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July 2, 2026

Wednesday is opening day for Mississippi's bow hunters, like Sunni Shepard, who killed this 8-point while hunting in Attala County with her dad.

Bow season opens Wednesday

September 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s bow hunters aren’t real thrilled by the forecast for Wednesday’s opening day of the archery deer season in the Hill and Delta Zones. […]

The companies that produce Wipe-Out and Break Free make a lot of claims — and then backs them up.

Chemical foams — gun cleaning magic

September 25, 2014 Gordon Hutchinson

I don’t remember where I picked up the can of Wipe-Out Brushless Bore Cleaner — but it had been sitting on my workbench shelf for quite a while. […]

James Mrowczynski of Brandon proved that trophy bucks come in all sizes, and depend on perspective. His first archery hunt in Mississippi provided this 8-point and rekindled a deer-hunting fire that he enjoyed in his youth in native New York. He killed it on a draw hunt at Barnett Reservoir.

Archery a week away in Hill and Delta Zones

September 24, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

For whatever reason, and many say it was the weather, Mississippi’s overall deer harvest was down during the 2013-14 season. […]

The new statewide squirrel season structure begins today for youth hunters, aged 15 and under.

Youth squirrel season opens

September 24, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s new statewide squirrel season structure opens today, with the first day of the youth season for hunters aged 15 and under. […]

Top 3 steps to prep your bow

September 19, 2014 Andy Crawford

When the scalding summer temperatures are broken, it’s a bet you’ll start thinking about where best to ambush that deer you’ve been watching all summer on trail cams. […]

Lodging a stick behind a camera when it is strapped to a tree helps angle the camera properly.

Planning and optimizing your camera setup

September 18, 2014 Bill Garbo

From my personal experience interacting with other hunters, a surprising number of trail cam users are perfectly happy for their camera setups to do nothing more than just take a buck’s picture as he passes by. […]

State biologists track the peak breeding periods across the state, and hunters can use that information to pinpoint when they have the best opportunities for success.

Know when to be in the woods

September 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

The rut drives wary bucks out of hiding, providing hunters with the best opportunity of the season to catch mature deer roaming about during shooting hours. […]

The new Viscerator knife is a unique functional design for skinning and caping big game.

Caping requires a good blade

September 15, 2014 John J. Woods

Since the beauty of a finished buck mount is in the detail, it is critical that the hunter who skins the head does the best job possible. […]

The Hunter’s Harvest program is a great way for hunters to donate excess venison to feed Mississippi’s needy.

Sharing the harvest

September 15, 2014 John J. Woods

In the excitement of taking the shot and the careful caping of a buck’s head in preparation for the taxidermist, it is important not to overlook the proper handling of the high quality venison. […]

The fang marks from the timber rattlesnake that bite Vicksburg native Dana Sanders during a hunting-camp work day Saturday were more than an inch apart. The bite hospitalized Sanders, who suffered from extreme pain and swelling of his leg.

Rattlesnake bite ends Claiborne County hunting-club work day, sends hunter to the hospital

September 15, 2014 Andy Crawford

Dana Sanders grew up in Vicksburg, and his family still has a farm just to the south in Claiborne County. And, these days he’s lucky enough to spend most of his time in the outdoors as part of his job as a wetlands consultant along the coast. […]

Hunters are hoping that the first cold front in September, scheduled later this week, will push blue-winged teal in for the first weekend of the early season.

Busy weekend ahead

September 10, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Now that Mississippians have stocked up courtesy of the first Second Amendment Holiday, or tax-free weekend on hunting equipment, they will quickly get the opportunity to use it.

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This tax-free holiday weekend is a reward for the over 425,000 licensed sportsmen and sportswomen in Mississippi.

No sales tax on hunting equipment this weekend

September 3, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Sportsmen get a sales tax break during the first “Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend” that starts Friday statewide.

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