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June 2, 2026

As permit holder, Brian Montgomery of Starkville (left) gets official credit for Mississippi's new 792-pound state record alligator caught early Tuesday morning on the Mississippi River, but he readily admits that Scott Berry (center) of Raymond did most of the work. The third member of the party was Jesse Phillips (right) of Starkville. Berry was also leading the party that set the record at 756 pounds on Saturday.

Gator record now at 792 pounds

September 2, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Give Scott Berry credit for his gator hunting skills; just don’t make it official credit. […]

Jay Leggette and Robert Mahaffey, both with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office, kneel beside Mahaffey's 756-pound Mississippi state-record gator caught early Saturday morning in the Southwest Zone in an unidentified feeder creek off the Mississippi River.

State-record gator killed opening night of season

August 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

It didn’t take long for Mississippi’s state alligator record to fall.

Last night — opening night of the public waters season — three friends hunting together in the Southwest Zone took a 756-pound gator in an area they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, identify. […]

Dove hunters, especially those with retrievers, are warned to be sure to be prepared to keep those dogs cool in the summer heat.

Hunting approaching quickly

August 26, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

This past Saturday and Sunday were two of the hottest days of the summer, but that didn’t stop a lot of sportsmen from getting outdoors to prepare for the hunting season. […]

Christopher Courville originally told LouisianaSportsman.com he shot this big 18-pointer when it followed a doe to within 20 yards of his stand on Tensas River NWR. He pled guilty on Aug. 5 to actually poaching the buck from a road during illegal hours.

Louisiana man convicted of poaching trophy 18-pointer

August 25, 2014 From News Reports

Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, La., pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January. […]

DeRidder hunter convicted of poaching trophy 18-pointer on Tensas River NWR

August 25, 2014 From News Reports

Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January. […]

Iris Thierry holds up a keeper amberjack, a hard-fighting fish that is very popular in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2014 season closed on amberjack today in Mississippi's territorial waters.

Amberjack season closes

August 25, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources closed the recreational and commercial greater amberjack seasons at 12:01 a.m. today in the state’s territorial waters.

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The 1,011.5-pound, 15-foot gator was pulled from the Alabama River in Wilcox County, Ala. after an epic five-hour battle.

Bama gator fuels Mississippi fever

August 20, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Within hours after the news broke about a team of Alabama hunters taking a monster alligator early in that state’s season, it created envy — and some anxiety — among Mississippi sportsmen with permits for the Aug. 29-Sept. 8 season. […]

Desiccant included in most merchandise packaging is perfect for helping keep your hooks free from rust — and it’s free.

Desiccant keeps hooks rust free

August 19, 2014 Andy Crawford

We all know water is the enemy of all metal. And while we protect a lot of our equipment, we anglers often just toss our lures back in storage containers and forget them until the next trip. […]

Now is the time to apply for two of Mississippi's best quality draw hunts, at Canemount WMA and Barnett Reservoir.

Canemount application period begins

August 19, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

While the application process is just beginning at one of Mississippi’s most popular Wildlife Management Areas, the period to apply for another quality hunting opportunity has been extended. […]

After destroying one winch, officials used a backhoe to weigh-in this big gator harvested near Camden, Ala. Saturday. The alligator, which tipped the scales at 1,011.5 pounds, had a 70.5-inch girth and a 16-inch snout.

Potential world-record gator harvested Saturday morning in Alabama

August 19, 2014 From News Reports

Everything’s bigger in Texas – except alligators, apparently.

A 1,011.5-pound, 15-foot gator was pulled from the depths of the Alabama River in Wilcox County, Ala. after an epic five-hour battle that started Friday night and ended early Saturday morning. […]

More than 2,000 fish were released onto an artificial reef Friday by the MDMR and Gulf Coast Research Lab.

Biologists begin red snapper stocking

August 18, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Over 2,000 juvenile red snapper were released Friday on an artificial reef south of Ship Island, the first of three stockings in 2014 that biologists hope will produce more of the popular game fish along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

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A meeting will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in a Gulfport to discuss Reef Fish Amendment 40. This red snapper was caught south of Pascagoula by Todd Lancaster of Bolton.

Snapper meeting Tuesday in Gulfport

August 18, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council (Council) plan to divide recreational fishing — and its quota of red snapper — into segments is drawing vehement opposition from both private and charter fishermen on the Mississippi Coast.

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