Deer of the Year
Little Lott’s big Sharkey County buck
The advantage of youth can extend way beyond the lack of fiscal responsibility, work deadlines, body pains and all that stuff us older folks deal with on a regular basis. […]
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3rd CWD case suspected in Issaquena County
Mississippi appears to have its third deer with chronic wasting disease, the second from the Issaquena County CWD Management Zone, and the first doe to be discovered with the deadly protein-based illness.
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Young hunter’s first buck recovery captured on video
Just about everyone nowadays has a video camera in their pocket and Shaun Briggs used his smartphone brilliantly to capture the moment his son Brayson realized he had killed his very first buck. […]
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Crossbow scopes 101: Sight them in correctly
Due to more liberal regulations and an aging population with more and more physical limitations, crossbow use has increased dramatically almost nationwide. […]
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The timeless allure of hunting
For every hunter, there is a shaft of light, an opening in the woods, or a corner of a green field where his or her buck of a lifetime stands in regal splendor albeit in a dream. […]
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A time to kill
Hayes Nance was scanning the area around his stand, looking for a deer or any sign of movement, when, without warning, the woods came alive, and a couple of yearlings burst out, followed close behind by their mothers. […]
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How to raise deer ‘clubbing’ to an art form in Mississippi
Tactics to keep hunting clubs vibrant and alive include changes in management of leased land, beyond just economic or membership moves. […]
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Climb for the prize
If you were to survey any given piece of hunting property, there are areas that cry out to be hunted. A majority of times, these areas are soon saddled with a permanent hunting stand, be it a ladder, box or other permanent fixture. A hunter may even take one or more deer from that stand the next season, or it may be one of those rare stands that produces every season. But the reason that site was chosen is because it looked good to the hunter, not because it was conducive to the deer. […]
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Tink’s Black Label
If one scent product is iconic in the deer-hunting industry, it’s Tink’s #69 Doe-in-Rut. So how do you make the best better? […]
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Nikon’s BLACK riflescopes
Engineered to deliver your longest shots with confident precision, the new BLACK FX1000 is set to raise eyebrows and expectations among long-range shooters. […]
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Deer ‘baiting’ rule changes
A rule change proposed in September and given final approval in October by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks removes the restriction that had prevented deer hunting within 100 yards of a feeder. […]
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CWD confirmed: Management plan set
Hunters in three northeast Mississippi counties received the bad news late Monday: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed by the National Veterinary Laboratory in Iowa in a deer collected on Oct. 8 in Pontotoc County. […]