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June 2, 2026

Wooden lures can be real fish magnets, but it’s important to choose the materials carefully to ensure you get your money’s worth.

Top ways to get the most out of hand-carved lures

November 12, 2014 Tony Garitta

Fishermen should be as demanding as professional baseball players in choosing their lumber for their sport. […]

Young Haley Carter shot this 150-class buck dubbed Unicorn for its unique point sticking out its head after her father rattled it up on Saturday.

Youth knocks down Unicorn buck

November 11, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A unicorn, as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a mythical animal generally depicted with the head of a horse, the hind legs of a stag, the tail of a lion and a single horn in the middle of the forehead.” […]

The Decoy Buddy, shown here with the optional floating crank handle, allows hunters to set their decoys for water depths up to 10 feet, and then retract the line inside the unit for tangle-free storage.

Decoy Buddy makes setting spread ‘reel’ easy

November 10, 2014 Patrick Bonin

If you’re dreading the thought of untangling dozens and dozens of decoys to prep your spread this season, an ingenious invention by a Central, La., duck hunter will make the job easier and keep you from losing from your religion opening morning. […]

Spraying foam insulation inside net handles not only makes them buoyant, but also more quiet in the boat, according to Capt. Mike Gallo with Angling Adventures of Louisiana.

Spray foam inside handle makes net buoyant

November 9, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Necessity is the mother of invention, and Capt. Mike Gallo was in desperate need of a solution. […]

Sidney Montgomery caught this Chotard Lake bass at the mouth of the small spring glowing and flowing in the background.

Fall bass on a ‘spring’ pattern

November 7, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Softly trickling over the exposed roots of a tree, a small stream of clear spring water was spilling into the calm dark waters of Lake Chotard. […]

Brian and Carter Reid, 6, hold Carter’s two bass he caught at a family pond in Lizana. He was so excited after catching the first that he hurried back to drop another line. As soon as the bait hit the water the second bass was on the line!

Top 5 fishing picks

November 7, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

With so much focus shifting to the fall and winter hunting seasons, it’s easy to overlook some of the hottest fishing action of the year on Mississippi’s waters. […]

On Saturday, children aged 15 and under can begin pursuing the buck of their dreams, like this one taken two years ago by Hayden Kyle of Pontotoc. He was 8 at the time he took the 14-point.

Youth gun season opens Saturday

November 6, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

The .243 has been zeroed, and the Mossy Oak shirt, jacket and pants, with his gloves already in the pockets, are clean and hanging together out in the garage — wrapped in a garbage bag with a fresh pine limb. […]

Hunters like Tracy Ivy, who killed this big 6-point in Rankin County, now have a constitutional right to enjoy the sports they love in Mississippi.

Hunting, fishing now a right in Mississippi

November 5, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippians made it clear Tuesday just how strongly they feel about hunting and fishing, overwhelmingly supporting an amendment making the two sports a constitutional right in the Magnolia State. […]

A yes vote today on House Concurrent Resolution 30 would mean support to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right for generations to come.

Constitutional amendment to protect hunting and fishing on ballot today

November 4, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

In addition to electing a U.S. Senator for the next six years, Mississippians can today to make hunting and fishing a right in perpetuity for future generations in the Magnolia State. […]

Louisiana men, company sentenced in deer case

October 31, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Three Louisiana men and a Slidell company they owned and represented were sentenced Thursday in a federal court in Gulfport on violations of the Lacey Act for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi. […]

Bass pros like Pete Ponds of Madison will have two big weekends, back-to-back, for pro tournaments on Barnett Reservoir next March.

CGM move clears way for BFL, BASS

October 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A gesture of good will Thursday from a popular locally based bass tournament series has avoided a potential conflict of major fishing events on Barnett Reservoir in March 2015. […]

Tracy Laird killed this deer in 2003 and it remains the No. 1 non-typical buck by archery — No. 2 by any weapon — in the state records.

Revisiting Laird’s 11-year-old record

October 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When Tracy Laird found the giant buck, his heart started racing and his knees were buckling. […]