Featured
Duck season to end early
Unfortunately for Mississippi duck hunters, the state’s 2014-15 season will end at the earliest date possible — Jan. 25 — costing waterfowlers six precious days during the peak of migration. […]
Hunting
Featured
Don’t forget Hunter Ed
With hunting season rapidly approaching, sportsmen and women of all ages are getting excited at the prospects of soon donning camo, grabbing a shotgun and hitting the fields, woods and even the water. […]
Dove
Six fields in Private Lands Dove Program
Hunters have six fields to choose from — four in the North zone and two in the South — for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ 2014 Private Land Dove Program. […]
Deer Hunting
Top 12 deer-hunting mistakes
Even when the deer hunter does everything he or she thinks is correct, plenty of things can and usually do go wrong on a whitetail hunt. […]
Hunting
Meopta Optics
The MeoStar R2 1-6x24RD is Meopta’s first scope with a 6x zoom ratio and the perfect optic for hunting fast moving wild hogs. […]
Alligator
Gator junkies — Tips for snagging a big alligator
What do a couple of computer gurus, a mom and a pipe fitter do to occupy their time on muggy summer nights? […]
Hunting
Wildgame Innovations Quick-Set 50 feeder
Attract deer and keep them coming back for more with the Quick-Set 50 feeder. This extremely durable, 50-pound Realtree Xtra camo hanging pail allows you to choose up to six different times to dump bait, along with the amount of time the feeder releases it. […]
Content
Cover: August 2014
Hunting season is right around the corner, so it’s time to brush up on what not to do in pursuit of that giant deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Antlerless limits changing
A subtle change in the wording of a regulation has major implications for Mississippi’s deer hunters, making it easier to accomplish management goals for harvesting antlerless deer on private lands. […]
Dove
Youth dove hunts offered
It may still be summer, but Mississippi’s fall officially begins with fast-action dove hunts on warm September afternoons. Dove hunting is an excellent opportunity to introduce youth to hunting and shooting sports and the social atmosphere of the sport. […]
Deer Hunting
Dog days tasks
Last May my deer-hunting club held its annual corporate meeting as required by the Secretary of State’s office for registered corporations in Mississippi. Once we got the formal agenda out of the way, we concentrated on the real issues: How to continue to transform our 600-acre holding into a really good deer-hunting property? […]
Deer Hunting
Most deer hunt draws open Aug. 1
Mississippi’s hunting season will officially begin on Sept. 1, when dove and resident Canada geese seasons open, but Aug. 1 is also a key date for a lot of sportsmen. […]