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The Laser Game Marker is an effective tool for finding downed game animals at dusk.

Laser Game Marker helps find wild game

August 28, 2013 Craig Holt

Hunter’s Tech has developed a product, the Laser Game Marker, that will help deer hunters mark and track deer that are shot during the last few minutes of daylight. […]

Rain suits and foul weather have been commonplace at alligator hunts since they began in Mississippi in 2005.

Flynt says conditions best yet for gator hunting

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

One of the great success stories of modern game management in Mississippi, alligator hunting, renews at noon on Friday when the 2013 season opens in all areas of the state. […]

MDWFP’s ‘Outdoor Digest’ in error over bow season

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

For archery hunters in Southeast Mississippi who thought they suddenly got 15 more days of deer season, the answer is quite clear: […]

The common mourning dove (left) and the white-winged dove (right) are both counted in a dove hunter's 15-bird daily limit. The non-native Eurasian collared dove (center) is legal to shoot but does not count against the limit.

Don’t forget: Dove season opens on rare Sunday

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s dove hunters are being reminded that this weekend’s opening-day change in the 2014 season includes both a move to Sunday and a delay in legal shooting hours until 2 p.m. […]

Smoke rises from the hunter's barrel as he watches his dove fall in a field during an opening day hunt in 2012. The 2013 season opens statewide on Sunday.

Three MDWFP dove fields still available

August 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

With opening day rapidly approaching, stands are still available in at least three of the seven fields in the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Private Land Dove Hunting Program. […]

This 12-foot male and his 9-foot female companion were about 10 feet apart on a bank when the author saw them.

Gator time: Photo saved our story

August 23, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

“These alligators are sneaky little critters,” said my hunting buddy’s young son, Austin Partridge. “Dad and those guys are way down there at the other end of this slough, and look, here’s a gator right behind our boat.” […]

Planting tree plots

August 20, 2013 Bill Garbo

Properly constructed tree plots are a wonderful addition to a system of seasonal food plots on just about any piece of hunting property. […]

Waterfowl hunting on Indianola WMA will be allowed this hunting season for the first time. The hunts will be managed through the MDWFP draw system.

New public hunting area, scaup bag limit announced

August 19, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

For the first time since its purchase in 2010, Indianola Wildlife Management Area will offer waterfowl hunting on a limited area during the 2013-14 duck season. […]

Rub lines are especially good places to hang a camera.

Top 5 trail camera locations

August 15, 2013 John J. Woods

You’ve heard the cliché before from real estate selling: “Location, location, location.” […]

It’s a good idea to bring a bottle of scent eliminator with you when setting up your trail camera.

Trail cam set-up tips

August 15, 2013 John J. Woods

Some general procedures to properly set up and monitor a trail camera are: […]

Trail cameras can yield a variety of interesting shots profiling property deer.

Murphy’s Law applied to trail cams

August 15, 2013 John J. Woods

“If anything can go wrong, it will.”

Do you know the origin of Murphy’s Law? […]

Camera technology varies widely; from very simple to highly complicated.

Five trail camera faux pas

August 15, 2013 John J. Woods

There are plenty of opportunities to screw things up when setting up a trail camera. Here are some of the author’s mistakes learned through trial and error. […]