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ATVs for rabbits: Toeing fine line of legality
In Mississippi, according to the law, hunting from a motorized vehicle is illegal, which, with rabbit season opening Oct. 18 will soon come into play.
Hunting
Featured
Rabbit season opens Saturday
With Mississippi’s statewide rabbit season opening on Saturday (Oct. 17), a lot of hunters are wondering how drought affects rabbits and the art of hunting them. […]
Deer Hunting
Sight-in your rifle the easy way before hunting
Properly sighting-in your rifle scope can be the difference between meat in the freezer and going home empty-handed this hunting season. […]
Deer Hunting
How to quick-tune your bow for hunting
If you’ve practiced with your bow for the past few weeks and still missed the shot at an opening-morning deer that stepped out just past your 30-yard confidence line, you could be tempted to just shrug it off. […]
Deer of the Year
Dulaney credits management for Delta trophy
Marc Dulaney’s buck, killed with a crossbow on the second day of the archery season, was one of those rare ones where the story behind its growth far exceeds that of the kill scene. […]
Deer of the Year
Madison County gives up 155-inch buck
Gerald Moore of Madison will turn 70 years old on Oct. 17. But he received an early birthday present when he shot a 155-inch buck Saturday afternoon. […]
Deer Hunting
Have dogs, will blood trail
Thomas Garland of Crystal Springs and Greg Ferrell and John Ainsworth of Hazlehurst are all avid deer hunters, but they won’t hesitate leaving a stand if they get a call. […]
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Conservancy connects 450,000 habitat acres
A recent 2,100-acre purchase of property in Southeast Mississippi by The Nature Conservancy offers promise of better hunting in the future by connecting over 450,000 acres of wildlife acquisition. […]
Deer of the Year
Van Cleave makes it No. 4 with massive buck
To kill his fourth 150-inch buck in three years on the second day of the 2015 archery season, Barrett Van Cleave used his growing knowledge and skills to overcome many obstacles. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer program coordinator resigns
Though Lann Wilf won’t officially say that the recent easing of laws allowing hunting deer over bait had anything do with his resigning as the state’s deer program coordinator, the timing of his move is hard to ignore. […]
Hunting
Efficient scope mounting
Despite what the guy at the big-box store says, there are no real shortcuts to properly mounting a rifle scope. And it might just be the most-important aspect of hunting-rifle preparation you do, other than regular care and maintenance. […]
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Assault plan — Expert shares bowhunting tips for opening-day success
Shane Easterling was brimming with anticipation as he secured his climbing tand high up a tree and prepared for the afternoon bowhunt in one of his favorite places. […]