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May 1, 2026

The display at the Wildlife Extravaganza's annual Big Buck Contest is always impressive and popular, and some believe it has played a big role in progressing deer management in Mississippi.

Another fine Big Buck display expected

July 28, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Without a doubt, one of the most popular hunting attractions in Mississippi each year is the Big Buck Contest display at the annual Wildlife Extravaganza in Jackson. […]

It once was expensive and cumbersome to test rifle ballistics, but the digital age has made the use of chronographs very affordable.

The ProChrono Digital chronograph

July 28, 2014 Gordon Hutchinson

I’ve written about the “wildcatting” era in the early 1950s when the U.S. economy was booming in the years coming out of World War II and then the Korean War. […]

Favorite Ganza memory still funny

July 25, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

I can’t remember the year it happened, but I know it was prior to 1995. That’s when the newspaper began an electronic archive, and the story predates that. […]

About 30,000 people visit the annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza, which over 27 years has developed into the traditional start of the hunting season. The 28th annual event is Aug. 1-3 at the Trade Mart in Jackson.

28th Extravaganza opens Aug. 1

July 24, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Hunters still have over a month to wait — two for deer hunting — before they can start hunting, but in less than a week they can start celebrating the coming season. […]

Bill Cossar of Charleston was sworn in as a Commissioner of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks at the July meeting.

New wildlife commissioner takes seat

July 21, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi has a new member of the Commission on Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. […]

Pond management workshop July 15

July 8, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

To assist South Mississippi landowners with their private fishing holes, the Fisheries Bureau of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will host a free pond management workshop July 15 at Paul B. Johnson State Park. […]

The Turcotte Shooting Range is a great place to sight in your hunting rifle before hitting the woods.

Mississippi’s best kept public secret

July 1, 2014 John J. Woods

Without a doubt, one of Mississippi’s best-kept secrets is the Turcotte Shooting Range. […]

Veteran law enforcement officer Keith Davis will become chief of the Department of Marine Resources' Marine Patrol on July 1.

Davis new chief of Marine Patrol

June 29, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Law enforcement veteran Keith Davis will lead the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Office of Marine Patrol beginning July 1 at an annual salary of $70,000. […]

The Turcotte Shooting Range near Barnett Reservoir will host the Miss Mississippi 2014 Sporting Clay Tournament on June 13.

Miss Mississippi sporting clays Friday

June 10, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

One would be hard pressed to find an odder pairing, sporting clays and beauty pageants, but in Mississippi it seems shotguns and glamour might be a perfect fit. […]

Center-Lok Gun Rack

June 1, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

The Center-Lok Overhead Gun Rack from Great Day, Inc. fits most full-size Crew Cab pickups and holds guns securely in cushioned, moldable gun clips with Velcro straps. Great Day’s installation system allows you to lock the gun rack solidly into place in a matter of minutes, with no drilling, screws or bolts. […]

STIHL KombiMotor

June 1, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

As the most powerful KombiMotor in the STIHL KombiSystem family, the KM 130 R features top-of-the-line components, a low-emission engine and great fuel efficiency. […]

Trulock Choke Tubes

June 1, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

Trulock Choke Tubes is now offering pink tubes in support of breast cancer research. These special tubes are available in any Sporting Clay style choke tube model that Trulock offers and are resistant to cracking, abrasion wear, corrosion and common gun cleaning chemicals. […]