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In Mississippi, youth aged 15 and under get a week of hunting before the regular spring season opens.

‘Necessories’ can make/break novice turkey hunt

March 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

While many die-hard turkey hunters might turn their noses up at decoys and folding pop-up blinds, they are a necessary when guiding a youngster. […]

Avian-X

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The next generation of Avian-X LCD decoys are lighter, easier to pack and less aggressive to real hens. Add the increased texture and detailed feather lines and they look even more realistic. […]

Cover: March 2015

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The after-deer season lull is over. So learn everything you need to know to lay the hammer down on a spring gobbler. […]

Mississippi’s abundant public lands offer numerous opportunities to get a great gobbler.

Top turkey tracts — Mississippi’s best turkey-hunting WMAs

March 1, 2015 John J. Woods

It is a blessing to live in a state offering so much quality public hunting land. Whenever I get the chance to brag, I let my out-of-state hunting friends know that Mississippi is the place to come for deer hunting, small game hunting, and even some of the best fishing in the country, especially crappie. […]

Pro Ears

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Pro Ears offers hearing protection while still allowing users to have a normal conversation in the blind or at the range. It even amplifies low decibel sound to give hunters a huge advantage in the field. […]

While the old run-and-gun tactic was once popular, it seems to have died off in favor of more-patient hunting methods.

‘Run-and-gun’ is dead and gone

March 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Turkey tactics, strategies and methods of hunting have come and gone over the years. One can still hear heated debates around the campfire during deer season about how to best hunt a wild turkey gobbler. Some say to use this call or that, hunt morning roosted birds or afternoon lovesick toms, use decoys, and so forth. […]

Seburn "Bone" Coker, of Carriere, shot this 10-point, four-antlered buck on Feb. 5 near Lumberton. The deer, which had three antlers last season, was estimated to be 10 years old.

Hunter shoots 10-pointer with four distinct antlers

February 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

With a nickname like ‘Bone,” it just makes sense that Seburn Coker would be the guy to shoot a buck with four antlers – and lots of bone – protruding from its skull. […]