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Louisiana’s Pearl River WMA to close because of flooding
The majority of Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will close tomorrow (Dec. 16) because of flooding, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today. […]
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Deer Hunting
South Jackson youth kills buck of lifetime
One of those bucks that only comes along once in a lifetime as they say, happened by 8-year-old third grader Griffin Dulaney of South Jackson on Nov. 29 at 5:25 in the evening.
Dulaney patiently waited the buck out, and is now waiting on the drying period to get a final Boone & Crockett score. […]
Hunting
Primitive hunts no longer primitive
Old-school deer hunters used to have a clear idea of what was meant by the term “primitive weapon” when it was applied to deer hunting. However, since the rule changes in 2005, the clarity of the term has gotten considerably cloudier. So let’s shed some light on its current status. […]
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Ruger 10-22: from caterpillar to butterfly
I remember the first Ruger 10-22 carbine I came across. […]
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Cover: December 2009
If you’re a deer hunter you wait all year for this. Read this issue to make sure you make the most of your time afield during the 2009-10 rut. […]
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40 Days of Bliss
OK, I confess. I was napping a little. Well, I was napping a lot. Yeah, I was asleep, but I was safely strapped into a 16-foot-tall ladder stand overlooking a harvested corn field with plenty of remaining cob litter as well as a green plot of ryegrass, wheat and kale. […]
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Delta Ducks
The lonely, wailing cry of a wood duck hen greeted the morning as pink daylight edged farther across the sky.
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Water, Water Everywhere
As winter approaches the Magnolia State, weather conditions usually turn nasty. Duck hunters love late winter because it’s typically when we get the coldest weather and plenty of water. Deer hunters like it cold, too, because the deer move more in search of food. […]
Deer Hunting
Lightning strikes again in Jefferson County
There’s a popular myth that lightning cannot strike the same place twice, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Fortunately for Brian Burkley of Brandon, this same truth applies when it comes to harvesting monster whitetails with stick and string. […]
Deer Hunting
Record buck taken illegally, Minnesota officials say
A Minnesota man was charged Nov. 10 with illegally taking what could be the largest 8-point ever measured. […]
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Above and Beyond
The hunting terrain across North Mississippi is some of the most varied in the state. Hunters have an option of taking deer from the lower reaches of the Appalachians to the deep, rich soils along the Mississippi River. […]
Deer Hunting
Port Gibson’s Greer whacks freakish buck
Thad Greer manages Fairview Plantation, so he’s used to chasing big bucks.
“This is what I do,” Greer said in late October. “I kill big bucks.”
So he never batted an eye when the 120-class 8-point slipped into view only 25 yards away on the evening of Oct. 4. […]