Hunting
The Bodyguard .38 Special Smith & Wesson reinvents the revolver
There are so many innovative handguns hitting the retail shelves these days, it’s hard to stay ahead of the curve when you’re a gun writer.
Hunting
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Wounded Warriors celebrate women vets with Mississippi turkey hunt
“Do you want your daughter to be buried at Arlington or in the cemetery in your home town?” military personnel asked Leslie Smith’s parents as they stood by their ailing child’s side. The doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center had just told them that their daughter would be dead by morning and that they should go ahead and make arrangements for her funeral. […]
Hunting
Spring is great time for hunting-camp work days
Spring is when many outdoorsmen turn their thoughts to turkey hunting or fishing, with the relatively cool weather making time in the field a real joy. One of the last things we often think about is getting ready for the next deer-hunting season, but this is one of the best times of the year to get a lot of work done well in advance of the season. […]
McKinzey's View
Turkey hunt goes to the hogs
MS-Sportsman.com columnist Dan McKinzey set out for a turkey hunting trip March 27, but came home without the gobbler he hoped. […]
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Turkey trifecta provides family memories
Nowhere else across this country do wild turkeys receive more hunting pressure than right here in Mississippi. This intense hunting pressure results in our Magnolia State longbeards being a little bit wiser, a little bit spookier and a whole lot harder to kill than gobblers in any other state. […]
Turkey Hunting
Fine tune calls for gobbling peak
When gobbling action peaks, hunters have to be ready to step up to the plate with a big bat. So when are the predicted or statistically registered peak gobbling weeks during the statewide season? Then what do you do when you know gobblers are doing their parts? […]
New Products
ThermaCell
Just in time for turkey season, ThermaCELL is introducing a newly designed hand-held Appliance. […]
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Moist Management
All too often duck hunters ask the infamous question: “What can I plant for ducks?” Most hunters have visions of corn, milo, rice and soybeans in their heads when they think of food for ducks.
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Prescription for Turkeys
I have never met anyone who loves to hunt more than Dr. Eddie Lipscomb of Port Gibson. Doc, as he is known by his friends, hunts just about everything — deer, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, ducks, geese, crows, quail and pheasant. […]
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‘renot16’ takes weird-looking gobbler
Wiggins hunter Matt Renot knew there was a gobbler living behind his grandfather’s Stone County home, but when he headed to the woods yesterday (March 23) he didn’t even think about chasing the bird.
“We’ve heard it gobbling back there for the past three years, but nobody could get it to do anything,” said Renot, pointing out that no one had even laid eyes on the wary turkey. “My grandfather said he was going to listen (for gobbling) there, and I said I was going to my hunting club and listen.” […]
Deer Hunting
Shaffer buck misses B&C all-time record book by 3 1/2 inches
On Dec. 2, the opening day of primitive weapon season, Dwight Shaffer was waiting for his brother Burnell to pick him up and drive to a nearby hunting camp for an afternoon hunt.
Then his wife’s father interrupted with his latest story about a big deer he’d been seeing, news that nearly landed Shaffer in the Boone & Crockett Record Book of North American Big Game. […]
Hunting
Snake Boot Sock
Lorpen’s new over-the-calf Snake Boot sock called The Bayou is a blend of Merino wool and Modal yarn, making it soft to the touch, while providing excellent moisture management. […]