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Seven guided squirrel hunts, including firearm and wildlife instruction, will be held around Mississippi on Feb. 11.

Seven youth squirrel hunts set Feb. 11

January 25, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Seven youth squirrel hunts have been scheduled around Mississippi on Feb. 11, all geared around introducing new hunters to the thrill of hunting small game with dogs. […]

Mississippi has a lot of prime public hunting land for the spring turkey. Some of the best is at Hillside and Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuges in the Delta.

Hillside NWR accepting turkey applications

January 24, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Applications for the spring turkey hunt at Hillside National Wildlife Refuge are now being accepted, according to the Teddy Roosevelt National Refuge Complex. […]

Don Henson of Southaven set new state and world records with this garilla — a 46-pound, 1-ounce longnose gar caught at the Sardis Lake spillway in September.

‘Garilla’ — Sardis spillway yields world record

January 24, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Last Sept. 10, Don Henson of Southaven went fishing at the Sardis Lake spillway for a catfish dinner, but instead ended up taking a bite out of a couple of record books. […]

Beginning Monday (Jan. 16), the minimum length for speckled trout rises to 15 inches in Mississippi's marine waters.

Speckled trout, deer changes coming next week

January 13, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi sportsmen and sportswomen face some big changes next week, whether they chase fish in the Gulf of Mexico or white-tailed deer in the woods and fields. […]

4 Louisiana prison guards accused of 26 illegal deer kills in Mississippi

January 12, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Four Louisiana prison guards are accused of illegally killing 26 deer in Mississippi, The Clarion-Ledger reported. […]

Terry's Zach Winstead was bowhunting in a small urban area when he arrowed this 150-class beast.

Terry hunter arrows 150-class ‘urban’ buck

January 12, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Young Zach Winstead of Terry has hunted all over Mississippi, including some of the state’s best areas for big buck, from the Delta to the Big Black River bottoms to Natchez. […]

Josh Clark was about to give up on his spot at Canemount WMA when this possible state-record buck walked out.

Hunter shares details on potential state-record buck

January 11, 2017 Andy Crawford

Josh Clark’s home is hours away from Canemount Wildlife Management Area, so when he was drawn for the second year in a row to hunt the public land he pretty much showed up blind. […]

Nathan Smith of Madison harvested this 171-inch Yazoo County buck on Jan. 7.

Hunter ‘blessed’ with 171-inch double main-beam beast

January 11, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

“Blessed.”

That is the word Nathan Smith of Madison used to describe his feelings and the experience of killing a 171-inch, double main-beamed Yazoo County giant buck last Saturday (Jan. 7). […]

Marni Demelo of New Orleans heard this buck crunching through ice as it approached her stand on Saturday in Jefferson County. She was ready when the 163-inch buck walked out 40 yards to her right.

NOLA woman kills 163-inch Mississippi buck

January 10, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Marni Demelo heard it before she saw the buck approaching the food plot she was overlooking on Saturday (Jan. 7), a benefit on one of the coldest days the New Orleans woman had sat in a Mississippi deer stand. […]

Scott Bounds, chairman of the House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee.

No big outdoor legislation expected

January 5, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

The chairman of the House Committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said in December that his plan for the 2017 legislative session that began Tuesday included no specific items. […]

In the right situation, snipe can be found in wetland habitat in sufficient numbers for a fun shoot and, later, great meals.

Snipe hunting is for real — and it’s fun

January 5, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

If you think ducks, geese and doves are the only migratory birds to hunt in winter, you couldn’t be more wrong.

There’s another game bird that is plentiful in the right habitat, and it shouldn’t be overlooked. […]

Josh Guilbeau took this splendid, 140 3/8-inch 8 point Dec. 27 in Jefferson County.

NOLA hunter gets trophy 8 in Jefferson County

January 4, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

With the first photos, Josh Guilbeau immediately knew the massive 8-point at the Jefferson County camp was the buck he would hunt during the 2016-17 deer season. […]