Applications will be accepted beginning Friday (July 31) for the third year of archery deer hunts on two areas of the Barnett Reservoir project, and hunters have more to draw for, according to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. […]
OK, so it’s like an oven outside, and has been for weeks, seemingly with it set on “high” during the day and “hold warm” at night. On the news, they talk about record days of 95-plus and 100-plus, and kick around heat indexes of 110 and up. […]
Freddie McMullen is a bream-catching expert, who honed his skills on Louisiana’s Black Bayou Lake. Here are his tips for filling the ice chest every time you hit the water. […]
Regulation changes made months apart by Barnett Reservoir officials and last week by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks have unified the law regarding trotlining and jugging in the Pelahatchie Bay area of the 33,000-acre lake near Jackson. […]
Though 99 percent of fishermen, even those die-hards who prowl the coastal waters off Mississippi, couldn’t identify either of the two fish, the Commission on Marine Resources gave them recognition we can all understand — state records. […]
At 9 a.m. Tuesday, permits for the 2015 Mississippi Public Lands Alligator Hunt went on sale online, first-come and first-served.
The first completed transaction was 9:06 a.m. […]
It’s only too hot to fish in the summer when the fish aren’t biting — or when you forget the water and sunscreen.
It’s funny how when the fishing action is as hot as the weather anglers don’t seem to feel the heat. Try fishing at these proven summer hot spots in July. […]
Thousands of Mississippians are anxious today, many to the point of a sleepless night ahead.
At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the first-come, first-served computer drawing for the 2015 public alligator hunting season will begin. Within an hour, the 920 total permits available, or least those in the most-coveted zones, are expected to be gone. […]
Last week, federal waterfowl officials announced another banner year of blue-winged teal production, estimating over 8.5 million birds in the population, representing a slight increase over last year and 73 percent higher than the 50-year average. […]
This time last year, Mississippi dove hunters were mourning the loss of a traditional three-day opening weekend because Labor Day Monday fell on Sept. 1, and by treaty no migratory bird hunting is allowed prior to that date. […]
This recipe came from my dad,”; Ronnie Sampey said. “He would cook it at camps. Normally, people cook sauce piquant with meat like rabbit, turtle or alligator. Most people I know have never heard of a redfish sauce piquant. I use fillets cut into chunks because I don’t like to fool with bones.’
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources wants to remind anglers that Saturday, July 4, is designated as “Free Saltwater Sportfishing Day” on the Coast. Any person may sport fish in saltwaters, which are waters south of Interstate 10, without a license. […]
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