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Tricks of the trade

November 19, 2012 Bill Garbo

True “mature bucks” can be as rare as proverbial “hens teeth” in most populations in the whitetail’s range. […]

Better deer management practices over the past 40 years led to bucks like the 15-point taken by Will Clay in Madison County in 2011, but orange vests like the one Clay is wearing has had the biggest impact on the sport — safety.

Hunting now safer than ever

November 15, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

When veteran Mississippi hunters talk about the differences between deer hunting now and 40 years ago, the conversation is usually a combination of the improvement in quality and quantity of deer.

We certainly do have bigger bucks and more of them, thanks to changes in attitude. Hunters, with guidance from wildlife officials, realized that deer management and selective harvest could produce better results.

But, that’s not the biggest change, nor is it the most significant. […]

A light jacket, a pocket full of shot-shells and a crisp November morning are a recipe for fun in the squirrel woods.

Back to Basics — November is right time for squirrel hunting

November 14, 2012 David Hawkins

In the distance a limb shakes. The source of the movement is yet to be seen, but it has to be a squirrel. A flash of movement, and another limb shakes in the next tree. A crow calls in the distance; the hunter takes a few steps and freezes. […]

Cameron Martin (right) killed this big 9-point on Nov. 8 while hunting with her dad Jeff. The young hunter had to overcome a bad case of buck fever to make the shot on the deer.

Young hunter downs big Holmes County 9-point despite nerves

November 13, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

To hear Jeff Martin and his daughter Cameron of Lexington tell their hunting story, we know that there was a “whole lot of shaking going on” in their deer stand on last Thursday (Nov. 8).

So much so that it’s a miracle that Cameron Martin, 10, was able to take the shot that led to her first buck — a 9-pointer her father said would be a trophy buck for anyone. […]

All bucks entered into the Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest — including those killed in Mississippi — are eligible for a random drawing for a Yamaha 350 Grizzly to be given away as the 2013 grand prize.

2013 Big Buck Contest to give away Yamaha 350 Grizzly

November 13, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

Two Mississippi categories have been added to the 2013 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest set for March 15-17. […]

The biggest buck reported so far this deer season was Dave Ragon's Calhoun County monster that grossed over 203 inches non-typical. He took the 27-pointer on Oct. 6 before buck activity slowed during middle and late October.

Hunting conditions turning around

November 9, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

First, there was a good run on big bucks in early October during the opening weeks of archery season, which biologists always expect when deer hunters first climb stands in deer habitat.

Then, the reports of trophy racks slowed and, eventually, ended.

Expected? Yes, but not simply because the big bucks disappeared after human intrusion into their home ranges. Instead, biologist Chad Dacus, Mississippi’s deer program coordinator, pointed at many factors. […]