Wind or even a light breeze can be a contentious factor when deer hunting. A breeze wafting through the woods or across a food plot can ruin a hunt in a matter of seconds if not played right by the hunter. However, there are ways to downplay the impact of a breeze if hunters follow some simple scent control practices. […]
Cotton has long been the go-to fabric for hunting in hot weather, and for good reason. It worked. […]
Forgive little Alli Beth Scott for being too nervous to shoot any of the three 8-points that came into her field on Monday afternoon, and, shoot, you can congratulate the 9-year-old fourth grader for it. […]
Mississippi’s last remaining mandatory primitive weapon deer season begins Monday in the Hill and Delta management zones.
It is for antlerless deer and is open Nov. 9 through Nov. 20 on private lands and open public lands. […]
Mississippi’s first gun season on deer opens on Saturday, but only the youngest of hunters get the opportunity to begin shooting at whitetails. […]
Deer hunting can be an agonizing sport of missed shots, fleeting encounters and squandered opportunities. Days afield can become weeks and months, and in the case of Barrett Van Cleave, years before the hunt for a certain trophy comes to fruition. […]
Are we crazy to hunt when it is too hot, too muggy, or under conditions that are just plain miserable?
Well, of course we are. […]
Every hunter has some maxims used to determine best times to be in the woods, but are these guidelines based on facts? […]
Unnatural noises created by humans scare deer away. It is a simple rule of deer hunting that most deer camps and deer hunters, for that matter, never seem to learn. […]
Whitetail Ale from Wildgame Innovations is the first fermented attractant on the market, blending real oats, barley and wheat. Its strong scent lures deer from great distances while the great taste creates a habit-forming need they can’t deny. […]
Like all bow hunters, Brandon Nettles would rather not see one of his targeted bucks approaching his stand from a dead downwind path. […]
Deer hunters interested in improving the quality of bucks in their local herds often make big mistakes when it comes to deciding which bucks need to be culled. […]
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