Happy Trails
Pre-season scouting plans
If you are reading this, you obviously survived the long, hot summer — even though the heat and humidity will still linger into September. […]
Hunting
Field Notes
Tips for buying hunting property
Now is the optimal time to be putting the finishing touches on late-summer prep work before the deer season that’s weeks away. […]
Deer Hunting
Import restriction will cost taxidermists
The president of the Mississippi Taxidermy Association said it’s a sure bet the state’s new regulations restricting the import of big game killed in other states will hurt the taxidermist business. […]
Featured
Teal season opens Saturday
Last Saturday, first day of dove season, just as it gets light enough to see across the Delta, I spotted movement in the sky to the west. Three black dots were cruising above the corn, getting larger by the second. […]
Alligator
Trio joins 13-foot club
After passing up a few gators they said were approaching 11 feet and even 12 feet, a trio of hunters continued into the night of Aug. 28 on the Yazoo River in search of a giant. […]
Deer Hunting
New ‘import’ rule aimed at CWD
As deer and other big game seasons open in different parts of the country, Mississippians traveling to other states to hunt need to be aware of a new regulation that could impact their return. […]
Featured
Early Canada goose season open
Mississippi’s first true hunting season opened Thursday, but apparently not very many sportsmen cared. […]
Dove
Dove season opens Saturday statewide
Fields around Mississippi will erupt in gunfire Saturday for the first time this season as doves become legal statewide, for many the official start to the long 2016-17 hunting season. […]
Dove
Delta Double — Tips to double up on teal and doves
Teal and dove seasons overlap — and the Delta offers the opportunity to limit out on both species. Here are some tips from hunters who regularly double up. […]
Hunting
Antler Boost Shooting Houses
The Monster Blind 5 x 5 Shooting House comes fully loaded with glass windows, gun rests, carpet, sun visors, an anchor kit and lockable doors. The blinds come in a solid olive green color and are available in platform heights from the ground blind up to 16 feet high. […]
Content
Camera angles — Tips for trail camera setup
Trail cameras just take photographs. They are not a magic bullet and will not make you a better hunter.
However, they can yield vital deer herd profile information, and this data can be very revealing for a landowner, game manager, and certainly a deer hunter. This photo information can make hunters better game managers, and in turn become more successful deer hunter as well. […]
Hunting
PROSTAFF 3S
With a large field-of-view, Nikon’s legendary optical system and turn-and-slide rubber eyecups with multi-click adjustments, Nikon’s PROSTAFF 3S binoculars are ideal for hunting, hiking or other outdoor pursuits. […]