A couple of months ago, here in Happy Trails, I discussed whether or not the use of trail cameras actually diminishes or takes something away from some people’s overall hunting experience. As I pointed out, there is really no right or wrong way to scout and hunt as long as hunting regulations and generally accepted norms are followed. […]
In the final five days of gun season on deer, is it still possible to kill a trophy buck or are hunters just wasting their time? Tom Webb of Jackson said the odds are sure better now than they are going to be. […]
With a big ol’ doe in the food plot already in his crosshairs, Tanner Hornback, 8, had been given the OK to pull the trigger by his mom, who was sitting beside him in the ground blind. […]
When Shelton Earls went deer hunting on Dec. 19, he carried his three-year-old .45-70 rifle to the stand because he mistakenly thought it was still primitive weapon season. […]
Think a buck has to score in the 180s or 190s to be special?
It’s just not so, and Brandon policeman David Watson is a perfect example. He’s just as pleased as he can be with a buck that scores just 135 inches in the Big Buck Bounty contest. […]
Delta deer hunter Louie Sewell loves to hunt cutover in the late season, and that’s exactly where he was on a hunt late last season. […]
There’s a good reason why most Mississippi duck hunters residing outside of the Delta don’t know about some pretty darn good public waterfowl opportunities in the Tallahatchie region. It’s probably because Delta hunters try to keep it secret. […]
This is old news to seasoned hunters, but hopefully insightful for young hunters, less experienced hunters, and for sure individuals getting into the pursuit of deer hunting for the first time. I run into this a lot in my hunter safety courses especially with ladies getting ready to marry a hunter. They want to learn how to deer hunt, too. […]
Little Christan Michael Lancaster caught the hunting bug early, about the time he started going to school. […]
Ken Lancaster is a bow hunter. It is as much a part of his fabric as his genetic code.
“People who know me through our outdoors television show or the time I spent managing the bow shop at Van’s in Brandon, realize I am first and foremost an archery hunter,” said Lancaster, star of the Antler Insanity TV series. “Sure I still gun hunt some, but the biggest thrill for me is to pull back on my Elite bow on a big buck at a short bow hunting range. To me this is the real challenging part of bow hunting. […]
Paul Fitts of Fitts Farms Inc., in Moorhead said current corn production makes the middle Delta ideal for goose hunting, although the duck-hunting prospects have diminished a bit because of a lack of water. […]
The tender red meat of a specklebelly goose is so prized by hunters like Jay Gunn that it has earned the nickname “filet mignon of the sky.” […]
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