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July 4, 2026

Preseason strategies: 5 tips for scouting

August 15, 2016 Dan Kibler

Deer season is just around the corner and hunters are preparing for opening day by trying to figure out where they’re going to hunt. […]

Heads from the 2015 Big Buck Contest at the Wildlife Extravaganza were impressive. What will the 2016 show bring? We'll find out Friday when the 30th annual event opens at the Trade Mart in Jackson.

Extravaganza brings out big bucks

August 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Without a doubt, the biggest attraction at the annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza is the Big Buck Contest. It features some of the best deer taken by hunters during the previous season, while entries from any season are welcome to the free Magnolia Records Program scoring session. […]

The 30th annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza opens Friday at the Trade Mart in Jackson. The event draws about 30,000 people each year and has become the traditional start of the hunting season.

30th Wildlife Extravaganza starts Friday

August 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

After a few years of growing pains in the mid 80s, the Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza became firmly entrenched as the state’s traditional beginning of the hunting season. […]

Archers are finding big bucks in the draw hunts conducted at Barnett Reservoir. This is the fourth year of the program and the application process starts Friday.

Barnett Reservoir deer hunt process starts Friday

August 4, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

The application process for archery draw hunts for deer on parts of Barnett Reservoir will begin Friday, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District announced. […]

Cover: August 2016

August 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

The season is weeks away, so it’s time to get everything in order. And we have all the information and tips you’ll need to start the fall with a bang. […]

Often bucks will create cluster rubs around bedding areas to mark their territory.

The rub about deer: Understanding rubs

August 1, 2016 Tommy Kirkland

The language of whitetail rubs and scrapes is diverse and, at times, complex — especially when bucks ravage the timber with cluster rubs. […]

After seed bed prep, fresh seed and fertilizer plus bed grading can be done in one pass with the right rig.

Preseason wildlife plot prep

August 1, 2016 John J. Woods

It’s a given that August is hot, humid and nasty. Who in the world is thinking now about fall hunting?

Well, any deer hunter worth his trail camera, grunt call, bow and arrows or a favorite deer rifle is already dreaming about sitting over a well-groomed food plot in a well-positioned tree stand or shooting house. […]