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Big Buck Contest kicks off

October 1, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

The 2013-14 Mississippi Sportsman Big Buck Contest kicks off with the opening of hunting season on Oct. 1. […]

Bullet-tipped broadheads deemed illegal for bow season

September 30, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Arrows that amount to being “bang sticks” will not be allowed during archery season, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced Monday (Sept. 30). […]

Sunday was cool enough for Rick Cleveland to wear a wind shirt on Barnett Reservoir, but the fishing was hot enough to produce a limit of striped and hybrid striped bass like this 9-pounder.

Cooler weather, hotter striper action

September 30, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

I am a striper fisherman, one that proudly patrols the waters of Barnett Reservoir throughout the year looking for the big schools. […]

This deer was captured on a trail camera in an area of Barnett Reservoir where draw hunts for archers will be held. The application process is complete and the public drawing will be held Monday at 10 a.m.

Notebook: Reservoir permit drawing is Monday

September 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Barnett Reservoir officials say the drawing for permits for the first-ever archery hunt below the dam, and for a long-closed portion of the north shore of Pelahatchie Bay will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 30). […]

The news is not good for Mississippi's turkey hunters like Woodville’s Blake Jensen, who killed this record-book gobbler in 2013 near Natchez. The annual brood survey shows turkey production fell 43 percent this year, after a superb year in 2012.

Annual brood survey bad news for turkey hunters

September 24, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

News from the 2013 brood survey is not good for Mississippi’s turkey and turkey hunters, according to the biologists who head the program for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Eric Slate of Cordova, Tenn., broke the state conventional tackle record for bull shark with a fish weighing 164 pounds, 6 ounces.

New state record bull shark may surprise you

September 20, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Among the three saltwater state fishing records certified this week by the Commission on Marine Resources is a bull shark. […]

Anglers aren't having any trouble loading up on catfish with trotlines, limb lines, jugs and casting.

Catfish continues to rule in the heat

September 18, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

It’s a good thing, Bill Thomas said, that the spring spawn produced enough great crappie fishing at Barnett Reservoir to fill his freezer with bags of fillets. […]

Black labs weren't the only hunters struggling in Mississippi's first dove season. Their best friends have also dealt with stifling heat and a lack of concentrated birds in September.

Heat and lack of rain continues to plague hunters

September 18, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi hunters continue to struggle with a hot — and extremely dry — September, not exactly the kind of start they hoped for the long season ahead. […]

Offshore anglers were all smiles when they heard a fall recreational red snapper fishing season will be held this month.

14-day snapper season to start Oct. 1

September 13, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

State and federal officials announced today that there will be a 14-day recreational red snapper season for fishermen for the first two weeks of October. […]

This will be the 25th year in a row that the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has conducted the cleanup program.

25th annual Coastal Cleanup set for Oct. 19

September 12, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Working to keep our shores and marshes clear, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is helping organize the annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup on Oct. 19. […]

Mississippi’s daily limit has grown from four to six teal this year, and the possession limit has been raised to three times the daily limit.

Teal forecast: Slow going for Saturday’s opening

September 12, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

With the early teal season, which opens Saturday in Mississippi, there is always the worry that the peak of the blue-wing migration will fall outside the 16-day window hunters have at the early flyers. […]

On Sept. 7, the hunting party of Ben Walker of Madison harvested a gator that broke the Mississippi alligator hunting length record for a male alligator. It measured 13 feet 7 inches and weighed 687.5 pounds. Pictured (left to right) are Louis Wilkenson, Squires Huff, Blake Stamps and Ben Walker.

13-7: Gator season ends with another record

September 11, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Ricky Flynt found the perfect close to the 2013 public lands alligator hunt in Mississippi — with another record. […]