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Filet mignon of the sky

January 15, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

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.” […]

Ducks require lots of water and easy access food, which Tallahatchie County has in abundance in ideal years.

Hunter’s new best friend: The Web

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

One of the best things about the Internet is the explosion of information available to assist hunters: News, facts, area regulations and more, all available on computers, tablets and even smart phones. […]

A cold winter is the key to a great season of Delta duck hunting.

On the edge of paradise

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

Tommy Hoff is an avid duck hunter and he knows he has it good, living on the edge of one of the country’s best duck areas. […]

A duck hunting party wades out to set up for a morning duck hunt.

Smooth bores never boring

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

With waterfowl numbers are near-record levels in recent years, the firearm industry has been busy trying to keep pace. Hence, a lot of good shotguns have flooded the waterfowl hunting market over the last decade with nearly every maker getting on the wagon. […]

Tallahatchie County sees lots of daily flights of ducks and geese.

Tallahatchie’s “secret” public ducks

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

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. […]

Catfish Flautt surveys duck flights and hunting areas every day during the long waterfowl season.

Hunting in fashion

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

Watching the gathering around Mike Flautt’s guide assignment table each morning is like watching a veritable fashion show. It’s nothing like a Victoria Secret preview mind you, but all the young duck guides are always decked out in the latest, greatest, best duck wear in just the right camouflage patterns. […]

This 150 class buck was taken in Jones County by Landon Howard.

Jones County yields trophy buck

January 14, 2014 John J. Woods

The “Free State of Jones” is not exactly known for producing high scoring bucks. But when it comes to white-tailed deer in Mississippi these days, the big buck landscape is ever changing. There are fewer surprises every season. […]

Jeff Messina of Baton Rouge, La., killed this 177-point 18-inch Mississippi River bottom bruiser Dec. 9 at Lake Mary in Wilkinson County.

Baton Rouge hunter gets well-earned Mississippi bruiser

January 14, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Ask a very proud Jeff Messina about the 177-inch buck he killed on Dec. 9 near Lake Mary in Wilkinson County, and he will tell you that it was well earned and very much deserved.

“The deer gods obviously agreed,” said Messina, who lives in Baton Rouge, La. “After what we went through that day in that weather, I guess they felt they owed me.”

If that is indeed the case, he shouldn’t expect another favor anytime soon. The buck he was given that day, halfway through the primitive weapon season, was, in his words, “a true Mississippi River 18-point bruiser.”

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