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July 22, 2026

Workshops designed to teach better land management practices for bobwhite quail, to create more hunting opportunities for wild birds, will be held in both South and North Mississippi this month.

Squirrel, deer bills beat first deadline

February 4, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Two legislative matters that could impact the future of hunting in Mississippi have easily beaten Tuesday’s first major deadline of the 2014 lawmaking process. […]

The 2014 Louisiana Sportsman Show will have everything the outdoorsman needs, and plenty of activities for the whole family.

Louisiana Sportsman Show has something for everyone

February 3, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

The 35th Annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival, Louisiana’s largest outdoor and boat show, will be held March 13-16 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La. […]

Neil Snow with his 161-inch 13-pointer killed Dec. 23 in Winston County near Louisville.

Dad gets 13-point, 161-inch Winston County trophy

January 31, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Neil Snow wasn’t shy about sharing his secret to killing the trophy 10-, no, make that a trophy 13-point buck that he and son Gabe had been hunting for two years on the family’s Winston County farm. […]

Ten-year-old Christian Michael Lancaster bagged his first trophy buck on Jan. 25. The 10-point buck green scored 144 and was taken by a single shot from Christian’s Ruger 77 in 7mm-08.

Young hunter bags trophy buck

January 28, 2014 John J. Woods

Like most 10-year-old kids this one likes to ride his bike through mud and eat Shipley’s Do-Nuts with his granddad, Bill. But mostly Christian Michael Lancaster is crazy about deer hunting. That is not an understatement either. […]

This shot of hunters and their ducks from Saturday at Cole Lake Hunting Club near Isola is a prime example of Mississippi's 2013-14 season. A total of 15 hunters had a mallard limit.

Duck hunters had great season

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Drew Burton and fellow hunters at the Cole Lake Hunting Club in Isola decided not to hunt on Sunday, the final day of the best duck season in Mississippi in his lifetime. […]

Thorough record keeping can track food plot success, helping clubs produce big bucks and get the most for the money spent.

Post-season number crunching

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Time is running out on Mississippi’s deer season, with the final primitive weapon and archery season already in its final week in the Hill and Delta Zones, where it closes Jan. 31. […]

Defending Bassmaster Classic champ Cliff Pace will miss the 2014 championship event next month after falling and breaking his leg in a hunting accident last week.

Pace to miss 2014 Classic after breaking leg in hunting accident

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s Cliff Pace will not defend his Bassmaster Classic title after suffering a broken left leg in a fall from a deer stand Friday afternoon near his home in Petal. […]

Crappie fishing is a favorite late-winter and early-spring pastime in the South.

Baked crappie

January 23, 2014 Ty Conti

The crappie is a white-flesh fish caught in lakes and ponds. The meat is not easily frozen, so it is best cooked fresh. […]

Squirrel hunters and their dogs could see more opportunity, especially in the Central and Southern regions of Mississippi, under a bill that has been introduced in the Legislature.

Squirrel bill beats legislative deadline

January 22, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

As expected, a bill that would simplify Mississippi’s squirrel season structure and create a new spring hunting opportunity beat Monday’s deadline for introducing legislation at the Capitol. […]

Brandon fireman Michael Nichols with the estimated 400-pound plus wild hog sow he killed in December in Hinds County.

This 400-pound pig is no boar

January 21, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Two things you need to know about the giant, probably 400-pound-plus hog that Michael Nichols of Brandon killed back in early December near Raymond in Hinds County. […]

With gun season winding down, there's still an opportunity for hunters to kill a trophy buck, like these big boys killed by best friends Brennen Lee (left) and Clay Cuevas of Hancock County, who entered their photo in the Ms-Sportsman.com Big Buck Photo Contest.

Time running out on gun season

January 18, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

In the final five days of gun season on deer, is it still possible to kill a trophy buck or are hunters just wasting their time? Tom Webb of Jackson said the odds are sure better now than they are going to be. […]

Tanner Hornback, 8, of Lafayette, La., shot this 160-inch 10-point on Nov. 26 while hunting the Mississippi side of Belle Island Hunting Club near Vicksburg. It was the youngster's first buck.

Youngster’s first buck scores 160

January 17, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

With a big ol’ doe in the food plot already in his crosshairs, Tanner Hornback, 8, had been given the OK to pull the trigger by his mom, who was sitting beside him in the ground blind. […]