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June 29, 2026

Never lose your dog again by equiping it with Garmin’s Astro tracking system.

Dog tracking made easy

May 1, 2012 Allan Tarvid

A few years back I had a scare I don’t ever want to repeat. I was hunting pheasants with Brit, a Brittany I acquired through the PAWS rescue group in Austin, Texas, when she disappeared. […]

Managing the data — Part 3

May 1, 2012 Bill Garbo

The pursuit by a hunter of trail-camera photo information regarding whitetail buck activity can be a labor intensive project and, as a result, the end product is absolutely what you make it to be.

My personal trail-camera goals revolve primarily around monitoring and documenting buck presence and movement activity on my hunting property before, during and after each deer-hunting season. […]

Soybeans are an easy answer to a hunter/land manager’s question about what to plant in a summer food plot.

Feed deer now with spring plots

May 1, 2012 John J. Woods

May is a good time for planting spring wildlife food plots for white-tailed deer. There are also spin-off residual benefits for other game like wild turkey, quail, dove and even small game like rabbits. […]

The buck fawn grows into a button buck and is recognized by its shorter neck and square head. It has small little nubs on top of its head, which are covered with hair. In most states, it is considered an antlerless harvest unless a polished antler is present.

The Life of a Fawn

April 28, 2012 Tommy Kirkland

Spring gives way to warm days as the summer season nears. Pesky insects start to dominate the woodlots and open fields. For the young whitetails that survived the pursuit of predators, now their lives of growing into mature deer begin to unfold. […]

A current proposal would make some calendar adjustments to Mississippi's 2012-13 deer-hunting seasons.

2012-13 hunting seasons proposed

April 19, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

At first glance, the 2012-13 Mississippi deer season proposed Wednesday (April 18) by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks looks out of whack. […]

Bill Tanner is 96 years old, but that hasn't stopped him from killing his limit of turkeys during the past 30 or so hunting seasons.

Smith County hunter ends early three-turkey limit at 96 years old

April 13, 2012 Rob Hays

Bill Tanner was at home on Good Friday, tending his massive urban garden and taking care of a few other chores — including deboning and preparing a turkey breast for the freezer.

“My season is over,” Tanner said matter-of-factly. “That there in the sink is my limit turkey. My third gobbler this season.” […]

Food plot management is just one of the many topics to be covered by the seminars.

State offers deer seminars

April 12, 2012 Todd Masson

Successful deer hunters are those who constantly seek to learn more about their quarry. […]

Conan O'Brien tries his hand at duck calling after Duck Commander's Phil Robertson gives him a few tips.

Duck Commander gives Conan O’Brien duck-calling lessons

April 12, 2012 Andy Crawford

Late-night TV show host Conan O’Brien got duck-calling lessons from one of the best Tuesday night — Duck Commander’s Phil Robertson. […]

Property should be posted in plain view. Gates should be locked on both ends to prevent theft or tampering.

Stolen Hunts

April 2, 2012 John J. Woods

You wait all year to deer hunt on your private property or lease. You spend endless hours planning. […]

Turkey hunting ground blinds allow hunters to hunt well concealed and close.

Blind as a bat

April 1, 2012 John J. Woods

Turkey hunting can sure seem like hunting blind sometimes. Gobblers can appear out of thin air as though in a vision. Hens pop up behind you with peering eyes picking up on every out-of-place detail in the woods. […]

Thunder Chicken

April 1, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

Flextone Game Calls has introduced a new lightweight and easy to carry and pack turkey decoy. The Thunder Chicken ¼ Strut Jake Decoy has the realistic look hunters want in their decoy spreads without inhibiting them from moving around freely. […]

Managing the data — Part 2

April 1, 2012 Bill Garbo

Over the past several years, I have, through trial and error, developed a system that allows me to efficiently deal with multiple trail cameras and memory cards as I use them to monitor deer movement on my farm in west central Mississippi. […]