Events & Announcements Archives - Page 3 of 10

June 1, 2026

Chad Dacus has resigned his post as Wildlife Bureau Chief at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Chief of Wildlife Dacus leaving MDWFP

December 21, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi has lost yet another of its prime deer biologists, the third such departure from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in 15 months. […]

The Mississippi National Sporting Clays Association state championship will be held Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 4-7, at the Providence Hill Farm near Jackson.

Jackson club site of state sporting clays championship

August 1, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s 2016 National Sporting Clays Association (NCSA) State Championship will be held Aug. 4-7 at Providence Hill Sporting Club near Jackson. […]

Get 25 to 50 percent off everything in the Sportsman Store during the huge 2015 Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales event.

Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales on Sportsman Gear

November 25, 2015 Andy Crawford

Christmas is just a month away, and mesh-back hats and long-sleeve performance shirts from theSportsman Store are the perfect fit for the sportsmen in your family. […]

John Gruchy (left) is handed the 2015 Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies from Chad Dacus, wildlife bureau chief for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Gruchy is the private lands habitat coordinator for the MDWFP.

MDWFP biologist earns regional honor

November 12, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi biologist John Gruchy was recently named the 2015 Wildlife Biologist of the Year by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA). […]

Opening weekend hunts can be among the best dove days of the season, and this year with a change in dates, the Labor Day holiday weekend will provide four days of hunting opportunity beginning with a noon start on Friday, Sept. 4. Hunters can also save money on hunting-related purchases that weekend thanks to a sales tax exemption Sept. 4-6.

Dove season opens on tax-free weekend

August 25, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi sportsmen are now less than two weeks away from one of the biggest weekends of the year, and the only people looking forward to it more are owners of stores that cater to hunters. […]

Weighmaster Mark Wright, center, checks the weight on a fish at the 2014 Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. The 67th event will be held July 2-5 at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor.

67th Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo July 2-5

June 9, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Its title is a bit out of date, but the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo remains one of the state’s biggest attractions. […]

CCA Mississippi and Domino's Pizza have teamed up for a statewide Pizza Night fundraiser on Tuesday, June 9.

Domino’s helps CCA raise some dough

June 8, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association and Domino’s are teaming up for a statewide “Raising Some Dough Pizza Night” on Tuesday (June 9). […]

The body of Omar Gonzalez, 16, of Petal, was found about 1.5 miles from where he went missing on Sunday during an excursion to Ship Island.

Body of missing teen found in Gulf

May 27, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

A charter boat captain fishing around Ship Island found the body of a teenage boy Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico, about 1.5 miles from where he and a friend had been swept away in a strong current on Sunday, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reported. […]