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July 2, 2026

Skin squirrels the easy way

November 11, 2014 Josh Chauvin

Jean Poirrier III has no issues after a squirrel hunt using an air compressor for cleaning older, tougher squirrels. […]

The Decoy Buddy, shown here with the optional floating crank handle, allows hunters to set their decoys for water depths up to 10 feet, and then retract the line inside the unit for tangle-free storage.

Decoy Buddy makes setting spread ‘reel’ easy

November 10, 2014 Patrick Bonin

If you’re dreading the thought of untangling dozens and dozens of decoys to prep your spread this season, an ingenious invention by a Central, La., duck hunter will make the job easier and keep you from losing from your religion opening morning. […]

Seeing deer is always a good thing, but great days in a stand don't always involve the wildlife outside its walls.

Best day in deer stand? No doubt about it

November 8, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

It was our last day in a deer stand together one hunting season.

My wife Pam had the left side of the shooting house, and I had the right. We sat on the bench with our backs together, giving us the 360-degree view of the huge field. […]

Singer/songwriter Zack Logan, Steve Chiasson and Sampson, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, on a duck hunt.

Top 5 mistakes duck hunters make

November 8, 2014 Andy Crawford

Here are some steps to take that have helped duck hunters work ahead of hunts to prevent headaches in the blind. […]

On Saturday, children aged 15 and under can begin pursuing the buck of their dreams, like this one taken two years ago by Hayden Kyle of Pontotoc. He was 8 at the time he took the 14-point.

Youth gun season opens Saturday

November 6, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

The .243 has been zeroed, and the Mossy Oak shirt, jacket and pants, with his gloves already in the pockets, are clean and hanging together out in the garage — wrapped in a garbage bag with a fresh pine limb. […]

Top 3 ways to kill a buck on opening day

November 6, 2014 Andy Crawford

Finding rich food sources is of paramount importance as the opening of deer season approaches. Here are three opening day tips. […]

Hunters like Tracy Ivy, who killed this big 6-point in Rankin County, now have a constitutional right to enjoy the sports they love in Mississippi.

Hunting, fishing now a right in Mississippi

November 5, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippians made it clear Tuesday just how strongly they feel about hunting and fishing, overwhelmingly supporting an amendment making the two sports a constitutional right in the Magnolia State. […]

Rich Delta soil has produced a lot of trophy bucks, like this one for archery hunter Gary Blakeney.

The keys to the Delta — Mississippi Delta soil, deer genetics can produce big bucks

November 1, 2014 John J. Woods

A persistent mystique looms about giant bucks coming out of the Mississippi Delta, and the truth is that this soil-rich region is just one area of the state that produces book deer. […]

Buck Commander Nano Series

November 1, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

The Buck Commander Nano Series from Wildgame Innovations is the market’s most compact and advanced trail cameras. Their small size allows for ultimate concealment when scouting prey and the 1-second rapid trigger speed catches movement in the blink of an eye. […]

Before you go reaching for the dictionary, it means we relate to twilight. […]

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