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Virginia hunter Luke Brewster's 320 5/8-inch Illinois archery non-typical buck is the largest buck ever killed in North America.

Virginia hunter’s Illinois non-typical is new world record

January 18, 2019 From News Reports

Virginia hunter Luke Brewster’s 320 5/8-inch Illinois archery non-typical buck is the largest buck ever killed in North America. […]

January and February can be tough months for finding and catching bass, but this is one of the best times for fishing shallow Bogue Homa Lake.

How to fish Bogue Homa in January

January 17, 2019 Paul Elias

January and February can be tough months for finding and catching bass, but this is one of the best times for fishing shallow Bogue Homa Lake. […]

It’s prime wahoo time

January 16, 2019 Mississippi Sportsman

Capt. William Wall, with Pelagic Charters, said now through about April is prime time for catching some impressive wahoo. […]

For cold-weather crappie, Eagle Lake is tough to beat and can produce some jacked-up January action.

5 January fishing hot spots

January 14, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Here are five hot spots Mississippi fishermen should try this month. […]

Beginning with the 2019 spring season, Mississippi turkey hunters will be required to carry a harvest report in their possession and report all kills prior to 10 p.m. on date of harvest.

‘Game Check’ approved for turkey

January 14, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Beginning with the 2019 spring season, Mississippi turkey hunters will be required to carry a harvest report in their possession and report all kills. […]

High waters cause Delta closures

January 11, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Due to rising water levels along the Mississippi River, some areas of the Delta have been closed to all hunting, and more areas are likely to be impacted in the coming days. […]

Female poacher gets caught by Oklahoma game warden on dating app

January 11, 2019 From News Reports

According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens Facebook page, a woman got caught bragging about killing a deer to a man she was conversing with on a dating app. Little did she know the man she was chatting with was an Oklahoma game warden. […]

Cold-weather dove hunts can mean furious action, if hunters can find a food source that attracts both local and migrating birds.

Don’t forget doves

January 9, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

A major change in the federal migratory bird framework is giving Mississippi dove hunters additional opportunities to take the fast-flying birds this month. […]

High school senior Isaac Buckner of Starkville took this 130-inch buck in Oktibbeha County. He was able to recover the deer with help from his brothers, Luke and Josiah.

Starkville teen gets 130-inch Christmas present

January 8, 2019 Dan Kibler

Hunter passed shooter buck on Dec. 24, was rewarded for patience next morning. […]

Nooe bags Rankin County ‘moose’

January 4, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Mason Nooe made the most of a second chance at this odd palmate buck in Rankin County, putting him down on Dec. 22. […]

Daniel Dorner killed this wrap-around rack buck in Claiborne County on Dec. 26. It scores over 163 inches gross Boone & Crockett.

Dorner’s 2nd-chance buck a beauty

January 2, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

After being talked into hunting by his dad, Daniel Dorner killed this wrap-around rack buck in Claiborne County on Dec. 26. […]

Mississippi’s Top 10 stories of 2018

January 1, 2019 Mississippi Sportsman

We researched the archives of MS-Sportsman.com and came up with the 10 most compelling stories of the year. […]