As the days become longer, the process of “photoperiod” takes hold — stimulating more hormonal growth for bucks. More available sunlight allows changes to unfold with a buck’s pituitary gland, producing hormones that significantly contribute to bone and tissue growth. Other natural works play into antler development as well. […]
Bagging a trophy-class whitetail is truly the experience of a lifetime. For most deer hunters, one is all they get. Many seasoned sportsman are completely satisfied to have achieved the accomplishment. They got their 15 minutes of fame, got the bragging mount and can relive the whole episode at the drop of a camo hat. […]
If you’re looking to make a great investment in 2010, you should check out the new Rossi Wizard. […]
On Monster Bucks XVIII, Volume 1, you’ll see hunts from nine states, as well as Saskatchewan, Canada and Old Mexico. Bill Jordan, David Blanton and Michael Waddell, along with the rest of the Team Realtree crew, are back for another fantastic Monster Bucks DVD. […]
MS-Sportsman.com users named Ernest Schmalzeried and Brandon Brown the winners of the 2010 turkey photo and video contest, and the hunters will be mailed Official Sportsman Gear and Primos Hunting Calls prize packs. […]
Recent rainfalls in Canada has increased potential duck production and survival dramatically as potholes filled and habitat increased. […]
A free youth gamebird field day will be held at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge’s Larry Box Education Center in Brooksville from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced. […]
If you spend much time in the world of the whitetail, you are sure to see that Mother Nature can throw a few curve balls. Each year, a variety of downright weird whitetail specimens are brought to skinning sheds. These whitetail freaks fall into three general abnormality categories: antler, skeletal and color. And while these abnormalities have little or no impact on deer populations, they do create a great deal of curiosity because of their uniqueness. […]
David George DeMersseman was 54 years old, an insurance executive and on a road trip. He was sitting in a Waffle House on a major thoroughfare next to an entrance/exit off Interstate 12 in my town, having an early breakfast or a late dinner — the newspapers didn’t specify. […]
Once the green-up begins in the spring and early summer months, both bucks and does seek out flowering plants known as forbs. […]
“Alligator on!” Perry Stribling yelled. Three of us were just upriver observing from another boat, and we made our way closer at this announcement. […]
The Mississippi Sportsman’s Big Buck Bounty winners have been announced, and the awards ceremony was a real testament to the quality deer found in the Magnolia state. […]
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