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Braydon Muse, 14 of Florence, killed this 166-plus buck with 3 drop tines Oct. 15 in Holmes County. It was his first buck with a bow.

Youngster’s first bow buck a 166 6/8 brute

October 25, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Brayden Muse’s first draw on a deer with a bow was one for the books.

The record books, that is. […]

Brian Smith walked up on this 10-point buck on undisclosed public land in Adams County, and killed him at 35 yards with a crossbow. It green scored 176 6/8 inches gross, and over 167 net.

Smith worked for his 170-class 10-point

October 19, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Brian Smith is a workingman’s deer hunter, the type that doesn’t look for an easy way out and is willing to forego the comfort and expense of a deer stand at an exclusive deer club. […]

Anglers like Mississippi Sportsman columnist Sam Davis won't be able to keep any speckled trout for the first three months of 2017 after the season was closed to protect the stock.

Speck fishing closure proposed for January through March

October 18, 2016 Andy Crawford

In a surprise move, Mississippi’s Commission of Marine Resources announced it’s intent to implement a three-month recreational closure of trout fishing at their monthly meeting today, according to a Gulfport angler who attended the meeting. […]

Monica Gisclair of Cut Off, La., killed her first buck with a crossbow Sunday, this 13-point Mississippi buck that measured over 167 inches gross.

Louisiana woman bags Mississippi 13-point brute

October 14, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

From the sound of it, Monica Gisclair of Cut Off, La., was in the honey hole of all honey holes last weekend at the Louisiana family’s deer camp in Mississippi’s Claiborne County. […]

No ramps have been closed yet at Barnett Reservoir, but if the drought continues this image from the fall of 2015 could be repeated. Several ramps were closed during the season low-water period last year.

Drought affecting lakes, food plots

October 12, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

As thousands of Mississippi deer hunters stare at dry brown dirt where food plots have been planted, fishermen are watching falling water levels at their favorite hot spots. […]

Kavon Ghassemi arrowed this 8-point buck in full velvet at 15 yards on his lease near Natchez. The buck provided a welcomed change of pace for Ghassemi from dealing with his flood-damaged home in Central, La., and green-scored 138 1/8 inches.

Hunter arrows velvet 8-point near Natchez

October 12, 2016 Glynn Harris

On August 13, Kavon Ghassemi stood in his front yard in Central, La., watching helplessly as more than a foot of muddy water crept into his house during historic flooding. […]

Ben Carver of Starkville killed this 145 6/8-inch 9-point Sunday in Oktibbeha County after missing a different 140-class buck five minutes earlier.

Carver had some explaining to do after 9-point

October 11, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Ben Carver’s story behind the biggest buck he’s ever killed with a bow is, in his words, kind of funny.

Weird is a better adjective for what happened Sunday afternoon in Oktibbeha County. […]

Dove hunting reopens Saturday in the Southeast Zone, but closes Sunday in the North Zone.

Southeast Zone dove season reopens on Saturday

October 6, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Dove hunters in Mississippi’s Southeast Zone can resume hunting on Saturday (Oct. 8), but sportsmen in the rest of the state have only a few more days to hunt before they go idle for two weeks. […]