Deer Hunting
Hang your bow stands in obvious spots
Capt. Jason Shilling doesn’t over think his bow hunting plan of attack. He reads the clues deer leave and covers his scent in August. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
Supplemental feeding in better focus
In last month’s installment we discussed minerals and supplemental feeding of deer in Mississippi. This is still a controversial subject depending on who you talk to. Proponents call it supplemental feeding, opponents call it deer baiting. It has been two years now since the MDWFP loosened the regulations regarding: Rule 2.4 — Supplemental Feeding of Wild Animals Outside of Wildlife Enclosures. Let’s drill down on this subject a little deeper and see what is legal and what is not, and how to properly use supplemental feeding to best affect. […]
Deer Hunting
When it comes to deer, let it be
I am a chronic double-checker. That might be a good quality to have as a writer, but as a deer hunter it can be somewhat self destructive. […]
Deer Hunting
MDWFP issues ‘Digest’ correction
Mississippi sportsmen who have gotten a copy of the 2017-18 Mississippi Outdoor Digest are being warned about misprints regarding the regulations and limits for the upcoming deer season. […]
Deer Hunting
Early doe harvest can be beneficial
As scouting transitions from late summer into early fall and archery season, consider the harvest of anterless deer early in the season. By removing old or mature does without fawns, it takes some pressure off the available food sources as fall and winter approach. […]
Deer Hunting
Leave fawns alone
Mississippi wildlife officials have a simple message for people who encounter seemingly abandoned deer fawns — leave them alone. […]
Deer Hunting
Heavy fawn drop expected in 2017
After a healthy report from the annual deer herd health checks held earlier this year, biologists are expecting an extremely heavy fawn drop in the coming months. Births, or fawn drops, usually begin in Mississippi in late June (extreme north) and then peak in July and August before trailing off in September (extreme south). […]
Deer Hunting
Apply now for WMA, Rez deer hunts
Mississippians seeking quality deer hunts on public lands can begin applying immediately for hunts on state-managed Wildlife Management Areas and at Barnett Reservoir. […]
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Never too early, or hot to start deer scouting
Deer hunters never really adhere to a season; there are just certain days when we are allowed to harvest whitetails with our preferred method. […]
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Doe limit change creates confusion
Befuddled, an adjective, defined by Webster to mean a state of confusion, with synonyms, among others, like discombobulated, bewildered, dazed and stupefied. […]
Deer Hunting
Helping your deer herd
I sit down to write this installment of Happy Trails after spending yesterday morning in the deer woods of southwest Mississippi, attending to tasks associated with supplemental feeder sites and salt/mineral stations. It was hot and humid and horse flies the size of nickels were buzzing around our heads, but other than that it was a fun and interesting time. […]
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July is the time to start deer prep
Kenneth Blakeney stared intently through his scope waiting for the massive buck to take one more step, allowing the tension to build as he kept the crosshairs on the trophy. […]