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Cover: December 2014
Everything you need to know to close the deal on a buck this month — or limit out on small game or catch the fish of your choice — is in this issue. […]
Hunting
Content
Small-game delight — Tips for squirrel and rabbit hunting
My back tight to the wide trunk of a white oak, the sun rising behind me was providing the first light in the tops of the two red oaks to my front. […]
Content
Scoring in the Red Zone —Keys to deer-hunting success
Football has its share of special terms, usually created for marketing and later turned into a statistical category before eventually crossing the boundaries to become part of American language. […]
Content
Beat the heat: Deer-hunting tips for warm weather
It was hot in the deer stand, so much so that sweat was dripping off my nose. It was even running off my eyebrows, landing on the lens of my riflescope and blurring my view. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer talk — Understanding deer communication
Bucks and does communicate often throughout the season. Here are some observations on what these sounds mean. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Jezebel Sauce perfect for venison
There are several tricks to serving venison to people who say they don’t like the taste, and getting them to savor it enough to demand more. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer season switches on Tuesday, sort of
After Mississippi’s first gun season ends on Monday (Dec. 1), a lot of deer hunters will find themselves doing something on Tuesday they’ve never done. […]
Featured
Turkey day also duck day
Move over turkey, this Thanksgiving isn’t all about you.
Make room for ducks. […]
Deer of the Year
Teen’s luck changes, leading to 150-inch buck
Jonathan Boone’s opening morning luck went from poor to sublime in mere seconds, like someone threw a switch, which in deer hunting is often a good thing. […]
Deer of the Year
Youth nails trophy buck in Kemper County
Grant Vick had a feeling it was going to be a good afternoon in Kemper County with falling temperatures after the passage of a recent cold front last week. Vick had been looking for a buck after harvesting a nice doe on opening day of the youth season. […]
Columns
Tracking the rut phases
As this month’s title implies, we’re going to spend a few minutes tracking and dissecting the progression and timing of the rut so we can anticipate where to place our trail cameras and stands for best affect this season. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Fewer big bucks — blame football
After an obviously tough archery season, Mississippi biologists and hunters — not to mention the outdoor magazines and writers that love to share good deer stories — are wondering why there’s been a shortage of big buck reports. […]