Hunting
Day 6 PlotWatcher Pro
The Day 6 PlotWatcher Pro can be used to determine the activity level, and even health, of the deer on your land. You will be able to watch deer grow, literally, before your eyes. […]
Hunting
Bobby C's Outdoors
Legislature’s surprising move
I finally figured out why we had such a cold, long, late winter in Mississippi, and it has absolutely nothing to do with anything meteorological or any other science. […]
Alligator
Gator application period June 2-9
Mississippians will enjoy the same statewide opportunities afforded last year under the proposed 2014 alligator season regulations posted on the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks website (MDWFP.com). […]
Featured
Silent approach nets Hall’s trophy tom
Three days into chasing a wily gobbler, with absolutely no success, Rebecca Hall and boyfriend Timothy Fox knew they had to make some drastic changes in strategy. […]
Featured
WMA public meetings set
Hunters and other users of the state’s public Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) are being asked for their input on proposed regulations for the 2014-15 hunting seasons. […]
Happy Trails
Our kids are the future of hunting
The proper training of kids to be safe and responsible hunters and gun handlers can be as challenging as it can be rewarding. […]
Sidebars
Decoys can close the deal, or they can close the door
Turkey hunters are always looking for an edge, and under certain circumstances decoys can be exactly that — an advantage that helps close the deal on a spring gobbler. […]
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Homochitto National Forest isn’t easy to hunt, but worth it
Mississippi is blessed with six U.S. National Forests, combining to provide the state with a huge public land hunting resource that is spread across the entire state. […]
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The Meek approach to calling
Paul Meek started out hunting turkeys for fun, but over the years it transformed into a desire to make the best turkey calls. […]
Sidebars
Kee-kees anyone?
Everybody knows that kee-kees are made by young turkeys and are rarely heard in the spring season and they’re almost never used to call up gobblers … everybody but Paul Meek that is. […]
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Sport friction
“Friction calls is a sport to me,” said Meek. “I make mouth calls and use them some too, but I don’t depend on them in public areas because they get burned up by calling. A lot of beginning hunters think they’ve got to use the mouth calls because they think they’re better in some way. […]
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Yep! It’s the yelp
What is the call maker’s favorite call?
“I’m tempted to say whatever works,” said Meek, “but I guess if I had to choose one call to make all the time it would be a yelp. You can call up and kill more gobblers with just a plain yelp than by making any other call.” […]