Hunting Archives - Page 205 of 264 - Mississippi Sportsman

Careful placement of trail cams in planed hunting areas can help with preseason scouting.

Deer camera techniques

September 17, 2012 Bill Garbo

My excitement level is now building to a fever pitch as I plot and plan strategies for the soon-to-begin deer season. […]

Tim Taylor of Ridgeland steadies his bow for a shot on a 10-foot alligator in this unique photo taken by Conservation Officer Rob Heflin of Isola, who happened up on the hunters Saturday night on the Sunflower River. The shot was needed after the original hook and line had fallen out of the gator, and only the snare around its tail, held by Woodie Reaves (stooping) of Jackson, remained.

Tim Taylor didn’t get drawn for the Mississippi public lands alligator hunt, but he ended up with a trophy that will soon be hanging on his wall just the same. “Great photo isn’t it?” said Taylor, who works for the City of Ridgeland Parks Department […]

Brittani Downey, Scott Lemmons, Todd Downey, Danny Lynn and Angie Roberts with the monster gator.

Brandon hunter kills 12-foot, 600-pound alligator

September 12, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Nearly two hours into the battle, Scott Lemmons of Brandon had the cane pole and hoop snare in his hand, ready to put the clincher on what he thought was a pretty good alligator. […]

Mississippi’s early teal season set to open

September 12, 2012 MDWFP news release

The fall’s first duck hunting opportunity for Mississippi will begin when the early teal season opens on Sept. 15. Blue-winged teal prefer shallowly-flooded wetlands with natural vegetation like wild millets and smartweed, which produce seeds and harbor invertebrates, but concentrations of birds may also be found on reservoirs, oxbow lakes, catfish ponds, farm ponds and other permanent waters. […]

In 2010, Joe Watts of Canton killed three different dove species in three shots within a matter of seconds: (from left) a mourning, Eurasian collared and white-winged doves.

Magnolia Missiles: Dove hunting allows outdoorsmen to brush off some rust

September 12, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Alerted to a bird approaching from his rear, Joe Watts rose from his stool, spun around, lifted his 12-gauge and filled the Madison County air with No. 8 lead. […]

Despite the heat, doves seem to prefer eating in the afternoon hours.

Beat the heat, but get beaten by doves

September 7, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

The way I figured it, I had two choices on the opening day of dove season last weekend, either an afternoon hunt when a heat advisory had been issued, or a cooler morning hunt leaving plenty of time for football. I wimped out, and accepted one of my invitations to a morning hunt. I chose poorly. […]

Hunters from the 2011 season pull in a monster gator at Barnett Reservoir. The 2012 season starts Friday.

Higher river levels could help alligator hunters

September 5, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

As far as alligator season in Mississippi, which opens at noon on Friday in most areas of the state, Hurricane Isaac brought both good and bad news for hunters. And, Mother Nature was fair — she did just the same for the gators. […]

Carolina Cradle

September 1, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

The Carolina Cradle can be affixed to the stock of your favorite turkey gun and allows you to work any 3 5/8-inch call with minimal movement. Your friction calls can be changed from slate, to glass, to any of the popular calls on the market today on a moment’s notice. […]