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June 1, 2026

If you have food for birds this month, good dove hunting is almost a guarantee.

Best bets to kill more late-season doves

January 7, 2016 Dan Kibler

Most hunters who head for dove fields only around Labor Day weekend might be missing out on the opportunity for some great wing-shooting, because dove seasons in most Southeastern states don’t end until mid-January. […]

Cheri Hillebrandt, of Lake Charles, La., poses with the massive typical 9-point buck she shot on Dec. 26 on Giles Island. It is the pending No. 2-ranked typical white-tail in the Mississippi Magnolia Records with a green score of 184 inches.

Video: Watch massive 184-inch Giles Island 9-point go down

January 7, 2016 Patrick Bonin

All of us can probably recall Christmases from our past that we vividly remember — when Santa Claus came through with that extra-special gift we had been thinking about and hoping for. […]

Andy Fly took this 17-point non-typical buck Sunday on public land at Grenada Lake in Yalobusha County. It measures 169 inches and change.

Big public land non-typical taken in Yalobusha County

January 5, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Ask Andy Fly his favorite part of the amazing 17-point buck he killed Sunday (Jan. 3), and the answer might surprise you.

No, it’s not the 4-inch drop tine, which is something that the Coffeeville hunter — as all hunters do — has always wanted. […]

Brett Mosley might have preferred to be duck hunting on Dec. 4, but he's OK with settling for this giant 18-point non-typical buck that grossed over 215 inches and nets 201 6/8.

No ducks, but a 201 6/8 B&C buck instead

January 5, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Brett Mosley spent the morning of Dec. 4 scouting for ducks at his Delta hunting camp, found a few but not near enough to get his attention for an afternoon hunt.

Good thing. […]

Property along the Mississippi River between Vicksburg and the Tennessee state line closed to most hunting as the river topped flood stages, the MDWFP announced.

Hunting seasons closed in Delta as Mississippi River floods

January 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

As expected, the rising waters of the Mississippi River have exceeded flood stage on all four gauges that dictate closures to all hunting — including deer — except for waterfowl in many areas along the river. […]

Canton's Daniel Franklin reportedly drowned Jan. 3 during a Delta National Forest duck hunt.

Two Delta National Forest hunters die in separate incidents

January 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Two Delta National Forest hunters were killed over the extended New Year’s Day holiday, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks are investigating both incidents. […]

Pascagoula and Ward Bayous WMA in George and Jackson counties are closed to hunting due to flooding, the MDWFP announced. They will reopen when flood waters recede, the agency said.

Floods close 2 Southeast WMAs, maps available on expected Delta closures

December 29, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

As Mississippi braces for one of the worst winter floods in its history, deer season has become a casualty with two coastal-river wildlife management areas already closed and mores lands expected to close later this week. […]

While hardcore deer hunters like Kenny Winter (left) of Greenville have been boating to reach their normal high-and-dry hunting camps along the Mississippi River, those opportunities are expected to end by law as the river continues to rise as forecast by the National Weather Service.

Flooding could force deer-season closures

December 28, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Parts of Mississippi along the Mississippi River could see the deer season shortened — or at least interrupted — later this week if the Big Muddy keeps rising as quickly as forecast, the Missississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced today. […]