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. […]
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Creatures of habit — Tips for patterning deer
“Pattern” is a term often used in the outdoors, especially as it relates to hunting and fishing.
Webster’s has several definitions, but one hits a bulls-eye when as it applies to white-tailed deer: “a composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual, such as in behavioral patterns.”
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Christmas goose — How to kill Mississippi Delta geese
December is all about the jingle.
For some, it’s the money, leaving and/or filling their pockets. Still others cherish the sounds of the Christmas season. […]
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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. […]
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Ravin R9 Crossbow
The new R9 Crossbow from Ravin delivers rifle-like accuracy, handling and killing power. Powered by Helicoil technology, this revolutionary crossbow delivers unprecedented downrange accuracy. […]
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Cover: December 2016
The rut can be a blessing and a curse for deer hunters. But if you do everything right, you’ll tag a trophy like this one killed by 14-year-old Braydon Muse of Florence. […]
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.
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Before the chase — Pre-rut deer-hunting tactics
The hunting terrain across northern Mississippi is some of the most varied in the state, giving hunters opportunities to take deer from the lower reaches of the Appalachians to the deep rich Delta soils along the Mississippi River. […]
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Rut breakdown — The keys for hunting the rut
Hunters love the magical period called ‘the rut,’ but it has its nuances. Here’s everything you need to know to get in position for an ambush. […]
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November: It’s special
November means one thing to most bowhunters: It’s time to hunt white-tailed deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunter Harvest program gets financial boost
The Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s Hunter’s Harvest program got a big boost to start the deer season with a $5,000 donation from the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation and Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance, which hopes to help reduce deer/car collisions. […]
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Quail, duck seasons open over holiday
Mississippi wing-shooters have plenty to be thankful about this long holiday weekend, with two hunting seasons set to open statewide: quail on Thursday (Nov. 24) and ducks on Friday (Nov. 25). […]