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New sheepshead regulations take effect today
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has sent out a reminder to recreational anglers that the new regulations for sheepshead are effective beginning today, May 16. […]
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Is May too hot for squirrels?
Mississippi gets its fourth-annual spring squirrel season in Mississippi in 2018, but it has yet to lure many sportsmen to participate, with most citing “too hot to hunt” as the reason. […]
Cobia
Cobia bite peaks in May
Fishermen may have started looking for cobia migrating into Mississippi waters in March and fished for them when April’s winds would allow. […]
Ducks
Duck seasons virtually unchanged
Mississippi duck hunters won’t see much change in the 2018-19 season under a plan announced this week by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. […]
Dove
Dove season extended to Jan. 31
It may just be May 1, but Mississippi sportsmen got some good news when the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks approved the 2018-19 early migratory bird seasons. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD update: No news is apparently good news
Since the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi was reported in February in a 4 1/2-year-old buck in Issaquena County, no other diseased animals have been found. […]
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Daniels named to commission
Capt. Ronnie Daniels of Pass Christian and Fisher-Man Charters was selected by Gov. Phil Bryant to serve on the Commission on Marine Resources, the panel that oversees the operations of the Department of Marine Resources. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer-reporting bill dies in state legislature
The Mississippi Legislature failed to pass a single bill related to hunting and fishing during the 2018 session that ended April 1, and that includes anything related to a harvest reporting system for turkey or deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Big Buck Bounty: Blalock buck blows away competition
Joseph Blalock of Brookhaven, who just recently turned 14 years of age, had the biggest deer at the recent awards breakfast for the 2017-18 Big Buck Bounty Contest at McClain Lodge in Brandon. […]
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Red snapper season to open May 25
It could become confusing, but fishermen on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast should be happy with the 2018 red snapper season announced Tuesday by the Department of Marine Resources. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie yet to spawn on Barnett Reservoir
It could happen today, but then, again, it might be tomorrow. […]
Deer Hunting
Mississippi officials get good news on CWD tests in south Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks continues to find good news related to chronic wasting disease in an area of concern in south Mississippi. Seventy deer tested during the 2017-18 hunting season were all found to be negative for CWD, a disease that is deadly in several species of cervids including white-tailed deer. […]