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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. […]
Hunting
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. […]
Featured
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Preseason strategies: 5 tips for scouting
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Extravaganza brings out big bucks
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. […]
Featured
30th Wildlife Extravaganza starts Friday
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Barnett Reservoir deer hunt process starts Friday
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. […]
Hunting
Ameristep’s Tellus and Tellus Lite
Ameristep’s new Tellus and Tellus Lite portable chairs are ideal for not only ground blind hunting, but for any outdoor pursuit. They provide strong and adaptable seating that is easy to store, carry, set up and use. […]
Content
Cover: August 2016
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. […]
Content
The rub about deer: Understanding rubs
The language of whitetail rubs and scrapes is diverse and, at times, complex — especially when bucks ravage the timber with cluster rubs. […]
Deer Hunting
Preseason wildlife plot prep
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. […]
Dove
Apply for WMA youth dove hunts
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will begin accepting applications today for youth dove hunts scheduled at two of its Wildlife Management Areas in September. […]