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Preseason scouting is important. Get in shape, pattern your gun and learn where your birds feed, roost, water and loaf. Doing your homework will make harvesting a bird much easier.

Wing Tips

March 2, 2010 Rob Heflin

Mississippi has one of the most abundant wild turkey populations in the southeast, second only to Alabama. This is an incredible feat considering that not 80 years ago, the eastern wild turkey was on its last leg in the Magnolia State. […]

On Dec. 2, Kenny Watkins was able to put aside his nerves and take down this 14-point buck with a .45-70.

Deer of the Year

March 1, 2010 Andy Crawford

This past season was really one for the record books, with monster deer seemingly falling every week. The cold fronts that rolled through the state on a regular basis kicked deer movement into high gear, and hunters flocked to the woods to kill the big bucks as they moved about. […]

Cover: March 2010

March 1, 2010 Mississippi Sportsman

Temperatures are warming, and the gobblers are getting frisky. Turkey hunters wait all year for this month, and it’s finally here! […]

Preston Pittman says there are two calls every hunter needs to have in his bag.

The best two turkey calls

March 1, 2010 John J. Woods

I stood amazed at the display. Walking the jam-packed turkey hunting gear aisle of a local big box store checking out the latest in turkey calls, I was simply blown away by all the options. I lost count twice before I finally headed up a mind calculation of 75 different calls spread across a huge variety of brand names, call types, materials and package deals including instructional tapes and DVDs. […]

Although bucks are highly aggressive during the rut, they periodically engage in conflict throughout the offseason. Once two mature males of equal status clash, they may battle for dominance through the act of “flailing.” Here they stand upright and, while balancing themselves, swat with their sharp front hooves like boxing contenders.

Deer Dynamics: Casting and Hierarchy

March 1, 2010 Tommy Kirkland

The rut has come and gone. Bucks that survived hunting season are dropping their battered racks. Though the whitetails are no longer at war for dominance, the competitiveness still exists — even in the off season. […]

Hunting Malmaison WMA is certainly not easy, but its turkey population makes the effort worth the trouble.

Turkey Hunting in Duck Country

March 1, 2010 John J. Woods

In a dream textbook version of a turkey hunt, the gobbler sounds off on the roost shortly after daybreak, and then he flies down to terra firma. He immediately saunters over to the hunter’s hen calls to sacrifice his well being to the deep fryer. […]

Natchez man booked with hunting ducks out of season in Louisiana

February 26, 2010 From News Reports

A Natchez man was arrested in Louisiana for allegedly allowing his son to shoot a duck during closed season, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported. […]

Bob Spell and Irby Stewart, volunteers with the National Wild Turkey Federation's Mississippi State Chapter, accepted the Best State Chapter Event Award at the Federation's 34th annual National Convention and Sport Show.

State Turkey Federation chapter recognized for work with disabled hunters

February 22, 2010 From News Reports

The Mississippi State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation was presented with the Best State Chapter Event Award during the national organization’s 34th annual convention held in Nashville this weekend. […]

A Harris hawk closes in on a black-tailed jackrabbit. Harris hawks are native to Texas, Mexico and South America.

Extreme Bird Hunting

January 30, 2010 Rob Heflin

I can remember as a young boy, looking up from behind my push mower on a hot, sweaty, summer day to see a ted-tailed hawk soaring high overhead. The scream of the redtail seemed to be made in mockery, as if she was saying, “Ha ha, look at you down there in the dirt and I am up here soaring in the breeze.” […]

Goose hunting can be extremely productive this time of year under the Conservation Order regulations.

Try a light-goose close-out hunt

January 30, 2010 John J. Woods

It’s February. You’re sick of deer hunting. Your rabbit dogs are dead tired. The woods are too wet to squirrel hunt. Turkey hunting is more than a month away. It is way too cold to fish — besides the bass boat is still in storage. […]

Bucks that survive the rigors of the rut can be cut up from antler tines during fights. There can be serious gashes to the chest and sides as well as the neck.

Deer Dynamics: Post-Rut

January 29, 2010 Tommy Kirkland

Exhaustion sets in, forcing the battle-scarred buck to seek refuge. An eye is wounded, and missing fur and cuts prevail all around its face and neck. Finally, the worn buck returns to an old bedding site. Here it beds down, and within minutes, the whitetail knocks out. […]

Nanih Waiya, Okatibbee, Caney Creek, Bienville and Tallahala WMAs offer thousands of acres of excellent turkey hunting in east-central Mississippi, while John W. Starr, Yockanookany and Choctaw WMAs offer superb turkey hunting in Central Mississippi between Kosciusko and Starkville.

Turkey Youth Hunt Preview

January 29, 2010 Will Harmon

As Ol’ Man Winter slowly releases his grip on the Deep South, many of us will find ourselves out listening on those warmer days for the first gobbles of the season. The spring turkey season is a much anticipated event for many woodsmen in the Magnolia State. […]