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June 1, 2026

Vicksburg's Dustin Bockman, 27, stands in the Mississippi River holding up the tail of Mississippi's new state record for heaviest alligator. Bockman, his brother Ryan and friend Cole Landers caught the 727-pound monster early Sunday morning near the mouth of the Big Black River. The gator was 13 feet, 4.5 inches long, was 67 inches around in the belly, and 45.5 inches around the tail.

Gator record broken — twice

September 1, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

A flurry of activity on Sunday saw the record for heaviest alligator taken on public waters in Mississippi broken twice, as hunters enjoy a great opening weekend of the 2013 season. […]

MDWFP’s ‘Outdoor Digest’ in error over bow season

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

For archery hunters in Southeast Mississippi who thought they suddenly got 15 more days of deer season, the answer is quite clear: […]

Don Drane of Greenville spends several days a week catching catfish in yo-yos at Lake Washington. Drane claims most days he has the lake to himself and 50 – 75 fish per day is common.

No one would ever mistake Don Drane for a rap star. When Drane says yo-yo catfish, that’s exactly what he’s talking about – catching catfish, and plenty of them, on a simple, spring loaded fishing device. In Drane’s opinion, there’s no better place to do it than Lake Washington in the Delta and no better time than right now. […]

The common mourning dove (left) and the white-winged dove (right) are both counted in a dove hunter's 15-bird daily limit. The non-native Eurasian collared dove (center) is legal to shoot but does not count against the limit.

Don’t forget: Dove season opens on rare Sunday

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s dove hunters are being reminded that this weekend’s opening-day change in the 2014 season includes both a move to Sunday and a delay in legal shooting hours until 2 p.m. […]

Smoke rises from the hunter's barrel as he watches his dove fall in a field during an opening day hunt in 2012. The 2013 season opens statewide on Sunday.

Three MDWFP dove fields still available

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

With opening day rapidly approaching, stands are still available in at least three of the seven fields in the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Private Land Dove Hunting Program. […]

Wil Brown of Gautier now holds the state conventional tackle record for gray snapper with a 14-pound, 7-ounce fish caught on June 28, 2013.

State’s gray snapper record falls within a month

August 22, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi may have a new saltwater record for longevity, as in the shortest time that a state record fish was indeed a record fish. […]

Tony’s Mustard-Fried Panfish

August 20, 2013 Ty Conti

The first fish that I ever caught was a bream; incidentally, that’s also the first fish my kids ever caught. When August arrives, the fishing gets tough — and the tough go bream fishing. It can fill a hot August day with excitement, anticipation and dinner. […]