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The author hunted this heavily pressured buck for three months during the 2005 season, and saw him only twice in that period during daylight hours.

Pressure Cooker

November 28, 2007 Cliff Covington

Mississippi deer hunters are blessed in many ways. To begin with, we have an extremely long season when compared to other states — Oct. 1-Jan. 31, except for Zone 2, which doesn’t close until Feb. 15. […]

Bucks get very active after the passage of a cold front, or any other type of harsh weather for that matter.

Black Skies and Bent Trees

November 28, 2007 John J. Woods

Within 30 minutes, the skies turned from a neutral grey to a pinkish-purple and then to midnight black. From my tripod seat I could tell the bottom was going to fall out of the sky any minute, but my timing was off. […]

Stacey Sims’ 17-point buck won the 97 WOKK Big Buck Bounty contest held in Meridian last year. The monster buck was harvested during the rut.

Hot Does and Rutting Bucks

November 28, 2007 Michael O. Giles

Stacey Sims eased along the water’s edge as he worked his way toward his deer stand. The climbing stand was positioned overlooking a flooded swamp bottom. […]

About 150 rounds left this lead “core,” or cylinder, in the base of the bore of a .22 handgun. It had to be knocked out with a bronze cleaning tip.

Are your guns ready for deer season?

October 24, 2007 Gordon Hutchinson

We were sighting in several rifles for a friend last year — each year it seems he has another boy old enough to start deer hunting, and another rifle gets added to the batch I have to tune in on my range. […]

Cover: November 2007

October 24, 2007 Mississippi Sportsman

Joel Melton shot this massive-racked 8-pointer last season with a muzzleloader while hunting near Jackson. […]

When it comes to deer hunting, it’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it — especially the item on the lower left.

Some ideas for your deer backpack

October 23, 2007 John J. Woods

It’s a good thing somebody invented the ATV; otherwise, I could never get all my gear to the deer stand. Well, the guys in my deer camp don’t call me the Gadget Man for nothing. You may recall Gunsmoke episodes where the old traveling salesman would drive his wagon into town with his stock of house wares banging and clanging from the wagon. That’s me, except I use a Honda Foreman. […]

Tripod stands are great for areas that don’t offer suitable trees for climbers, lock-ons and ladder stands.

What and Where?

October 23, 2007 Cliff Covington

Any successful bowhunter will tell you that nothing can ruin a hunt quicker than ineffective stand placement and setup. And while it is more critical for the bowhunter because of the limited capabilities associated with archery gear, rifle hunters can learn a great deal by taking a peak at the bowhunter’s playbook. […]

When it gets cold enough to snow in Mississippi, buck activity reaches all-time highs. Will the hot trend be broken, and hunters see the white stuff this year?

Hot-Weather Rut

October 23, 2007 John J. Woods

Deer hunting in hot weather stinks. Literally! Just sitting there in a tree stand with those pesky mosquitoes buzzing all around my eyes, nose and ears with the sweat beads rolling down the back of my shirt and beyond is not exactly my idea of whitetail hunting under ideal conditions. […]

Anna Arrington is proud of her first rack buck, which she harvested near Chunky.

Youth Hunt

October 23, 2007 Michael O. Giles

In a flash, the buck charged into the herd of does and younger bucks, scattering them in all directions. The monster was furious that an immature buck had moved in on his harem. […]

Mike Davis’ trophy buck won him the Hunter of the Year award at Hog Creek Hunting Club.

Hog Creek HC is a threatened oasis

September 24, 2007 Bill R. Lea

Situated in the Jackson Metropolitan area along the banks of the scenic Pearl River between bustling Lakeland Drive and the sprawling Barnett Reservoir spillway lays a 4,000-acre wildlife oasis that is threatened by modern society’s insatiable urge to urbanize every remaining acre of unspoiled wilderness. […]

Cover: October 2007

September 24, 2007 Mississippi Sportsman

Pete Adcock’s daughter Emma is proud of her daddy for scoring on this Rankin County trophy buck. […]

Many deer hunters have found more deer move in the late afternoon, offering more opportunities to harvest bucks than the early morning hours.

Know and Go

September 24, 2007 John J. Woods

At my age I have just about broken all of my bad habits. I don’t smoke anymore (except for an occasional cigar at deer camp), don’t drink much either (well, maybe just a beer or two with my brother on fishing trips), no drugs at all (not counting a handful of prescription meds everyday), definitely don’t hang out at honky-tonks all night, and I no longer deer hunt at daybreak. […]