, the deer-packed October issue of Mississippi Sportsman has left the building and is digitally en route to the printer. […]
A bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives will, if approved, ensure that recreational fishing, hunting and shooting sports will be recognized as public activities on federal lands, the American Sportfishing Association announced.
The Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act, introduced by Representatives Dan Benishek (R-MI) and Dan Boren (D-OK), was introduced Sept. 2 and directs federal land-management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to apply the multi-use mandates in their management plans to support public access to our nation’s public lands. […]
The seventh Mississippi alligator hunting season kicks off Friday (Sept. 9), the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced. Hunting on private lands will continue through Oct. 3 on the 83 permitted tracts of land in 25 counties, the MDWFP said. […]
A photo of a determined raccoon won MS-Sportsman.com user Jarrod Cox the first round of the Trail Cam Contest. […]
It’s not easier than ever to introduce someone to hunting and fishing with the introduction of a three-day apprentice sportsman license, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced today.
The license, which is offered for Mississippi residents only, costs only $7. Hunter education certification is not required. […]
Four people were arrested Saturday (Aug. 27) for allegedly killing an alligator on the Pearl River, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said today (Aug. 31).
Arrested were Spencer Allan Pell of Vicksburg, Johnny B. Dow of Crystal Springs, Michael Dwayne Easterling, and Christian Collins both from Wesson, the MDWFP said. […]
Hunters could find fewer turkeys next season if the annual brood survey is correct, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said today (Aug. 31). […]
The Louisiana paper mill responsible for the spill that caused a massive fish kill in the Pearl River has agreed to the fund state testing of seafood and private water wells, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.
Temple-Inland has admitted so-called “black liquor” from its Bogalusa mill spilled into the Pearl River on Aug. 13, sapping the river’s water of oxygen and killing massive numbers of fish. […]
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