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Cheri Hillebrandt, of Lake Charles, La., poses with the massive typical 9-point buck she shot on Dec. 26 on Giles Island.

2015-16 Deer of the Year

February 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

The recently closed deer season was weird. It began with warm temperatures and few deer being killed by those stalwart bowhunters braving the mosquitoes. […]

When the weather starts to get cold in the late-season, there is nothing that deer crave more than soybeans. That’s why the natural look and scent of Bean Bale is great for attracting those mature bucks. […]

Squirrel and rabbit hunting, one more time

February 1, 2016 John J. Woods

It is definitely not time to put away your shotgun or .22 rimfire rifle.

Hunters these days tend to wrap things up after deer season is over. It’s like they never look at the hunting season schedule to see that small-game hunting is still open until the end of February. […]

You can never be too prepared when it comes to tracking down bucks, so use this month to get a jump on where to hunt next fall.

After the shooting stops — Post-season deer hunting work

February 1, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

As slowly as the opening of deer hunting approaches through the long, torturous summer, the season’s end comes so quickly hunters count the seconds of each passing January day in the stand. […]

Adams County hunter Matthew Sandel killed this 170-class buck Jan. 12, and the huge typical could make the Boone and Crockett Club record books.

170-class Adams County typical buck downed

January 22, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

For Matthew Sandel, March 12 can’t get here quickly enough — and the wait will be excruciating to say the least.

That’s the day the mandatory 60-day drying period will elapse on the 10-point buck he killed in Adams County on Jan. 12. It has been green-scored twice and produced a net Boone & Crockett score of 172 5/8 inches. […]

When the Mississippi River flood water recede, Delta deer could return to their normal areas to find little natural food, the MDWFP says.

Supplemental deer feeding tips for flood-impacted areas

January 22, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Deer displaced by the Mississippi River flooding should return to their normal home ranges within weeks of the flood waters receding, but what food will they find available? […]

Claiborne County hunter Cliff Covington shot once on Jan. 2, and killed this 150-inch 10-point and doe.

150-inch 10-point, doe killed with single shot

January 22, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

On Jan. 2, after Cliff Covington had spent a disappointing morning in a deer stand on his property in Claiborne County, he returned to his golf cart and headed back to his house. […]

The Steel Bayou Landside gauge topped 90 feet this morning, mandating the automatic closure of all hunting except waterfowl in Area 4.B, which includes portions of Sharkey, Humphreys, Yazoo and Warren counties. All hunting, including waterfowl season, is closed in the Delta National Forest.

Lower Mississippi Delta closes to all hunting except waterfowl, MDWFP says

January 22, 2016 From News Reports

The lower part of the Mississippi Delta closed to all hunting except watefowl hunting this morning when the Steel Bayou Landside gauge topped 90 feet, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said. […]

Continued backwater flooding has prompted state officials to keep hunting in parts of the Mississippi Delta closed through Jan. 31, the MDWFP announced.

Delta hunting closures to continue through Jan. 31

January 21, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Areas that have been closed to hunting — except waterfowl — due to flooding in the Mississippi River alluvial plain will not reopen before the Jan. 31 closing date of deer season, state wildlife officials announced on today. […]

Late-season scrapes and rubs

January 21, 2016 Bill Garbo

As we transition from the holiday season into the New Year, we deer hunters find ourselves entering the fourth quarter, so to speak, of the 2015/2016 season.

According to where you are geographically, the rut is either full on or is just beginning to wind down. […]

7 tips for late-season bucks

January 18, 2016 Andy Crawford

It’s the last full month of the hunting season and you’re tired. You’ve spent untold hours sitting stands since the season opened back in October, and now you’re finding it difficult to keep your passion. […]

Rebrush your duck blind throughout the season; it needs to look great in January the way it did in November.

Top 3 late-season duck hunting tactics

January 17, 2016 Patrick Bonin

All of the prep work earlier this fall will culminate in the next few weeks as another duck hunting season heads into the history books. […]