A couple of years ago one frosty clear morning in early January 2011, as the whitetail rut was rapidly drawing to a close, I still had not closed the deal on a particular 6 ½-year-old buck that had been on our hit list for the better part of two seasons. […]
Mississippians have only a few more hours to apply for the 2013 public waters alligator hunt, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Scott Pet, an Indiana company that has specialized in pet products since 1975, has entered the outdoors market with its Big Tine Fortified Deer Blend, a year-round food supplement made from grains and 11 minerals. […]
When people began logging into MDWFP.com today to apply for Mississippi’s 2013 public alligator hunting season, they received a nice surprise. […]
As this article goes to press, the 2012-13 deer season is about three months in the rear view mirror. As they say, “It is time to re-load and re-mount.” […]
Mississippi hunters will have to wait a few days longer this fall to chase deer with guns, thanks to a quirk in the calendar that pushes the statutory opening as far back as it can go — Nov. 23. […]
Deer camps argue every year about the relative merits of planting springtime, warm-season wildlife food plots. I can argue either side of the coin, but the final decision ought to be based on the current status of residing deer and expense considerations. […]
A record 920 alligator hunting permits will be available in Mississippi this summer with the application process to be held in June. The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks gave the plan its final approval recently, the agency confirmed yesterday (May 1).
The Ontario Knife Company’s International Hunter Pack features a fixed blade and folder combo so you’ll always have the ideal knife whether building an emergency shelter, field dressing big game, or doing day-to-day tasks around camp. […]
No major changes were included in the 2013-14 hunting seasons proposed Wednesday (April 17) by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks at its monthly meeting in Jackson.
But, hunters can look forward to about as late a start to the gun season on deer as is possible under state law. […]
In the March installment of Happy Trails, we looked at the topic of “aging bucks on the hoof,” paying particular attention to the possible use of certain visual geometric clues regarding the relationship of the tips of the antler beams to the eye and/or nose when viewed from the side as a way to reliably judge a given buck’s age in the field. […]
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