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The .454 Casull is a bear to shoot, even through the barrel of a big Super Redhawk.

A big-bore revolver hog hunt

January 23, 2013 Gordon Hutchinson

I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks.

My hand cannon was stuffed with 335-grain hard-cast bullets in .454 Casull, a potent enough load in itself, but this went the extra step. These rounds were manufactured by Cor-Bon — a company that found its niche in the ammunition market by producing ammo that pushed the envelope. […]

Goose hunting can be extremely productive this time of year under the Conservation Order regulations.

Try a light-goose close-out hunt

January 21, 2013 John J. Woods

It’s February. You’re sick of deer hunting. Your rabbit dogs are dead tired. The woods are too wet to squirrel hunt. Turkey hunting is more than a month away. It is way too cold to fish — besides the bass boat is still in storage. […]

Bill Bean with his 153-inch 10-point shot in a downpour
Tuesday (Jan. 15) in Monroe County. The buck's best characteristic is the 39 inches of mass measurements.

Rain doesn’t deter Bean from getting 153-inch late-season 10-point

January 21, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

You won’t hear Billy Bean of Una cursing the rainy weather that plagued deer hunters over the final week of the gun season throughout Mississippi. […]

Olive Branch's Kevin Medlin officially took the top archery spot in Mississippi's Magnolia Records with this 173 2/8-inch Pope & Young deer he killed back in November while hunting in DeSoto County.

DeSoto County buck is new state record for typical archery

January 19, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Kevin Medlin didn’t have time to think about such things as rewriting Mississippi’s archery record book when a monster buck walked out of a thicket 50 yards from his stand on Nov. 11 in DeSoto County.

“I didn’t even have time to get nervous,” Medlin said. “It all happened so fast. I guess from the time I saw him to the time I watched him crash down in a thicket wasn’t much more than a minute, if it was that long. It all happened that quick.”

A green score that day produced over 190 inches gross, beginning a long wait for the 60-day drying period to pass. Friday, the wait ended when the 13-point — a mainframe 10 with three sticker points — was proclaimed the new state record for typical deer by bow. […]

Jennifer Mayfield is still on cloud nine after taking this Yazoo County 10-point while on a hunt with her husband, Les Mayfield.

Woman’s first buck is a 145-inch Yazoo 10-point

January 18, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When Jennifer Mayfield of Madison was preparing to shoot her first buck, which happened to be a Yazoo County whopper, she didn’t have to calm her nerves so much as, well, those of her hunting partner. […]

The Alpen Apex in 3.5-10x50 is only 12.5 inches in length, which allows it to fit well on new compact rifles designed to digest the short magnum cartridges that are all the rage.

Inexpensive scopes offer high quality

January 16, 2013 Gordon Hutchinson

If you shoot and hunt with one of the new compact magnum cartridges, smaller, lower-powered scopes cosmetically match your rifle better. […]

Many hunters say they want to kill trophy bucks, but are they willing to take the time to learn how to distinguish truly mature bucks from those younger deer?

Aging bucks on the hoof

January 16, 2013 Bill Garbo

Two of the cornerstone tenants of modern day “quality deer management” are herd monitoring and herd management. […]

Bucks that survive the rigors of the rut can be cut up from antler tines during fights. There can be serious gashes to the chest and sides as well as the neck.

Deer Dynamics: Post-Rut

January 15, 2013 Tommy Kirkland

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a 12-part series in which renowned wildlife photographer Tommy Kirkland gives readers an inside look into the private world of whitetail deer.Click here to read more on Deer Dynamics: Post-Rut […]

Nate Young shot these birds on a quick field flush on Christmas Eve.

Hype for Snipe

January 12, 2013 Rob Heflin

As duck season fades away and deer season wanes, most hunters begin to retire to their warm homes to recuperate after a long season. A few may go afield for late-season rabbit hunts and a February squirrel or two, but few have wingshooting on their minds this late in the year. […]

Hayden Kyle, 8, of Pontotoc, learned a lot about patience, as he overcame bad luck and tough conditions on his quest to take a big buck during his Christmas holiday break. The result was this 144-inch 14-point taken the day before he had to return to school.

Eight-year-old scores big with a 14-point

January 11, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When Hayden Kyle’s Christmas break started at Pontotoc Elementary School, he and his dad Jay began a quest to get the 8-year-old hunter his first trophy buck. […]

Work-Rite Suspension Kit

January 9, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

Designed to provide added support to trucks carrying extra weight on the front, Firestone Industrial Products has announced their new Work-Rite Suspension Kits. […]

Delise Menotti with her 173 1/4-inch 9-point taken Dec. 27 in Warren County.

Hunter gets her ‘Oh My Gosh Buck’

January 9, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Delise Menotti of Vicksburg loves deer hunting to the extent of few women. From the start of bow season to the end of the final primitive weapon season, she eats, sleeps and dreams the sport.

She hunts as often as possible, usually with her husband Scott.

Heck, she even wrote a country music song about it, which includes these lyrics: “I’m huntin’ deer and my dear is huntin’ me. Gotta Boone and Crockett in my scope, said a prayer asked for hope and steadied my rifle for the shot.” […]