Deer of the Year
Monster 8-point taken by youth hunter
When Landyn Murphy’s “buck of a lifetime” walked into view Nov. 12, it was her mom Cameron Murphy beside her, not her dad Danny, her usual hunting partner. […]
Deer Hunting
Columns
Tricks of the trade
True “mature bucks” can be as rare as proverbial “hens teeth” in most populations in the whitetail’s range. […]
Deer of the Year
Young hunter downs big Holmes County 9-point despite nerves
To hear Jeff Martin and his daughter Cameron of Lexington tell their hunting story, we know that there was a “whole lot of shaking going on” in their deer stand on last Thursday (Nov. 8).
So much so that it’s a miracle that Cameron Martin, 10, was able to take the shot that led to her first buck — a 9-pointer her father said would be a trophy buck for anyone. […]
Deer Hunting
2013 Big Buck Contest to give away Yamaha 350 Grizzly
Two Mississippi categories have been added to the 2013 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest set for March 15-17. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunting conditions turning around
First, there was a good run on big bucks in early October during the opening weeks of archery season, which biologists always expect when deer hunters first climb stands in deer habitat.
Then, the reports of trophy racks slowed and, eventually, ended.
Expected? Yes, but not simply because the big bucks disappeared after human intrusion into their home ranges. Instead, biologist Chad Dacus, Mississippi’s deer program coordinator, pointed at many factors. […]
Deer Hunting
Primitive weapons season offers chance to thin doe herd
Doe control hits high gear today (Nov. 5) in most of Mississippi as the primitive weapons season for antlerless deer only begins in the Hill Country and Delta zones (formerly Zones 1 and 3). […]
Deer Hunting
Using computer technology to score trail camera bucks
Say what? Am I suggesting that big-buck hunters can actually score their harvest potential bucks before they even start to hunt the deer hoping for a clean shot? […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Youth gun season: Making memories
It was a small doe, less than 100 pounds, but it sure got a big reaction from my nephew when it walked right past the side of our shooting house that fall afternoon. […]
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Playing Hard to Get — Head to Old River WMA for great deer hunting
Inaccessible river bottomland attracts more deer than it does deer hunters. […]
Deer Hunting
Know the hunting regs for Old River WMA
One of the responsibilities of hunting public lands is becoming familiar with all the rules and regulations that come with these wildlife management areas. Unless you want to lose future hunting privileges at Old River WMA, it’s important to know some of the most basic regulations. […]
Deer Hunting
Ground hunting for deer works in thick river bottomland
While hunting from the ground might sound like a good way to spot more deer during the early part of the hunting season when green vegetation still hangs from understory plants, that doesn’t necessarily mean hunters should hunt out of ground blinds. […]
Deer Hunting
Post-Katrina logging a boon for Old River WMA deer and hunters
Although Old River WMA in Mississippi and Bogue Chitto NWR in Louisiana share a border with the same river, managers of these public lands took drastically different routes after Hurricane Katrina blasted Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005. […]