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Matt Moss' triple-beamed Jefferson County monster buck ranked as the Mississippi Sportsman's No. 1 deer from the 2014-15 hunting season.

LOOK BACK: The Top 5 bucks from last season

September 29, 2015 Andy Crawford

The 2015-16 deer-hunting season opens Oct. 1, so we decided to take a walk down memory lane and review the Top 5 bucks killed last season. Just to get you pumped. […]

Clayton Brummer is just 16 years old, but the Kansas hunter showed extraordinary patience by passing on his first shot at this 230-inch buck.

Kansas youth downs 230-inch monster buck

September 28, 2015 Andy Crawford

Sixteen-year-old Clayton Brummer did what few adult hunters would have the self-control to do: He passed on taking a shot at a huge non-typical that stuck its head out of a milo field milo early in the Kansas hunting season. […]

The early archery season gives hunters an opportunity to take a doe and put meat in the freezer. The season opens Thursday in most of Mississippi.

Archery season less than week away

September 28, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Ready! Aim! Release!

About 50,000 Mississippi hunters are sitting on go, ready for Thursday’s opening of the archery season, the first day that deer hunting is allowed in the state. […]

A hunting party, led by Jonathon Kent (right) of Greenwood, caught a alligator last weekend that at 10 feet, ½-inch is a new state record for a female gator. Hunting with Kent were (from left) Nick Stuart of Fitler, Megan Annison of Brandon and Anna Kathryn Oaks-Kent of Greenwood.

Another gator record broken

September 25, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Hold up! It appears we closed the book, at least the record book, on Mississippi’s alligator hunting season all too soon. […]

Avoiding several diseases when handling feral hogs requires a few commonsense steps.

Top 6 ways to avoid hog-borne diseases

September 23, 2015 Andy Crawford

Cleaning and consuming feral hogs can be done safely. Here are 6 ways to safely handle feral hogs to prevent contamination. […]

Hunters can help control the spread of feral hogs, but it's important to take some commonsense precautions to avoid these diseases when handling wild hog carcasses and raw meat.

Avoid these 6 feral hog-borne diseases

September 23, 2015 Andy Crawford

Feral hogs are everywhere these days, so deer hunters are bound to run across them during time afield. And putting some of the pigs down is a great way to manage their burgeoning populations, which can cause habitat problems. […]

With the arrival of autumn, the menu of outdoor opportunities — and tasty foods — is vast in Mississippi. Make sure to take a big bite.

Autumn menu full in Mississippi

September 21, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

have always compared outdoors in autumn in Mississippi to dining in New Orleans. […]

Plan ahead so you don’t have to play catch up

September 21, 2015 Bill Garbo

The trail camera aspect of scouting can be one of the most-important tools for success that a deer hunter can employ. […]

A whitetail deer trafficking scheme between hunting preserves in Ohio and Florida resulted in a record $1.6 million fine being levied in U.S. District Court for violations of the Lacey Act, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

Record $1.6 million fine levied in Ohio deer trafficking case

September 17, 2015 From News Reports

A $1.6 million fine — the largest for a wildlife crime in U.S. history — was ordered in an Ohio whitetail deer trafficking case, according to media reports. […]

Mississippi host of Syndicate Hunting face illegal hunting charges in Alaska

September 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Six Mississippi men and another from Baton Rouge, La., are among those allegedly charged with illegal hunting and filming in Alaska, all related to an outdoor television show on the Sportsman Channel, according to the Alaska Dispatch News of Anchorage. […]

Monitoring your deer herd via trail cameras is a highly popular deer hunting activity, but can be enhanced by incorporating a feeding station into the setting.

Get the most out of trail cams

September 15, 2015 John J. Woods

For several seasons we had trail cameras put out well ahead of deer season anticipating capturing deer. To put it mildly we had mixed results. Most of the time the shots were of deer behinds walking away from the camera. […]

A Millennium T-100 portable stand gives deer hunters additional hunting options.

Push the envelope; make your own luck

September 15, 2015 John J. Woods

To put yourself on the cusp of a good deer-hunting situation, sometimes you have to move right into the middle of the action. This may mean placing a portable stand, tripod or ground blind a little too close for comfort to where deer travel. […]