Deer of the Year
First solo hunt produces 167-inch Jasper County 12-point
Call it woman’s intuition, but Garlandville’s Lauren Shimfessel just had a good feeling as she eased to her elevated Jasper County stand about 3 pm. on Dec. 26. […]
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Deer of the Year
Grenada man celebrates New Year’s Eve with 171-inch buck
Nathan Howell and his 8-year-old son Cooper had one of the shortest — and best — hunts of their lives in Grenada County on New Year’s Eve. Only minutes after they sat down in a stand, a 170-inch monster buck was cooling on the ground. […]
Deer of the Year
Miserable hunt ends with 171-inch 16-point
Peyton Barnes had pretty much given up on his rainy morning deer hunt on Dec. 23, and he was ready to get down out of his stand in Claiborne County to seek the warmth and shelter of the camp house. […]
Deer of the Year
Louisiana hunter downs Jefferson County three-beamed monster
There’s just something about intuition and deer hunting that seem to go hand in hand. You know: That inexplicable feeling that makes you look in a certain direction at just the right time or use a call exactly when you need to. […]
Deer of the Year
Wife takes credit for hunter’s 152 7/8-inch 9-point
Tann Hollingsworth could have been moving furniture into their newly remodeled home in Terry Friday, which is what his wife Shannon had asked him to do. […]
Deer Hunting
How deer weather the cold
White-tailed deer are resilient survivors. Their numbers have expanded wildly over the past 10 decades, primarily because they are highly adaptable, beating adversity at virtually every turn of environmental fate. […]
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The great elevation debate – Tree stands or ground blinds?
You hear the echo against the woods at the campfire, the debate between the hunters in deer camp about which hunting stand is best. […]
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The Maniac Series
The Wood N’ Stream Maniac Series hunting boots are some of the lightest outdoor boots ever created, weighing less than two pounds each. Even Maniac’s durable exterior materials like Tuff Skin High Abrasion Action Leather and Visible Gel don’t weigh these boots down. […]
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Steady Form
Steady Form helps hunters stay consistent with their form while trying to make awkward shots, whether through the windows of a blind or at a sever downward angle. […]
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Enemy at the Gate — Wild hogs threatening public-lands hunting
There is an enemy at our gate, an eco-terrorist that is attacking what we hold dear. This is not a hollow threat, nor a pseudo –humorous jab at Zombie Apocalypse. […]
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Big Game Gut Glove
The Big Game Gut Glove by Uncle Freddie’s provides a liquid-proof barrier during field dressing, protecting a hunter and his or her clothes from stains and blood-borne diseases. […]
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Chill factor — Tips for deer hunting during arctic blasts
Like Mississippians, Mississippi deer don’t like super frigid weather.
OK, I hear the naysayers arguing that colder is always better than warmer, but apparently there is a limit to cold for Southern deer. And, after last hunting season, we know that anything is possible when Mother Nature is involved including ice and snow during our more typical mild southern winters. […]