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
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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
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. […]
Alligator
River Reapers’ giant put up a battle
Late Tuesday night, on the upper Pearl River at Barnett Reservoir, a boat load of Mississippi alligator hunters were facing defeat to an ornery ol’ gator that, well … […]
Hunting
Pull camp duty now
Now is not the time to sit idly by once you have your food plots planted for the fall deer hunting season. There is still plenty of work to do especially if you have an established deer camp with a campground, cabins, trailers and other camp infrastructure in need of annual maintenance, repair, or replacement. Get on these jobs now so you can relax later and concentrate on hunting. […]
Alligator
Weekend provides record, other gator tales
As expected, Mississippi alligator chasers did produce a new state record on opening weekend of the public lands season, and program director Ricky Flynt said Sunday the success is a testament to how good hunters have become. […]
Alligator
Gator hunt opens at noon
The alligator season opens today at noon, which means there will be a lot of bleary-eyed hunters on the water chasing the giant lizards. […]
Alligator
Expect more gator records quickly
Mississippi’s much-anticipated public water and private water seasons open on Friday, and if the past is any indication, records will begin falling immediately. […]
Featured
2nd amendment tax breaks this week
With a lot better timing this year, Mississippi will hold its third Second Amendment Tax-Free Holiday this weekend (Aug. 26-28), a week ahead of the opening of dove season. […]
Columns
Have your sights set on a buck before the season even starts
If your goal is to bag a trophy buck, you will first need to know if a worthy buck is actually using your property. […]
Featured
Hunters catch rattler taking rabbit out of season
The penalty is death for taking rabbits out of hunting season, at least it was for one shoulder-less hunter caught in the act in late July during a deer camp workday in Jefferson County. […]
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Duck numbers slightly down
Despite a 21 percent loss of nesting wetland habitat in the breeding grounds, the breeding duck population estimate of 48.4 million ducks remains well above the long-term average. […]