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Cover: April 2017
If you haven’t tagged out yet, you still have some time — if you know how to outfox that old tom. […]
Hunting
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In the footsteps of a giant — Expert turkey hunting tips
Jeff Davis headed across the pasture in the quiet, pitch-black darkness before dawn, already knowing where the birds roosted and wanting to be the battle-tested gobbler’s first suitor of the day. […]
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Defusing the mine field — Tips for reducing the hog population
The green field was lush, the sun was bright and already several does had entered the patch where the sun had melted the frost.
The deer hunt was shaping up nicely. […]
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Going old school
The Eastern wild turkey is either the dumbest bird on the planet, or the smartest.
Every spring, this majestic and elusive bird falls to the simplest of attempts to harvest him. […]
Featured
Walsh to head MDWFP wildlife bureau
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has hired its next wildlife bureau chief, and despite going outside the agency to get him, he’s a known entity. […]
Alligator
Gator drawing process to change
Mississippi alligator hunters will have the same number of tags, in the same number of regions, with the same boundaries for the 2017 public water season this summer, but gone is the first-come, first-serve drawing process under a plan approved in March by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Deer Hunting
Big Buck Bounty: Edwards best in show
Pittman Edwards had the biggest deer but Josh Smith of Brandon walked away with the grand prize exotic hunt at the recent awards breakfast for the 2016-17 Big Buck Bounty Contest at McLain Lodge in Fannin. […]
Field Notes
5 calls for turkey hunters
If he could carry only a few turkey calls, Charles Hudson recommended taking only the ones you are most proficient with. […]
Field Notes
7 steps to display beards from gobblers
Every gobbler a hunter takes is a memory, and preserving and displaying the beards is a great way to revisit those memories. […]
Deer Hunting
Get the best sight picture
The deer hunter flips up the collar of his fleece jacket to better protect his neck from the chilly, late-afternoon breeze, remaining alert, hoping that an unsuspecting doe will meander by before dark. Success would be two-pronged, as he needs venison for his freezer, and his camp needs a few more does harvested to reach the year’s quota. […]
Sidebars
Pilot turkey harvest report program
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will initiate a stateside pilot turkey harvest reporting system for the 2017 spring season, the agency announced. […]
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Youth turkey season opens
Spring turkey hunting began Wednesday in Mississippi, with the opening of the weeklong youth-only hunt statewide. Only hunters aged 15 and under can shoot gobblers through March 14. […]