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On the rut track
Well, it is now December here in the Deep South, and as far as patterning mature bucks this is the time when the rubber meets the road. […]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Rutting facts you don’t want to hear
Have you ever heard this statement around deer camp in October: “We need to get some cold weather to get the rut going?”
Of course you have. You might have even been the one who said it. […]
Deer Hunting
Doe harvest increases quality of herd
In the early years of quality deer management, changing attitudes from only harvesting bucks to acceptance that doe harvests were mandatory to keep ratios in balance was a hard first step. […]
Deer Hunting
When to be in the the woods
Every hunter knows the best time to be on stand is when deer are rutting. That’s when bucks start looking for love and let their guard down. […]
Deer Hunting
Wide-angle trail cams yield more information
Success with trail cameras varies widely, despite the technological advances over the past decade. […]
Deer Hunting
Try rice bran for attracting deer
It’s a fact, if there is a best double cheeseburger out there hungry people are going to find it. They may have plenty to eat at home, but just the idea of a great snack being available is going to lure them into to checking it out. If it’s that good, they’ll be back, too. […]
Deer of the Year
Rut helps Herring top 320 inches
The rut is on, at least in some areas of north Mississippi, and it has helped a young hunter exceed 320 total inches of antlers this season.
Deer of the Year
Archer breaks through with double
Joel Alexander, 33, of Flowood, began this week with an albatross around his neck — “I’ve been hunting with a bow most of my life and I’d never killed a deer, neither a buck or a doe.”
Ducks
Second brief duck season opens today
Normally, a three-inch rain similar to the one that hit Mississippi on Monday and Tuesday this week would have a dramatic impact on duck habitat in the Delta. […]
Deer Hunting
Primitive season starts Friday, but won’t affect majority
Mississippi’s first gun season for deer ends today, but for most hunters it is nothing more than a hiccup in their hunting plans. […]
Deer Hunting
Get to know a crossbow
Although crossbows have been around for thousands of years, until recently, their use for deer hunting has been legally limited or restricted in most of the country.
Hunting
Sportsman performance shirts
The Sportsman Store has upgraded their performance shirt line-up with two new fall offerings — the Responder and the Equinox. The Responder is a shirt you’ll never want to take off. It’s made with a smart fabric that dials into your body temperature, keeping you warm and comfortable when it’s cool out but never sticky and sweaty while walking to the duck blind or deer stand. […]