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Waterfowl WMAs: 1. Tuscumbia; 2. John Bell Williams; 3. Canal Section; 4. Trim Cane; 5. O’Keefe; 6. Sky Lake; 7. Muscadine; 8. Sunflower; 9. Howard Miller; 10. Mahannah; 11. Malmaison; 12. Nanih Waiya; 13. Upper Sardis; 14. Okatibbee

Give ‘Em What They Want

October 29, 2009 Will Harmon

As the Jet Stream dips southward and cool north winds enter the Magnolia State, the fall migration of North American waterfowl will bring swarms of birds into Mississippi. […]

Finding active scrapes is a key element to hunting big bucks. Look for torn-up earth and scarred overhead branches.

Scraping By

October 29, 2009 John J. Woods

For certain these days every savvy deer hunter recognizes the significance of an active scrape when one is identified, and is always excited by the propositions it could present. […]

Make a list of must-have hunting supplies, and use it as a guide when packing for the season.

Just before the start of the first firearms season last year, which the state officially calls “Gun Season with Dogs,” I made the rounds to several of the top hunting gear outlets in the Jackson area. What I found were full parking lots, a buzz of folks coming and going with some acting like they were in a sort of panic like the supplier was maybe going to run out of the exact item they needed. […]

If you want to shoot ducks this season, Mississippi has a few public areas that traditionally offer some exceptional hunting.

Where the Ducks Are

October 29, 2009 Chris Ginn

It doesn’t matter how good you can call. It doesn’t matter how pretty your decoys are. It doesn’t matter how well your blind is brushed. […]

This is Remington's entry into the AR hunting market. The rifle features a button-rifled barrel, crowned hunting muzzle and single-stage hunting trigger, and comes in .223 Remington and .204 Ruger. Shown is the carbine model with collapsible stock.

Remington 700 VTR has grown on me

October 29, 2009 Gordon Hutchinson

The AR-style rifle has come into its own.

First designed by Eugene Stoner in .308 caliber when he worked for the Armalite corporation, the aluminum receiver guns were the stuff of science-fiction films, far ahead of their time. […]

Cover: November 2009

October 29, 2009 Mississippi Sportsman

The rut is looming, which means hunters would be wise to learn how to hunt scrapes. […]

Your trail cameras will tell you a lot this month.

October is the interlude month

September 28, 2009 John J. Woods

For many deer hunters, the month of October is it. Me included. The weather is starting to change. Cool fronts are coming in. Bowhunting is in full swing, and archers are already bringing bucks in for mounting and public appreciation. The saws and meat grinders at the venison processors are whining at high speed. Anticipation for the upcoming gun season in November is whelming up inside hunters of every age and sex. […]

Don’t forward anymore false emails

September 28, 2009 Gordon Hutchinson

It’s called “going viral,” and it refers to what happens to information that is of interest to a large number of people when it is published on the internet.
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Cover: October 2009

September 28, 2009 Mississippi Sportsman

Lots of hunters use trailcams, but few employ them with as much tenacity — and success — as Travis Murray. […]

To get bucks like this to come in close, Will Primos becomes the nut.

3 Bow Pros’ Top Tips

September 23, 2009 John E. Phillips

If Robin Hood only had known what Mississippi’s Will Primos, Preston Pittman and Ronnie Strickland know, he could have fed fresh venison to all the peasants of Nottingham. […]

Say Cheese!

September 23, 2009 Andy Crawford

There was an absolute monster easing through the thicket, and the sight sent Travis Murray’s heart into palpitations. The Crosby hunter had been chasing the 11-point all bow season, beginning by climbing high into trees with spurs, and finally settling into the pop-up blind in which now he sat. […]

1: Delta National Forest, 2: Twin Oaks WMA, 3: Panther Swamp NWR

Delta Tree Rats

September 23, 2009 Will Harmon

This account describes the final scene in the story as young Ike McCaslin emerges from the forest and finds veteran woodsman Boon Hogganbeck working frantically to put his malfunctioned gun back together at the base of a lone gum tree near the forest edge. […]