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June 1, 2026

The sun was sure shining on Thomas Carbone, 18, of Slidell, La., the morning after Thanksgiving when he called in this trophy 11-point at his family's Mississippi deer camp in Jefferson County.

Tradition provides Carbone trophy

December 12, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Thomas Carbone is glad his family stayed true to its Thanksgiving tradition — big dinner at the family home in Slidell, La., followed by naps, football and … […]

With an assist from dog Jack, Jimmy Sandifer enjoyed the great hunting last weekend, getting his limit of greenheads on a hunt near Louise in the Delta.

Ducks keep coming

December 11, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Any thoughts that Mississippi duck hunters had that the early migration brought on by freakish November cold fronts would be short lived … forget about it. […]

Recent Mississippi State grad Matthew Barr killed this 11-point trophy buck on his family's new lease in Choctaw County.

Last day in college produces Choctaw County trophy

December 9, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

It is a day that Matthew Barr will never forget, and the 11-point trophy buck he killed on Dec. 3 was just a bonus. […]

Jessie Ford banned his father from the woods 12 years ago because the elder Ford had killed a big buck. That ban was lifted Nov. 24 when Jessie Ford knocked down this 170-inch 20-point while hunting in DeSoto County.

Son ends 12-year pursuit with 20-point DeSoto County brute

December 7, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When deer hunters tell their trophy tales, like Jessie Ford and his 20-point killed recently in DeSoto County, they talk about the weeks, maybe months or even a season that went into taking their big buck. […]

Colby Latham's grandfather saw this massive buck, and a couple trips was all it took for Colby to put the deer on the ground.

Grandfather’s tip leads to Clay County trophy deer

December 6, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Colby Latham of West Point had something better than game cameras to help him find and locate a trophy buck in Clay County — his grandfather’s keen eye. […]

Dave Harrell bagged this Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge buck a month after having neck surgery. The 11-point green scored 154 7/8 inches.

Against doctor’s advice, Harrell gets 11-point trophy

December 6, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Back in mid October, one month and one day before a treasured gun hunting opportunity at Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Dave Harrell underwent highly invasive neck surgery to repair a disc issue. […]

After cutting off the birds’ wings, rough pluck them to remove the larger and stiffer tail and body feathers.

How to clean ducks using paraffin wax

December 5, 2013 Jerald Horst

Both Pat Bordelon and Mike Branton love to eat ducks. They eat them roasted. They eat them smoked. They eat them in gumbo. They eat them as bacon-wrapped roll-ups. […]

Jacob Sartain (left) of Madison has enjoyed a great start to the duck season, and is confident that it will only get better in the weeks ahead. Early cold fronts in November started the migration that pushed mallards into Mississippi well ahead of schedule.

Waterfowlers excited as main season opens

December 4, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi duck hunters are as jubilant and confident as they’ve been in decades going into the final and major part of duck season, which opened statewide on Wednesday. […]

State biologists track the peak breeding periods across the state, and hunters can use that information to pinpoint when they have the best opportunities for success.

Deer breeding begins to peak this month

December 3, 2013 Andy Crawford

The rut drives wary bucks out of hiding, providing hunters with the best opportunity of the season to catch mature deer roaming about during shooting hours. […]

Dwight Shaffer of Tylertown killed this 190-inch monster with a centerfire primitive weapon in Walthall County. Mississippi's 2013 primitive weapon season opened Monday statewide.

For many, last primitive season underway

December 3, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Terry Simpson was standing at the gun counter at a local sporting goods store last Friday, trying to “pull the trigger” on the purchase of a new .350 Whelen rifle. […]

Paul Johnson loves the oxbows for winter fishing, and here's why. A big white crappie and a big black crappie caught back to back at Eagle Lake.

Several lakes receive crappie boost

November 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

From extremely popular oxbows to heavily fished state fishing lakes, state fisheries personnel have been busy stocking crappie to insure future fishing opportunities. […]

The bottomland hardwoods that dominate the proposed urban national wildlife refuge along the Pearl River south of Barnett Reservoir is full of deer, as this trail cam photo from Pearl River Valley Water Supply District attests.

Urban wildlife refuge studied for Metro area

November 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

If all goes according to a plan announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Metro Jackson area could soon be home to a new urban National Wildlife Refuge. […]