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July 3, 2026

Planting quality food plots are a big part of setting the stage for fall deer hunting.

Hunters on the cusp — The fine line between success and failure in deer hunting

September 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Being on the cusp of something implies being on the cutting edge, which can be either the edge of success or failure.

Deer hunting is like that. […]

Decree HD / Decree IC

September 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

With a 35-inch axle-to-axle and a 6 ½-inch brace height, the Decree HD from PSE hits the sweet spot for the shooter who spends serious time on the hunt. Designed with PSE’s new 3D structural riser, 3rd Gen B.E.S.T. Grip and HD Cam, the Decree HD hits speeds of up to 342 fps with a smooth draw and 80% let-off. […]

WOW SAW

September 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The WOW SAW, with its large 10-inch taper-ground hard chrome plated SK4 Japanese steel blade, is a cut above the rest. Whether it’s cleaning the yard for the winter, trimming back trees on the acreage or clearing shooting lanes for deer season, the curved WOW SAW will rip through wood with the help of strategically located slots that clear the cut of debris. […]

Leupold VX-6

September 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

With a powerful 6:1 zoom ratio, the Leupold VX-6 delivers crystal clear images from edge-to-edge throughout the entire magnification range. […]

Some WMAs offer special buck-only hunts that require taking an antlerless deer earlier to qualify for the draw. Then hunters can return during the rut to chase a trophy buck.

2015 WMA Forecast

September 1, 2015 Michael O. Giles

Mississippi’s great success in its century-long rebuilding of deer numbers, and to some degree, other wild game populations, has been matched in recent decades by a shift to quality deer management. […]

Craig Jones (bearded, second from left) and his hunting party and friends stand behind the 319-pound female alligator taken Sunday morning at Eagle Lake. It is the first female over 300 pounds taken by a hunter in Mississippi in 11 years, obviously making it the new state record for that division.

New record for heaviest female gator

August 31, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Another day of the alligator season, another record broken.

On Sunday, biologist Ricky Flynt certified a 319-pound female gator caught by Craig Jones of Mendenhall at Eagle Lake. It is by nearly 24 pounds the heaviest female gator taken in 11 years of alligator hunting in Mississippi. […]

Natchez's Clayton Gibson, Parker Gibson, Reeve Gibson and Aidan Gibson( left to right) kneel behind the 822-pound alligator they caught Friday night just off the Mississippi River on the opening evening of the Mississippi alligator season. It beat the previous record for heaviest gator by 30 pounds.

Mississippi state record for heaviest gator set this weekend, MDWFP says

August 30, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

This is how an alligator season should begin. The first night of Mississippi’s public-waters season saw two records broken — separate reptiles that produced new standards for the heaviest and longest gators ever taken in the state. […]

Morton's Kennie Crechale (right) killed the first Mississippi alligator ever certified to exceed 14 feet on Aug. 29, hunting with partner Ronnie Clifton of Petal. Hunting on a Private Lands Permit, Crechale shot the 14-foot, ¾-inch gator weighing 826 pounds on Davis Island in the Mississippi River.

Gator records shattered with Davis Island monster

August 30, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

State biologist Ricky Flynt had no way of knowing that hours before he had certified two alligators as the heaviest and longest ever killed in Mississippi’s hunting season, both had already been beaten by one Delta gator. […]

When Mississippi’s alligator season opens at noon on Friday, 929 permit holders will be chasing the state record of 792 pounds captured in 2014 by (left to right) Brian Montgomery of Starkville, Scott Berry of Raymond and Jesse Phillips of Starkville.

Bama gators stir Mississippi pot

August 24, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

For the second consecutive year, a massive alligator caught in neighboring Alabama has Mississippi’s gator hunters excited about their approaching season. […]

Use this netting to hide your duck blinds

August 22, 2015 Patrick Bonin

It might be 95 degrees with almost 100-percent humidity now, but believe it or not, teal season starts next month — so it’s actually not too early to start thinking about taking care of your duck blind. […]

The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks voted unanimously to remove language from its supplemental deer feeding regulation that prohibits having feeders within line of sight while hunting.

Commission gives OK to baiting deer

August 20, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

In a surprise move Wednesday, the state’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks gave its approval to baiting deer in Mississippi, at least during gun season. […]

This dead buck that resulted from a poacher’s roadside shot was found in early 2014 on the author’s property.

Unauthorized trespass

August 20, 2015 Bill Garbo

August is when I typically run through a checklist of things I consider important for all serious hunters to do or prepare for as the hunting season quickly approaches. […]